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Bean Journal

The students are growing plants from beans as an observation project. They are supposed to document their observations in a journal.

Rubric Code: LA895

By rcummings

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

Bean Journal
	Good 5 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 0 pts
Regular Dated Entries	Good Each entry is dated.	Fair Inconsistent notation of day and date of observation.	Poor Entries are not dated.
Documentation of Growth; Sketches	Good Sketches are made weekly, are detailed, and draw attention to subtle changes in the developing plant.	Fair Sketches show some effort to represent observed structures.	Poor Sketches show little effort to represent observed structures.
Measurements	Good Consistent effort to record changes and developments in growth. Aspects other than plant height are included.	Fair Inconsistent entries concerning measurement. Measurements restricted to plant height.	Poor No effort to record specific rate of growth
Questions/Predictions	Good Regular questions and predictions about growth and development	Fair Fewer than 3 questions or predictions	Poor No questions or predictions
Data Tables/Graphs	Good Data tables and graphs, interpretation of data pertaining to growth	Fair Data tables w/o graph or graph w/o data table No interpretation of the data	Poor No data tables or graphs
Presentation	Good Strong visual appeal and care given to construction and presentation of journal	Fair	Poor No effort to present documentation in journal form
Reflection of Learning	Good A detailed reflection of a minimum of 1 typed page Reflects on what can be learned through observation and investigation	Fair a brief reflection of 1 page or less with little reflection on the investigation	Poor No reflection on learning