New Ellenton Middle STEAM Magnet School

2017-18 Science Project Evaluation Rubric

Project’s Title: Grade:

Student’s Name: Score:

This rubric is used to verify specific tasks performed during a student project. If the task has been
completed, points will be awarded. No points are awarded if task is not complete. Partial points
are not awarded.

Category Scoring Criteria Points Student Judge’s or

Evaluation Teacher’s
Evaluation
The question under investigation is clearly 10
defined.
The report is free of spelling and grammatical 10
errors.
Logbook
Steps/Procedures are clearly defined. 20
100 points
Results are organized in a manner (like a chart 20
or graph) that includes complete and
reasonable observations.
Conclusions should state the findings of the 20
question or problem.
A clear hypothesis stating what the students 20
think the results of his/her experiment will be
and why.
Title page (project, name, grade level) is 2
included.
Table of contents that specifies headings and 2
page numbers is included
An abstract that provides a summary of the 5
project is written in paragraph form. The
testable question, hypothesis, how the
question was answered, and the conclusion are
included in the summary.
The purpose is clearly stated in no more than 4
Formal three (3) sentences.
Report A clear hypothesis is stated and explained. 2
100 points Research of the topic is through and complete. 50
Sources are cited. The report is written in the
student’s own words.
A list of materials is included. 2
Procedures are listed, step by step, in 20
complete sentences.
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2017-18 Science Project Evaluation Rubric
Results are organized in a manner (like a chart 2
or graph) that includes complete and
reasonable observations.
The conclusion states the findings of the 2
question or problem.
Bibliography includes at least three sources 7
using the MLA format.
Acknowledgements are included. 2
Title displayed at the top of the board. 20
Purpose displayed on the left side. 10
Hypothesis displayed on the left side. 10
Materials displayed on the left side. 10
Display Procedures displayed on the center panel, 10
Board below the project’s title.
100 points Results displayed on the center panel, below 10
the project’s title.
Conclusion displayed on the right side. 10
Tables, graphs, charts, and pictures displayed 20
on the right side.
SCORE TOTAL POINTS 300
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2017-18 Science Project Evaluation Rubric
Additional Rubric for Creativity (up to 24 points):

CATEGORY Exceptional (8) Satisfactory (6) Unsatisfactory Poor (2)

(4)
Content Covers topic in- Includes Includes essential Content is
depth with details essential information about minimal OR
and examples. knowledge the topic but there there are several
Subject knowledge about the topic. are 1-2 factual factual errors.
is excellent. Subject errors.
knowledge
appears to be
good/
Originality Product shows a Product shows Uses other Uses other
large amount of some original people’s ideas people’s ideas,
original thought. thought. Work (giving them but does not give
Ideas are creative shows new ideas credit), but there is them credit.
and inventive and insights. little evidence of
original thinking.
Polish Project is neat, Project is neat, Project is either Project is messy,
organized, and easy organized, and messy, disorganized,
to understand. easy to disorganized, or and hard to
Project is complete understand. hard to understand.
with strong Project is understand. Project is
evidence of effort. complete with Project is either incomplete and
evidence of incomplete or does not show
effort. does not show effort.
strong evidence of
effort.

OVERALL SCORE (Points for project + points for creativity):

**All science projects will be graded and count as multiple quizzes or tests grades. Science
projects MUST be complete with a logbook, formal report, and visual display board in
order to be entered into our school’s science fair.**

The top projects in each grade level will be entered in to the 2018 CSRA Regional Science
& Engineering Fair.