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Science Fair: Alter a Plant's Needs 
Science Fair: Alter a Plant's Needs
Students plant radish seeds in two small pots. The control pot will be watered and sunned normally. The variable pot will have one need changed, for example kept in the dark, watered with juice, or planted in sand. Students create an accompanying poster about their experiment, including a full lab report (hypothesis, materials, procedure, data, and conclusion) and illustrations.
Rubric Code: L83X5B
By fitteacher2
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Subject: Science  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Science Fair: Alter a Plant's Needs
  Does not meet expectations

0 pts

Approaching expectations

1 pts

Minimally meets expectations

2 pts

Meets expectations

3 pts

Exceeds expectations

4 pts

Poster: Hypothesis

Does not meet expectations

No hypothesis included
Approaching expectations

Hypothesis needed teacher support to write or does not answer the experiment question. Does not show evidence of scientific thought.
Minimally meets expectations

Hypothesis sentence either does not completely answer the experiment question or is not in a full sentence.
Meets expectations

Hypothesis answers experiment question in a complete sentence.
Exceeds expectations

Hypothesis answers the experiment question in a full sentence. Goes beyond just a guess - gives clear explanation of why.
Poster: Data Illustrations/Tables

Does not meet expectations

No illustration or table included
Approaching expectations

Student provided one small illustration or table that did not adequately relate to the experiment.
Minimally meets expectations

Student provided one illustration and one table. Table may be incomplete and/or unclear in displaying experiment data. Table and illustration messily attached to poster.
Meets expectations

Student provided one illustration and one table. Table clearly displays experiment data. Table and illustration neatly attached to poster.
Exceeds expectations

Student provided three or more illustrations and/or tables. Table shows great detail in experiment data. Tables and illustrations neatly attached to poster.
Poster: Conclusion

Does not meet expectations

No conclusion included
Approaching expectations

Conclusion incomplete. Does not fully answer the experiment question or state whether hypothesis was correct, incorrect, or partially correct.
Minimally meets expectations

Conclusion is weak. Experiment question answered incorrectly or not in a full sentence. Does not state whether hypothesis was correct, incorrect, or partially correct.
Meets expectations

Conclusion answers experiment question in a full sentence. States whether hypothesis was correct, incorrect, or partially correct.
Exceeds expectations

Conclusions answers experiment question in a full sentence that explains why.
Poster: Other Written Information

Does not meet expectations

No written content included
Approaching expectations

Includes some of the other required written elements, but is missing or is weak in three or more areas: question, materials, procedure, or plant needs.
Minimally meets expectations

Includes all the other required written elements, but is missing or is weak in one or two areas: question, materials, procedure, or plant needs.
Meets expectations

Includes all the other required written elements completely: question, materials, procedure, and plant needs.
Exceeds expectations

Includes thorough, detailed information in all the other required written elements: question, materials, procedure, and plant needs.
Poster: Appearance and Conventions

Does not meet expectations

No poster included
Approaching expectations

Poster lacks neatness and organisation. Missing two or more of the following elements: title, name, division. Has several spelling/grammar errors. Appears student ran out of time.
Minimally meets expectations

Poster is somewhat messy. Missing one of the following elements: title, name, division. Has three to five spelling/grammar errors. Appears as though student rushed to finish.
Meets expectations

Poster is tidy and organised. Contains the following elements: title, name, division. Has one or two spelling/grammar errors. Appears student spent adequate time creating poster.
Exceeds expectations

Poster is neat, creative, and well-organised. Contains the following elements in a creative manner: title, name, division. Has no spelling/grammar errors. Appears student spent a lot of time creating poster.
Plant

Does not meet expectations

No plants included
Approaching expectations

Plants included, but pots were not labelled at all.
Minimally meets expectations

Plants included, but name of student was not written on both pots. Control and variable may be labelled incorrectly.
Meets expectations

Both plants included with student's name on pots. Control and variable labelled correctly.
Exceeds expectations

n/a
Use of class time

Does not meet expectations

No class time used; had to be removed from classroom to prevent student from distracting others.
Approaching expectations

Wasted most of class time; consistently off-task; usually came to class without materials
Minimally meets expectations

Much of class time was wasted; usually off-task; frequently came to class unprepared to work
Meets expectations

Some class time wasted; usually on-task; occasionally forgot materials or needed to retrieve supplies from locker
Exceeds expectations

Little to no class time wasted; consistently on-task and prepared to work at beginning of class



Keywords:
  • plant; plant needs; sunlight; science fair



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