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Science Fair Project Grading Rubric

Scientific Project

Rubric Code: TBAC96

By brookedetamore

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Display Board/Presentation
	Needs improvement 1 pts	Adequate 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts	Category Score (N/A)
Research Question	Needs improvement Not titled, incomplete question or doesn't use correct format.<BR> Purpose of scientific inquiry is not clearly stated.	Adequate Stated the problem or question, using incorrect form. No independent, dependent or control variables listed when applicable. Misspelled words.	Excellent Stated the problem in question form. How does ___affect ____? How will ____ affect ____? No misspelled words. Easy to understand.	Category Score
Hypothesis	Needs improvement Does not answer research question in a complete sentence. No title.	Adequate Answers the question in a complete sentence. Does not apply to the problem. Misspelled words.	Excellent Answers the question in a complete sentence. Can tell that the student has put thought into statement. Background research is evident. It is an educated guess. No misspelled words.	Category Score
Procedure	Needs improvement No procedure. Fragmented in step by step process. Missing information. Does not list the materials used in the experiment.	Adequate Incomplete procedure. Misspelled words. Incomplete sentences. Fragments in steps of progress. List of materials is incomplete	Excellent Completed procedure. Complete sentences. Neat and organized. Complete list of materials.	Category Score
Results/Data	Needs improvement No results. Fragmented. No documentation. No graph or data chart.	Adequate Documentation (an explanation) is provided, but without a graph or data table.. Fragments. Misspelled words.	Excellent Completed results with a graph/data table or both and explanation. No fragments. No misspelled words. Neat. Organized. Easy to read graphics.	Category Score
Conclusion	Needs improvement No conclusion. Fragmented.	Adequate Conclusion not related to problem. Not written in correlation to the hypothesis. Misspelled words, Fragments, Incomplete sentences	Excellent Conclusion is related to the hypothesis as the answer to the problem or question. Answered in a complete sentences.	Category Score
Photographs/Pictures	Needs improvement No photographs or pictures.	Adequate Less than 2 photos or pictures. Not related to the question. Hand drawn. Pictures are difficult to see, out of focus or too small.	Excellent At least 2 photos or pictures. Pictures are directly related to or actual pictures of the procedures. Neat, in focus and appropriately sized.	Category Score
Overall Appearance	Needs improvement Not visually appealing. Messy and incomplete. Missing more than 2 labels.	Adequate No attention to detail. Title or subtitles missing or too small.	Excellent Items on board are spaced well. Straight edges. Font large enough read from three feet away. No missing title or subtitles. Use of color and creativity is apparent.	Category Score
Oral Presentation	Needs improvement No presentation was given. Student(s) were not able to answer follow up questions.	Adequate A brief presentation was given but did not give all necessary information. Students were able to answer some follow up questions.	Excellent Presentation included all necessary information. Students were able to answer all follow up questions with confidence.	Category Score
Project Score	Needs improvement	Adequate	Excellent	Category Score Total:

Keywords:

Problem, Hypothesis, Procedure, Results, Conclusion

Subjects:

Science

Types:

Project

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