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Science Research Paper Rubric 
Rubric Code: ZX6W58X
By jsheaffer101
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Subject: Science  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Introduction Paragraph

Poor

Missing 4 items from a 4 point paragraph.
Fair

Missing 3 items from a 4 point paragraph.
Good

Missing 2 items from a 4 point paragraph.
Excellent

Introduction includes 5/6 of the following and goes in the logical order of

1.A Hook: Paragraph opens up with a fact about Global Warming.

2.Natural Greenhouse Effect

3.Enhanced Greenhouse Effect

4.Greenhouse Gases

5.Global Warming

6.Thesis Statement:The Effects of Global Warming will have a negative impact on the fauna,flora and population of Brazil or Australia.
Fauna Paragraph

Poor

Omits 2 or 1 fauna from the discussion and does not have 1 Scientific fact from data webpage on how CO2 and overall effort is lacking. Does not talk about how Global Warming causes droughts.
Fair

Omits 1 fauna from the discussion.

And

Paragraph does not have 1 scientific fact Three Graphs on Co2.

Does not explain how Global Warming causes droughts.
Good

Omits discussion of 1 fauna from the fauna paragraph, but scientific fact isn't 100% accurate.
Excellent

Fauna Paragraph has the following items

1.Discusses how fauna are affected by Global Warming (2 for Australia, 1 for Brazil).

2. Has 1 Scientific fact from Three Graphs on CO2 on how CO2 is mostly responsible for Global Warming.
Flora Paragraph

Poor

Omits 2 or 1 flora from the discussion, does not have 1 Scientific fact from data webpage on how CO2 and overall effort is lacking.
Fair

Omits 1 fauna from the discussion.

And

Paragraph does not have 1 scientific fact from data webpage.

Does not explain how Global Warming causes droughts.
Good

Omits discussion of 1 flora from the flora paragraph, but scientific fact isn't 100% accurate.
Excellent

Flora Paragraph has the following items

1.Discusses flora that are affected by Global Warming.(2 for Brazil, 1 for Australia)

2. Has 1 Scientific fact from Three Graphs on CO2 on how CO2 is mostly responsible for Global Warming.

Either Fauna, Flora or Population Paragraph explains how Global Warming Causes Droughts.
Population Paragraph

Poor

Paragraph is missing 3 of the following ways Global Warming affects the population of Brazil or Australia.

1.Health of Population

2.Agriculture of Population

3.Economics of Population
Fair

Paragraph is missing 2 of the following ways Global Warming affects the population of Brazil or Australia.

1.Health of Population

2.Agriculture of Population

3.Economics of Population
Good

Paragraph is missing 1 of the following ways Global Warming affects the population of Brazil or Australia.

1.Health of Population

2.Agriculture of Population

3.Economics of Population
Excellent

Population Paragraph discusses how Global Warming affects the population of Brazil or Australia.

1.Health of Population

2.Agriculture or crops of Population

3.Economics or how the Population of the country won't be able to make money.
Conclusion Paragraph

Poor

Missing 3 of the following.

1. Restates the thesis from the Introduction Paragraph.

2. Brings up a solution to Global Warming.

3. Talks about divesting in oil or taxing pollution oil companies make.

4. Discusses of their solution to Global Warming and how the taxing of Oil Companies pollution would pay for their project.
Fair

Missing 2 of the following.

1. Restates the thesis from the Introduction Paragraph.

2. Brings up a solution to Global Warming.

3. Talks about divesting in oil or taxing pollution oil companies make.

4. Discusses of their solution to Global Warming and how the taxing of Oil Companies pollution would pay for their project.
Good

Missing 1 of the following

1. Restates the thesis from the Introduction Paragraph.

2. Brings up a solution to Global Warming.

3. Talks about divesting in oil or taxing pollution oil companies make.

4. Discusses of their solution to Global Warming and how the taxing of Oil Companies pollution would pay for their project.
Excellent

Conclusion Paragraph does the following:

1. Restates the thesis from the Introduction Paragraph.

2. Brings up a solution to Global Warming.

3. Talks about divesting oil companies or taxing pollution oil companies make.

4. Discusses their solution to Global Warming and how the taxing of oil companies pollution would pay for their project.
General Paper Guidelines

Poor

Paper uses: I, we, you, us, and me more than 5 times.

Global Warming, Greenhouse Effect are not capitalized most of the time.

Student work in not in his or her own words.

Paper is missing 2 of the following

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents.
3. Research Notes.
4. Graphs from Data.
Fair

I, we, you, us and me are used more than 3 times.

Global Warming, Greenhouse Effect are not capitalized some of the time.

Paper is missing 1 of the following

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents.
3. Research Notes.
4. Graphs from Data.
Good

I, we, you, us and me are used 3 times.

Global Warming, Greenhouse Effect are not capitalized some of the time.

A little copying and pasting, but student has written 95% of the paper.


But the paper has the following

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents.
3. Research Notes.
4. Graphs from Data.
Excellent

Paper does not use: I, we, you, us, and me up to 2 times.

Global Warming, Greenhouse Effect, Brazil or Australia are capitalized

Paper is in own students words all the time.

Either Fauna, Flora or Population Paragraph explains how Global Warming Causes Droughts.

And has the following Parts

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents.
3. Research Notes.
4. Graphs from Data.




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