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Science Fair Research Paper

Sophia Academy Science Fair Research Paper Rubric - Middle School. Ms. Tomkins will use this rubric to to grade the research paper portion of your science fair project. Counts as a test grade.

Rubric Code: Q93A67

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Project Points
	Excellent 20 10 pts	Good 13 8 pts	Poor 10 6 pts	Incomplete 5 4 pts
Title Page	Excellent Title page includes student's name, subject, school, address,and grade.Project title is present and intriguing.	Good Title page is missing one of the following: student's name, subject, school,address, and grade. Project title present and slightly intriguing.	Poor Title page is missing two of the following: student's name, subject, school and address, and grade. Project title is present, but not interesting.	Incomplete Title page is missing several components and is difficult to understand.
Background Information	Excellent Student introduces specific, testable topic question, provides background information on science concepts related to the question, and explains why student is interested in the topic.	Good Student introduces specific, testable topic question, provides background information on some science concepts, explains why student is interested in the topic.	Poor Student introduces specific, testable topic question, but provides little background information on science concepts related to the question. Does not explain why student is interested in the topic.	Incomplete Student is missing two or more of the following: topic question, background information, why student is interested in the topic.
Hypothesis	Excellent Hypothesis is testable and directly relates to the question. Hypothesis is clearly stated based on research.	Good Hypothesis is testable, directly relates to the question. Hypothesis is not clearly stated.	Poor Hypothesis correlates to the purpose, but is difficult to test. No reasons are given for making the hypothesis.	Incomplete Hypothesis does not answer the research question and is not testable.
Bibliography	Excellent All sources are correctly cited in MLA format. Includes at least 5 different sources. No plagiarism!	Good All sources are correctly cited in MLA format. Includes at least 4 different sources. No plagiarism!	Poor Most sources are correctly cited in MLA format. Includes only 3 or less sources. No plagiarism!	Incomplete Sources missing and/or incorrectly cited.
Overall Content	Excellent Pages Numbered. Packet in correct order. Font Times New Roman, size 12 and singled spaced. Student uses correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling throughout the report. Report flows from one idea to the next. Content is correct and complete.	Good Pages Numbered.Packet in correct order. Font Times New Roman, size 12 and singled spaced. Student has fewer than five mistakes in the report. Report jumps from one idea to the next, but does display clear understanding of the project	Poor Pages not numbered. Font other than Times New Roman, size 12. Student have several misspelled words, poor grammar and poor punctuation. Report does not flow and is difficult to understand.	Incomplete Report shows lack of effort and is unclear thoughout.
Problem Statement	Excellent Stated the problem. Easy to read.	Good Stated problem. Not easily understood.	Poor Stated problem. Could not understand.	Incomplete No problem stated.
Materials	Excellent Materials listed using bullets.	Good Material is listed. No bullets used.	Poor Material list incomplete.	Incomplete No material list.
Procedure	Excellent Procedure listed correctly using bullets. Easy to follow step-by-step.	Good Procedure listed but not easy to follow steps.	Poor Procedure incomplete. Unable to follow.	Incomplete No procedure.
Results	Excellent Completed results with a colorful graph to support the explanation of the results.	Good Completed results with a graph, but does not support the explanation of the results.	Poor Explanation is provided, but without a graph.	Incomplete No results. No documentation.
Conclusion	Excellent Conclusion retells the hypothesis, and answers the problem. Gives proof of the answer with some of the data collected and tells what he/she learned.	Good Conclusion includes all but 1 of the following: retells hypothesis, answers the problem, gives proof of the answer using data, tells what he/she learned.	Poor Conclusion includes all but 2 of the components.	Incomplete Conclusion is confusing and/or does not answer the research question. Does not attempt to explain if the hypothesis ideas are correct or incorrect.

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