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Science Fair Project

Rubric to assess student work and completion of science fair project

Rubric Code: J52AXW

By sabotaj00

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Project Points
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Question/Topic	Poor Question/Topic is broad and/or unrealistic. Student seems to be confused about purpose of project.	Fair Question/Topic is unspecific, but realistic. Student has a workable idea for the project, but does not follow through the steps completely.	Good Question/Topic is semi-specific, measurable, and realistic. Student has a good working idea for the project and followed all steps in order.	Excellent Question/Topic is specific, measurable, and realistic. Student implements a creative idea for the project and follows all steps in order with success.
Hypothesis	Poor Hypothesis does not answer the research question and is not testable.	Fair Hypothesis is weak or has no reasons. It does not directly correlate to the purpose of the project.	Good Hypothesis correlates to the purpose, answers the research question and provides some reasoning.	Excellent Hypothesis is testable, directly correlates to the purpose, and provides reasoning with detailed answers to the research question.
Materials and Procedure	Poor Student did not list all necessary items, or use appropriate materials. Steps are not detailed or logical, and/or missing. It would be extremely difficult to follow or duplicate this experiment.	Fair Student listed most of the necessary items. Steps are not detailed or logically sequenced, making it difficult to follow or duplicate this experiment.	Good Student included most items required, but no supporting items. Steps are logical, but somewhat confusing.	Excellent Student included all items required and some supporting items. Steps are logical and thorough, easily duplicated, but one step may be missing or confusing.
Results (data)/Log Book	Poor It is unclear what the data represents without referring to the written results. No log book or notes are presented.	Fair Results are difficult to interpret or understand and are only represented in one way. Had a log book/notes, but no relevant data was recorded.	Good Results are not easily interpreted and are represented in only 1 of following ways: ___Narrative ___Charts/Graphs ___Photos/Videos ___Illustrations Log book has a relevant data entry.	Excellent Results are easily interpreted and are represented in at least 1 of the following ways: ___Narrative ___Charts/Graphs ___Photos/Videos ___Illustrations Log book has relevant data entries.
Conclusion	Poor Conclusion is confusing and/or does not answer the research question. Student does not attempt to explain if hypothesis was correct or incorrect.	Fair Conclusion answers the question, but it is not based on research or experimentation. Student attempts to explain if hypothesis was correct or incorrect.	Good Conclusion answers the question based on research and experimentation, but leaves some confusion. Student explains if hypothesis was correct or not, showing some understanding of the scientific process.	Excellent Conclusion answers the question based on research and experimentation. Student explains if hypothesis was correct or incorrect, showing an understanding of the scientific process.
Display Board/Graphics	Poor Display is not neat and/or seems haphazardly thrown together. Steps of the Scientific process do not show a logical order. Appropriate graphics were not provided.	Fair Display is not neat and/or not decorated. More than two steps of the Scientific process is out of order or is confusing. Student provided only one or no appropriate graphics.	Good Display is decorated moderately neat. Parts of the Scientific process may be out of order or confusing. Student provided one or two appropriate graphics.	Excellent Display shows some attention to detail and is neatly decorated. Most steps show a logical order. At least two appropriate graphics were used.
Student Presentation	Poor Student does not present his/her project or does so in a confusing way that shows little or no understanding of the concept.	Fair Student presents with a vague understanding of the concept and/or shows little or no confidence in their project.	Good Student presents with a general understanding and shows confidence in their project.	Excellent Student presents with an overall understanding for the concept, showing confidence and/or excitement for the project.
Question and Answer	Poor Student does not answer questions presented by others regarding topic in an informative and knowledgeable manner.	Fair Student answers questions with little to very basic knowledge of topic and/or the answers are difficult to understand.	Good Student answers some questions with basic to good knowledge of the topic and the answers are relatively easy to understand.	Excellent Student answers most questions well, showing a good understanding for the topic and can back up answers with research. Student's answers are easy to understand.

Keywords:

science fair

Subjects:

Science

Types:

Project

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