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Sory 3rd Grade Science Expo

Science Project 3rd grade

Rubric to assess student work and completion of a science project using the scientific method.

Rubric Code: YAXWXB

By ElaineDalke

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: K-5

Scientific Method
	No attempt 0 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 6 pts	Excellent 8 pts	Outstanding 10 pts
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 question of the project and is not testable.	Good Hypothesis correlates to the question but is not testable.	Excellent Hypothesis is testable and directly correlates to the question.	Outstanding Hypothesis is testable and directly correlates to the question. Hypothesis is also stated correctly and is followed through with the conclusion.
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 and listed all appropiate materials based on the experiment requirements.
Procedure	No attempt No Attempt	Poor Not a complete description.	Fair Student lists steps out of order. The procedure is confusing.	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.
Results/Data	No attempt No Attempt	Poor Results/Data do not describe the experiment.	Fair Reults/ Data given in sentences, not charts, graphs or tables.	Good Results/ Data given using charts, graphs or tables but is difficult to understand.	Excellent Results/ Data given using charts, graphs, or tables but is done sloppily.	Outstanding Results/ Data given is easy to understand charts, graphs, or tables.
Conclusion	No attempt No Attempt	Poor Analysis is simple and lacks details.	Fair Analysis has few details. No summary.	Good Analysis has few details with a summary.	Excellent Detailed analysis of project. No summary.	Outstanding Detailed analysis of project and summary of project is given.
Overall Project	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.
Presentation
	No Attempt 0 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 6 pts	Excellent 8 pts	Outstanding 10 pts
Knowledge of Topic	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 support answers with research, if necessary.	Outstanding Student answers all questions knowledgeably with a great understanding of topic, as well as necessary research to support claims. Student's answers are easy to understand.
Oral Presentation	No Attempt No Attempt	Poor Mumbling, difficult to hear, difficult to understand	Fair Softly spoken, difficult to hear, pacing of speech too slow or too fast, little to no eye contact	Good Good volume, pacing of speech too slow or too fast, little to no eye contact.	Excellent Good volume, pacing of speech was appropriate but minimal eye contact.	Outstanding Great speaking volume, spoken clearly, eye contact with the audience, pacing of speech was appropriate.
Display
	No Attempt 0 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 6 pts	Excellent 8 pts	Outstanding 10 pts
Display - Title	No Attempt No Attempt	Poor	Fair	Good Title is on the board, but is not obvious.	Excellent	Outstanding Title is clear and easy to see on the display.
Information	No Attempt No Attempt	Poor Display has drawings of the experiment. Data is not shown in a chart, table or graph.	Fair Data is shown with a chart, graph or table. No photographs or drawings of the experiment	Good Display shows photographs of the experiment without captions; may have a chart, table or graph to show data.	Excellent Display shows photographs (with captions) of various steps of the experiment,; uses charts, graphs, or tables to show data.	Outstanding Display shows photographs (with captions) of the experiment step-by-step; uses tables, graphs, or charts to display data.
Neatness	No Attempt No Attempt	Poor Writing/Information can be read with some difficulty. No logical sequence of information.	Fair Information is written legibly, but organization is not clear.	Good Information is neatly written or typed, but not organized well.	Excellent Information and data are neatly written or typed, and everything is clearly organized and neat.	Outstanding The "WOW" Factor: Bright, colorful display that is inviting and well organized.
Student Involvement	No Attempt No evidence	Poor	Fair Tables, graphs, pictures created on the computer or cut out pictures. No evidence of student involvement at all.	Good Neatly drawn tables or graphs in the students' handwriting. No pictures of student included.	Excellent Pictures present that show the student doing two steps of their experiment.	Outstanding Photos present that show the student doing at least four of the steps of their experiment.

Keywords:

science fair

Subjects:

Science

Types:

Project

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