SCIENCE INVESTIGATORY PROJECT RUBRIC

RUBRIC FOR PRESENTATION

Exemplary Accomplished Acceptable Minimally Emerging
5 4 3 Acceptable 1
2
Content and Presents all Presents most Presents Information Information is
Knowledge the pertinent pertinent some is not not presented
information information, pertinent always clearly,
clearly, clearly, information clear, and concisely, nor
concisely, concisely, and , clearly, line of logically.
and logically. logically. concisely, reasoning is Ideas are
Focuses on Focuses on and not always unsupported.
the most the most logically. easy to Inappropriate
appropriate appropriate Information follow. Ideas
information. information. and ideas are
Includes well- are mostly subjective
articulated, appropriat and without
innovative, e. clear basis.
and creative
ideas.
Organization All main Most main Some Presentatio Fails to point
and points are points are main n jumps the main idea
Structure clearly stated inferred by the points are among of the topics.
and audience. clearly disconnecte Does not
explained. Audience can stated. d topics; contain the
Presentation follow Introductio main points information
is logical, presentation, n and are unclear. required.
smooth but holes are conclusion Contains Missing
organized. evident. are limited introduction
unclear. needed and
Unbalance information. conclusion.
d in terms There are
of time missing
manageme parts of
nt in introduction
presentatio and
n. conclusion.
Quality of Presenters Presenters Presenters Presenters Presenters
Visual and use audible, use audible, read from use speak
Oral understanda understandabl the slides. inappropriat unclearly and
Communicati ble, confident e, confident They use e technical without
on and and some suitable language. confidence
appropriate appropriate speaking Speakers and basis.
technical technical volume, use Awkward
language. language. but poor subjective pauses are
 Presenters Presenters are choice of reasoning. evident. All
are compelling words (e.g. Some text and
compelling and non- awkward figures are
and convincing technical pauses are unreadable.
convincing all most of the or vague). evident.
of the time time during Text and Some text
during the the figures are and figures
presentation. presentation. mostly are
All text and Most text and readable unreadable.
figures are figures are but not all
readable and readable and are
effective. effective. effective.
Response to Demonstrate Demonstrates Demonstra Demonstrat Fails to
Questions s full good amount tes enough es demonstrate
knowledge of of knowledge knowledge knowledge knowledge of
topic. Actively to the topic. of topic. of the topic. the topic.
listens to Actively listens Listens to Sometimes Distorted in
question and to question question unfocused listening to
clarifies and and on listening question and
(when sometimes somehow to question. fails to clarify
necessary) clarifies (when clarifies Limited prior to
prior to necessary) (when response to answering.
answering. prior to necessary) questions. Fails to
Responds to answering. prior to respond to
all questions Responds to answering. questions.
easily and most Responds
confidently. questions to some
easily and questions
confidently. easily and
confidently.
RUBRIC FOR THE PAPER
Proper Cites all data Cites most Cites some Cites data Does not cite
Referencing/ obtained data obtained data obtained sources.
Citations from other from other obtained from other
sources. APA sources. APA from other sources.
citation style citation style is sources. Citation
is used in all used in most Citation style is
text. text. style is either
vague. inconsistent
or incorrect.
Validity of Related Related Related Related Related
Related Studies and Studies and Studies Studies and Studies and
Studies and Literature Literature and Literature Literature
Literature include all include most Literature include few include
general general include general limited
background background some background general
 sources and sources and general sources and background
specialized specialized backgroun specialized sources and
sources and sources and d sources sources and specialized
are are and some are sources and
acknowledge acknowledged specialized cited. Not all some are not
d as such as such they sources web sites cited clearly.
they are are cited. Most and are utilized are Web sites are
cited. All web web sites acknowled credible, not credible.
sites utilized utilized are ged as and/or
are authoritative. such they sources are
authoritative. are cited. not current.
Some web
sites
utilized are
credible.
Relevant
Relevant Relevant Relevant
ideas and The
ideas and ideas and ideas and
descriptive description of
descriptive descriptive descriptive
Relevance on details are the project
details are details are details are
the Details exceptionally plan is not
effectively adequately not
observed and related to the
developed. developed. developed.
developed. topic.
Cohesivenes Ties together For the most Sometimes Seldom ties Does not tie
s and information part, ties ties together together
Discussion from all together together information information.
of the sources. information information from all Paper does
Research Paper flows from all from all sources. not flow and
Idea from one sources. sources. Paper does appears to be
issue to the Paper flows Paper not flow - created from
next without with only does not disjointedne disparate
the need for some flow - ss is very issues.
headings. disjointedness disjointedn apparent. Writing does
Author's . Author's ess is Author's not
writing writing apparent. writing does demonstrate
demonstrates demonstrates Author's not understandin
an an writing demonstrate g in any
understandin understanding does not an relationships
g of the of the demonstrat understandi
relationship relationship e an ng of the
among among understand relationship
material material ing of the among
obtained obtained from relationshi material
from all all sources. p among obtained
sources. material from
obtained sources.
from
 sources.
RUBRIC FOR THE PRODUCT
The The product The product is The The product The product
usefulness of is very useful in the product is practical is not
the project structured community can be but not inefficient.
plan in the and exhibits and useful but effective in
community extensive structured. It with low addressing
usefulness can address a durability. a problem in
that problem in the It can be the
addresses a community used for a community.
problem in limited
the time only.
community.
Feasibility All Most Some Minimal Components
and Risk components components component components that make up
that make up that make up s that that make the product
the product the product make up up the are
are are the product product are unrealistic/unf
feasible/reali feasible/realistare reasonably easible and
stic and are ic and are reasonably feasible/real unlikely to
highly likely highly likely tofeasible/re istic and produce
to produce produce alistic and unlikely to desirable
desirable desirable likely to produce outcomes.
outcomes. outcomes. produce desirable Associated
Associated Associated desirable outcomes. A risks are
risks are risks are outcomes. ssociated unacceptable
minimal. minimal. Associated risks are .
risks are moderate.
moderate.
Innovation Radical Radical Modular Modular Incremental
type innovation innovation type of type of type of
indicating indicating innovation innovation innovation
creativity and creativity with indicating indicating indicating
originality reasonable creativity limited very low
with a contribution to but with creativity creativity and
significant society limited and contribution
contribution contributio contribution to society.
to society. n to to society.
society
Product Addresses a Addresses a Addresses Addresses a Fails to
necessity significant noteworthy a relevant trivial address any
and problem that problem with a problem problem societal
significance requires potential with a with little problem and
immediate national potential impact that does not
action with a impact impact on does not leave any
wide the local require impact on the
audience and community immediate community.
potential action.
global
impact.