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Element Poster for Student Exhibition Project

A poster that presents the following information about an element: 1) symbol, 2)History, 3) Uses of the element, 4) atomic number, atomic weight, description.

Rubric Code: PXW3965

By lsabatino

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Element Poster
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Organization of Facts 17 % History When discovered? Where discovered? By whom discovered? Uses - provide at least three uses of the element.	Excellent All facts are presented in an organized manner that is logical to the viewer. For example, there are subheadings or categories, bullets.	Good Most facts are presented in an organized manner that is logical to the viewer. Most information is under a subheading or category title.	Fair Some facts are presented in an organized manner that is logical to the viewer. Some information is under a subheading or category title.	Poor Facts are not organized in any particular way. They are presented as a list of seemingly unrelated items.
Layout and Design 17 % Poster must be well organized and neat	Excellent The poster design is balanced and attractive without being busy or cluttered. Color is used to enhance the organization/presentation of information.	Good The poster is somewhat attractive and is not busy or cluttered. Color is used, but does not enhance the organization/presentation of information.	Fair The poster is attractive, but is busy or cluttered. Color is not used or is used in a way that detracts from the overall look of the poster.	Poor The poster is not attractive.
Lettering 17 % Symbol, Name, Atomic Number, and Atomic Mass in center of poster with each element neat and easy to read.	Excellent All letters are neat and easy to read. The letters are large enough to read easily from a distance. Letter colors are easy to see.	Good Most of the letters are neat and easy to read. Some of them are large enough to read easily from a distance.<BR> Letter colors are easy to see.	Fair Some of the letters are neat, but many are not. Most of them are not large enough to read easily from a distance. Letter colors are difficult to see.	Poor The lettering is not neat and cannot be easily read from a distance.
Graphics/Pictures 17 % Examples - provide at least two examples of the element.	Excellent All graphics/pictures are large enough to be easily seen from a distance. Graphics/pictures clearly add to the viewer's understanding of the information.	Good Some graphics/pictures are large enough to be easily seen from a distance. Graphics/pictures add to the viewer's understanding of the information.	Fair Graphics/pictures are not large enough to be easily seen from a distance. Graphics/pictures do not seem to have a real purpose.	Poor Graphics/pictures are not used or do not have anything to do with the element.
Creativity 17 % The poster explains the importance of this element to the world!	Excellent The element character and/or other aspects of the poster exhibit time and thought taken to create something unique or special in some way.	Good The element character and/or other aspects of the poster are somewhat unique or special in some way, but may not have required much time or thought.	Fair The element character and/or other aspects of the poster are not unique or special in any way.	Poor There is no element character on the poster
Presentation/Knowledge Gained 17 % The student will present the element and information to the class.	Excellent Student easily presented the element information to the class, exhibiting all knowledge gained from the research and sufficient preparation for the presentation.	Good Student presented the element information to the class, exhibiting all of the knowledge gained from the research but showed INSUFFICIENT preparation for the presentation.	Fair Student presented the element information to the class, exhibiting SOME of the knowledge gained from the research and INSUFFICIENT preparation for the presentation.	Poor Student did not understand the information being presented, exhibiting LITTLE knowledge gained from the research.
Mechanics 17 % The information on the poster will be checked for proper use of mechanics (spelling, grammar, and punctuation).	Excellent No errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the report.	Good One or fewer errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the report.	Fair Two or three errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the report.	Poor Four or more errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the report.

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element

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