Names: Date: Rubric: Water Erosion Experiment Criteria (x Weighting) 3 2 1 Title (x 1) Poster is titled with Poster is titled with Poster is titled with experimental question, experimental question, experimental question, which is bold and legible. which is bold and legible. but may not be bold or Experimental question Experimental question legible. Experimental contains the proper does not contain the question does not contain independent and proper independent or proper variables. Names dependent variables. dependent variables. may not be included. Names are included. Names are included. Set Up (x1) Poster contains image Poster includes image, but Poster includes image with four conditions four conditions are not with four conditions labeled or captioned. labeled. Set-up includes labeled or captioned. includes the amounts the amounts of controlled Controlled variable of controlled variables variables (soil and amounts are not specified. (soil and amount of rain amount of rain water) that water) that were used in were used in the the experiment. experiment. Variables (x1) Poster accurately Poster fails to accurately Poster fails to accurately describes the describe the independent, describe more than one of independent, dependent, dependent, or controlled the independent, and at least four variables. There are only dependent, or controlled controlled variables. three controlled variables variables. listed. Hypothesis (x2) The hypothesis is clearly The hypothesis is clearly The hypothesis is unclear indicates what the indicates what the and/or does not give a experimenters think will experimenters think will reasonable explanation happen and gives a happen and gives a behind thinking. The reasonable explanation of reasonable explanation of hypothesis may or may why. The hypothesis why. The hypothesis does not reference the references both the not reference either the independent or dependent independent and independent or the variable. dependent variable. dependent variable. Result Images (x1) An image of each of the An image of each of the four resulting cups is four resulting cups is included with each included, but the condition labeled. conditions are not labeled. Data Chart (x3) Data chart is included Data chart is missing a Data chart is missing with the following column and/or complete information, calculations, columns: Condition, work for unit rate or math is inaccurate. Amount of Water calculation is not shown. Data chart may be messy. Collected, Time, Unit Data chart is clear and Rate Calculation, Water neat. Collected Description. Work is shown for unit rate calculation, including long division. Data chart is clear and neat.
Names: Date: Rubric: Water Erosion Experiment Criteria (x Weighting) 3 2 1 Title (x 1) Poster is titled with experimental question, which is bold and legible. Experimental question contains the proper independent and dependent variables. Names are included. Poster is titled with experimental question, which is bold and legible. Experimental question does not contain the proper independent or dependent variables. Names are included. Poster is titled with experimental question, but may not be bold or legible. Experimental question does not contain proper variables. Names may not be included. Set Up (x1) Poster contains image with four conditions labeled or captioned. includes the amounts of controlled variables (soil and amount of rain water) that were used in the experiment. Poster includes image, but four conditions are not labeled. Set-up includes the amounts of controlled variables (soil and amount of rain water) that were used in the experiment. Poster includes image with four conditions labeled or captioned. Controlled variable amounts are not specified. Variables (x1) Poster accurately describes the independent, dependent, and at least four controlled variables. Poster fails to accurately describe the independent, dependent, or controlled variables. There are only three controlled variables listed. Poster fails to accurately describe more than one of the independent, dependent, or controlled variables. Hypothesis (x2) The hypothesis is clearly indicates what the experimenters think will happen and gives a reasonable explanation of why. The hypothesis references both the independent and dependent variable. The hypothesis is clearly indicates what the experimenters think will happen and gives a reasonable explanation of why. The hypothesis does not reference either the independent or the dependent variable. The hypothesis is unclear and/or does not give a reasonable explanation behind thinking. The hypothesis may or may not reference the independent or dependent variable. Result Images (x1) An image of each of the four resulting cups is included with each condition labeled. An image of each of the four resulting cups is included, but the conditions are not labeled. Data Chart (x3) Data chart is included with the following columns: Condition, Amount of Water Collected, Time, Unit Rate Calculation, Water Collected Description. Work is shown for unit rate calculation, including long division. Data chart is clear and neat. Data chart is missing a column and/or complete work for unit rate calculation is not shown. Data chart is clear and neat. Data chart is missing information, calculations, or math is inaccurate. Data chart may be messy.