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Science Fair Display Board Rubric Board Only

Rubric to grade students on science fair project boards with journal and presentation.

Rubric Code: HXAWABW

By jmhodgman

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Public Rubric

Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Display Board Project Points
	Poor 3 pts	Fair 5 pts	Good 7 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Presentation pts Student presentation to class	Poor Student did not present	Fair Student presented with little knowledge of project	Good Student presented project to the class with mostly clear explanation of materials, procedures, conclusion and identifying the variables of the project	Excellent Student presented project to the class with mostly clear explanation of materials, procedures, conclusion and identifying the variables of the project. Student was able to answer questions and determine what could be done better next time.
Problem Statement pts	Poor Problem Statement is missing or does not identify purpose of project.	Fair Problem Statement is not clear or does not specifically identify purpose.	Good Problem Statement is identifies purpose, but is not completely specific or focused.	Excellent Problem Statement is clearly stated and readily identifies the purpose of the project.
Hypothesis & Variables pts	Poor Hypothesis is unrelated to the purpose of the project. It is not tested throughout the project. Did not mention dependent and independent variables.	Fair Hypothesis is stated correctly, but does not correlate to the purpose of the project and is not testable.Variables were not completely described or were incorrectly classified as dependent or independent.	Good Hypothesis correlates to the purpose but is not stated as an if/then/because statement. Hypothesis refutes or defends established knowledge. Variables were identified and classified as dependent and independent.	Excellent Hypothesis is testable and directly correlates to the purpose. It is stated as an if/then/because statement. Provides references showing that hypothesis refutes or defends established knowledge. Variables were classified as dependent and independent.
Materials pts	Poor Materials are not appropiate for the experiment or list of materials missing.	Fair Materials are missing a few things the teacher feels could add to the accuracy of the experiment. List did not show details about items used.	Good Materials are appropiate for the experiment but reproducibility is uncertain. List was not specific for all items regarding sizes and units of measurement.	Excellent Materials are appropiate for the experiment and reproducibility is possible, though limited to certain audiences. Showed information about size and units of measurement.
Procedure pts	Poor Student did not use appropiate materials and incorrectly stated the procedure so that anyone wishing to do the experiment gets varied results.	Fair Student used appropiate materials and stated the procedure so that anyone wishing to do the experiment can perform it but must guess what to do at more than 2 steps.	Good Student used appropiate materials and stated the procedure so that anyone wishing to do the experiment can perform it but must guess what to do at 1-2 steps.	Excellent Student used appropiate materials and correctly stated the procedure so that anyone wishing to do the experiment can perform it and get the same results.
Data-Tables & Graphs pts	Poor No axes or graphs are labeled. It is unclear what the data represents without referring to the written results.	Fair Some axes or graphs are labeled. Results must be referenced (more than twice) to gain an understanding of the data.	Good Most axes or graphs are labeled. Results must be referenced (at least once) to gain an understanding of the data.	Excellent All axes or graphs are labeled. Data is understood but results may have to be referenced.
Results/Analysis pts	Poor Does not explain the data. Unclear what happened in the experiment after reading the results.	Fair Somewhat explains the data but the reader must see a chart or graph to gain a clear understanding of the project's results.	Good Almost explains data and tells what happened in the experiement. The reader must see a chart or graph to gain a clear understanding of the project's results.	Excellent Mostly explains data and tells what happened in the experiement with one question. If no data were provided, a reader would still understand what happened in the experiment.
Conclusion pts	Poor Student neither explains the results of the experiment nor tells if the hypothesis was correct or incorrect.	Fair Student explains if hypothesis was correct or incorrect.	Good Student explains the results of the project but leaves some question about what was supposed to happen and what actually did. Student explains if hypothesis was proved or refuted.	Excellent Student explains the results of the project and draws a difference between what was supposed to happen and what actually did. Student explains if hypothesis was proved or refuted. Student exemplifies an understanding of the scientific process.
Submission pts	Poor Student turned in a project board.	Fair Student turned in a project board and journal (research).	Good Student turned in a project board, journal (research) on time.	Excellent Student turned in a project board and journal (research) on time and with entry form attached to board as instructed.
Journal pts	Poor Journal is not neat and is missing items and dates.	Fair Journal is legible but is missing either items or dates.	Good Journal is complete, but hard to read through and understand information.	Excellent Journal is complete, legible and easy to follow what the student's steps were in completing their project.

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