Building an Improvised Project Rubric

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CATEGORY 5 4 3 2
Scientific Explanation by Explanation by Explanation by Explanation by the
Knowledge student indicates a student indicates an student indicates student illustrates
clear and accurate accurate relatively accurate little or no
understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of
scientific scientific scientific scientific
principles. principles. principles. principles.
Fluidity All projects are Majority of the Most projects show Almost all are not
very creative, projects are a little creativity, very creative,
accurate, and all creative, mostly somewhat accurate, inaccurate, and few
are clearly labeled. accurate, and are and some are are clearly labeled.
clearly labeled. clearly labeled.

Construction Appropriate Appropriate Appropriate Inappropriate

-Materials (low materials were materials were materials were materials were
cost) selected and selected and there selected. selected and
creatively modified was an attempt at contributed to a
in ways that made creative product that
them even better. modification to performed poorly.
make them even
better.
Overall Great care taken in Construction was Construction is Construction
Appearance construction careful and accurate, but 3-4 appears careless or
process so that the accurate for the details could have haphazard. Many
structure is neat, most part, but 1-2 been refined for a details need
attractive and details could have more attractive refinement for a
accurate. been refined for a product. strong or attractive
more attractive product.
product.
Cooperation All members are Some members are Only two-three Only one member
among group involved in doing involved in doing members are did the project
members the projects the projects involved in doing
the projects

Safety measures All members took Some members Only two- three No one cares about
seriously safety took seriously members took the safety measures
measures in doing safety measures in seriously safety
the output doing the output measures in doing
the output