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Science Fair Project

Rubric to assess student work and completion of science fair project

Rubric Code: T6A947

By mkahla

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Project Points
	Excellent 5 pts	Very Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 2 pts
Question/Topic	Excellent Question/Topic is original, specific, measurable, and realistic.	Very Good Question/Topic is specific, measurable, and realistic.	Fair Question/Topic is semi-specific, measurable, and realistic.	Poor Question/Topic is broad and/or unrealistic. Student seems to be confused about purpose of project.
Hypothesis	Excellent Hypothesis is testable and directly relates to the purpose. Reasons are given for making this hypothesis.	Very Good Hypothesis is testable, directly relates to the purpose.	Fair Hypothesis correlates to the purpose, but is difficult to test.	Poor Hypothesis does not answer the research question and is not testable.
Materials and Procedure	Excellent ALL required materials are listed. Steps are logical and thorough, easily followed.	Very Good Student included all items required. Steps are easily followed, but one step may be missing or confusing.	Fair Student included most items required. Steps are somewhat confusing.	Poor Student did not list all necessary items, or use appropriate materials. Steps are not detailed or missing. It would be extremely difficult to follow or duplicate this experiment.
Display Board/Graphics	Excellent Display shows an obvious attention to detail, no spelling errors and is decorated neatly.	Very Good Display shows some attention to detail,1-2 spelling errors and is neatly decorated.	Fair Display is decorated moderately neat and has several spelling errors.	Poor Display is not neat and/or seems haphazardly thrown together, multiple spelling erros, multiple details missing.
Results (data)/Log Book	Excellent Multiple trials were performed. Results are easily interpreted and are represented in at least 2 of the following ways: ___Charts/Graphs ___Photos ___Illustrations	Very Good Multiple trials were performed. Results are easily interpreted and are represented in at least 1 of the following ways: ___Charts/Graphs ___Photos ___Illustrations	Fair Only two trials were performed. Results are not easily interpreted and are represented in only 1 of following ways: ___Charts/Graphs ___Photos ___Illustrations	Poor Only 1 trial was performed. It is unclear what the data represents without referring to the written results.
Conclusion	Excellent Conclusion answers the question based on research and experimentation. Student explains if hypothesis was correct or incorrect, and discusses possible explanations for results.	Very Good Conclusion answers the question based on research and experimentation. Student explains if hypothesis was correct or incorrect, showing an understanding of the scientific process.	Fair Conclusion answers the question based on research and experimentation, but leaves some confusion.	Poor Conclusion is confusing and/or does not answer the research question. Student does not attempt to explain why hypothesis was correct or incorrect.

Keywords:

science fair

Subjects:

Science

Types:

Project

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