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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

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

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

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plant; plant needs; sunlight; science fair

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