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Science Fair Project Science Fair Project Rubric to assess student work and completion of science fair project Rubric Code: RA24AC By jenniferlogsdon Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: (none)

Paper
	No attempt 0 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 6 pts	Excellent 8 pts	Outstanding 10 pts
Paper- Title Page	No attempt No Attempt	Poor Is poorly done and is sloppy.	Fair Does not have the correct parts and is not on a seperate sheet of paper.	Good Includes at least one of the correct parts and is on a seperate sheet of paper.	Excellent Includes at least two of the correct parts and is on a seperate sheet of paper.	Outstanding Includes title, name and date and is on a seperate sheet of paper.
Paper- Introduction	No attempt No Attempt	Poor Minimal summary given.	Fair Summary given with incorrect description of what was accomplished and how it was completed.	Good Summary given with no description of what was accomplished and how it was completed.	Excellent Summary given with some description of what was accomplished and how it was completed.	Outstanding Summary given with description of what was accomplished and how it was completed.
Paper-Hypothesis	No attempt No Attempt	Poor Hypothesis is unrelated to the purpose of the project. It is not tested throughout the project.	Fair Hypothesis is stated correctly, but does not correlate to the purpose of the project and is not testable.	Good Hypothesis correlates to the purpose but is not testable.	Excellent Hypothesis is testable and directly correlates to the purpose.	Outstanding Hypothesis is testable and directly correlates to the purpose. Hypothesis is also stated correctly and is followed through with the conclusion.
Paper- Procedure	No attempt No Attempt	Poor Not a complete description.	Fair Research helps the student form a testable hypothesis but does not add to the student's prior knowledge.	Good Student lists a few of the steps taken for a complete and thorough experiment.	Excellent Student lists the steps taken for a complete and thorough experiment.	Outstanding Student completely lists the steps taken for a complete and thorough experiment and another student could complete the experiment with these directions.
Paper-Materials	No attempt No Attempt	Poor Not a complete description.	Fair List of materials was jumbled and unclear.	Good Student used appropiate materials but did not list them at all.	Excellent Student used appropiate materials but did not list all of them.	Outstanding Student used appropiate materials based on the experiment requirements. Multiple trials were also performed.
Paper- Results/Data	No attempt No Attempt	Poor Student does not answer questions presented by others regarding project in an informative and knowledgeable manner.	Fair Student answers questions with little to basic knowledge of project and is difficult to understand.	Good Student answers some questions with basic to good knowledge of project	Excellent Student answers questions well with a large amount of knowledge about project and can back up answers with research.	Outstanding Student answers all questions knowledgeably with a great understanding of topic and with research to back up claims. Student's answers are easy to understand.
Paper- Conclusion	No attempt No Attempt	Poor Student seems to be confused about purpose of project.	Fair Student has a workable idea for the project but does not follow through the steps completely.	Good Student has a good working idea for the project and followed all steps in order.	Excellent Student somewhat implements a creative idea for the project and follows all steps in order with success.	Outstanding Student implements a creative idea for the project and follows all steps with success.
Poster
	No Attempt 0 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 6 pts	Excellent 8 pts	Outstanding 10 pts
Poster-Title	No Attempt No Attempt	Poor	Fair	Good Title is one the board, but is not obvious.	Excellent	Outstanding Title is clear and easy to see on the display.
Poster- Hypothesis	No Attempt No Attempt	Poor Student neither explains the results of the experiment nor tells if the hypothesis was correct or incorrect.	Fair Student explains if hypothesis was correct or incorrect.	Good Student explains the results but leaves some question about what was supposed to happen and what actually did. Student explains if hypothesis was correct or incorrect.	Excellent Student explains the results and draws a difference between what was supposed to happen and what actually did. Student explains if hypothesis was correct or incorrect.	Outstanding Student clearly explains the results and draws a difference between what was supposed to happen and what actually did. Student explains if hypothesis was correct or incorrect.
Poster- Materials	No Attempt No Attempt	Poor Student does not present his/her project in an understandable method.	Fair Student presents with understanding but shows little or no confidence in their project.	Good Student presents with understanding to the audience and shows confidence in their project.	Excellent Student presents with understanding to the audience and shows confidence and excitement with their results.	Outstanding Student presents project with understanding, keeps audience interested and adds excitement to what he/she has accomplished.
Poster- Procedure	No Attempt	Poor Not a complete description.	Fair Research helps the student form a testable hypothesis but does not add to the student's prior knowledge.	Good Student lists a few of the steps taken for a complete and thorough experiment.	Excellent Student lists the steps taken for a complete and thorough experiment.	Outstanding Student completely lists the steps taken for a complete and thorough experiment and another student could complete the experiment with these directions.
Poster- Results	No Attempt No Attempt	Poor Student does not answer questions presented by others regarding project in an informative and knowledgeable manner.	Fair Student answers questions with little to basic knowledge of project and is difficult to understand.	Good Student answers some questions with basic to good knowledge of project	Excellent Student answers questions well with a large amount of knowledge about project and can back up answers with research.	Outstanding Student answers all questions with a great understanding of topic and with research to back up claims. Student's answers are easy to understand.
Poster- Conclusion	No Attempt	Poor Student seems to be confused about purpose of project.	Fair Student has a workable idea for the project but does not follow through the steps completely.	Good Student has a good working idea for the project and followed all steps in order.	Excellent Student somewhat implements a creative idea for the project and follows all steps in order with success.	Outstanding Student implements a creative idea for the project and follows all steps with success.
Creativity and Conventions
	No Attempt 0 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 6 pts	Excellent 8 pts	Outstanding 10 pts
Conventions	No Attempt No Attempt	Poor Paper in unreadable due to spelling errors and incomplete sentneces.	Fair Paper and poster have many spelling errors, as well as having a few incomplete sentences.	Good Paper and poster have 3-4 spelling errors, as well as having a few incomplete sentences.	Excellent Paper and poster have 1-2 spelling errors, as well as having complete sentences.	Outstanding Paper and poster are free from spelling errors, as well as having complete sentences.
Creativity/Neatness	No Attempt No Attempt	Poor Both paper and project are sloppy.	Fair Only one of the paper and poster are neat.	Good Both paper and project are neat, but more time could have been spent on creativity.	Excellent Both paper and project are neat and easy to read.	Outstanding Both paper and project are beautifully put together a creative touch used on the poster.

Keywords:

science fair

Subjects:

Science

Types:

Project

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