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Famous Scientist Research Project 
Famous Scientist Research Project
Students are to choose a famous scientist that interests them and then write an interesting summary that highlights their profession. Each student will also create a poster of their scientist.
Rubric Code: MXC8W28
By AJ2Swimmer
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Subject: Biology  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Content

Questions are answered regarding scientist: who is the scientist?
what field of science is the person in?
what time period did the scientist live and work?
what contribution did the scientist make to the community?
Poor

Just has the most basic facts and those facts are accurate.
Fair

Has required information and some additional facts that are accurate.
Good

Has required information and additional facts that are accurate and give the paper better description of scientist
Excellent

Has all required information and additional facts that are accurate.
Paper gives a good description of scientist and all their accomplishments.
Organization of Slides

Poor

Sloppy
Difficult to follow
No clear order to content that is given
Fair

Slides are somewhat organized
content does not flow easily. Some slides have pictures while others do not.
Good

Neatly done
nicely Organized
slides present scientist in a chronological order. A majority of slides have a picture
Excellent

Neatly done
Well organized
Easy to read and follow
chronological order explains who scientist was and lets reader understand their background. All slides contain a relevant picture.
Spelling/Grammar

Poor

8 or more errors in spelling and/or grammar.
Fair

5-8 errors in spelling and/or grammar.
Good

2-5 errors in spelling and/or grammar
Excellent

Less than two errors in spelling and/or grammar .
Presentation
Time

Poor

Less than 2 minutes or did not present at all or greater than 7 minutes.
Fair

Between 2 and 3 minutes or greater than 6 but less than 7 minutes.
Good

Between 3 and 4 minutes or greater than 5 minutes but less than 6 minutes.
Excellent

Presentation is longer than 4 minutes but less than 5.
Auditory Information

Poor

Little or no talking during presentation, hard to hear, and/or information presented in an unorganized way.
Fair

Information presented in some order, voice is monotone and/or hard to hear.
Good

Information is clear and organized, but doesn't flow well. Volume is decent, but doesn't reach the back of the room. Presenter shows some interest in what they are presenting and they sound somewhat interesting to others.
Excellent

Information is well organized, given clearly and is interesting. Good volume of voice and everyone understands.
Eye Contact

Poor

Student looks down at paper, not at the class the entire time.
Fair

Student reads from a note card most of the time.
Good

Student reads only a little from a note card.
Excellent

Student is confident, and has eye contact most of the time.



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