Grade 2 Rubrics

Grade 2
Needs
Criteria Excellent Good Satisfactory Improvement Limited
Student Student
demonstrates a demonstrates a Student
deep good Student has a demonstrates
understanding understanding basic limited
of the scientific of the scientific understanding understanding of
concept being concept and of the scientific the scientific Student lacks
presented. They can explain it concept but may concept, understanding
can explain the with struggle to resulting in of the scientific
Content concept clearly reasonable explain it in unclear concept being
Knowledge and accurately. clarity. detail. explanations. presented.
Project
demonstrates Project is Project
exceptional creative and demonstrates
creativity and presents the some creativity Project lacks
originality in scientific in presentation creativity in
presentation concept in an but lacks presentation and Project is
and approach. It interesting way, originality. approach, devoid of
engages the capturing the Audience making it less creativity and
Creative audience audience's engagement engaging for the fails to engage
skills effectively. attention. may vary. audience. the audience.
Student has
difficulty
Student speaks Student speaks speaking
clearly and with some Student struggles clearly and
confidently, Student speaks hesitation, to speak clearly coherently,
effectively clearly but may affecting the and confidently, making it
communicating lack confidence flow of the hindering the challenging for
their ideas. at times. Visual presentation. audience's the audience to
Visual aids and aids and props Visual aids and comprehension. understand.
props enhance are used props are used Visual aids and Visual aids and
understanding adequately to but may not fully props are props are
Presentation and support the enhance minimal or absent or
Skills engagement. presentation. understanding. ineffective. poorly utilized.
Project is Project is
visually visually Project has Project is
appealing, with appealing, but limited visual Project lacks visually
attractive some elements appeal, with visual appeal, unappealing,
visuals, colours, could be visuals and making it less with no effort
and layout that improved to layout that do engaging for the made to
enhance enhance not effectively audience. enhance
understanding understanding support Visuals may be understanding
Visual and and understanding missing or poorly or engagement
Appearance engagement. engagement. or engagement. executed. through visuals.