Research/ -Has 3 questions on topic -Has 4 questions on topic -Has 5 questions on -lists at least 1 appropriate -lists at least 2 different -lists at least 3 different Background resource age-appropriate resources age-appropriate resources Information/ -related to topic -related to topic -related to KWL Chart -at least 6 facts -at least 8 facts -at least 10 facts (9-11 points) (12-13 points) (14-15 points) 15 points Question/ -complete -question is clearly testable -can be investigated using the entire scientific method Problem -uses measurable terms 5 points (3 points) (4 points) (5 points) Hypothesis -predicts answer to -predicts answer to -predicts answer to question question and tells why question and tells why -reasoning based on -reasoning based on background information background information and/or experience and/or experience -predicts results in measurable terms (6-7 points) (8 points) (9-10 points) 10 points Procedure/ -steps recorded for -steps recorded for -steps for experiment completing the experiment completing the experiment written clearly and could be Experiment -materials listed in detail followed by anyone without -data collection methods -materials listed further explanation chosen -appropriate data collection -materials listed methods and tools chosen -best data collection -experiment repeated more methods and tools chosen than once that are grade level (or has at 10 subjects) appropriate -repeated at 3 times (or has at least 10 subjects) 20 points (12-15 points) (16-17 points) (18-20 points) Data/ -results summarized -results summarized -results clearly summarized -includes measurements -includes measurements -includes age appropriate Results -includes pictures, graphs and accurate and/or charts measurements and pictures, graphs, and or charts (23-25 points) 25 points (15-19 points) (20-22 points) Conclusion/ -answers scientific question -answers scientific question -answers scientific question -restates hypothesis -restates hypothesis -restates hypothesis Summary -identifies a variable and an -identifies > 1 variable and -identifies > 1 variable and idea for further >1 idea for further study >1 idea for further study -tells how info is relevant -evaluates the validity of results 25 points (15-19 points) (20-22 points) (23-25 points) Arrowhead Science Fair Rubric 2017
Research/ Background Information/ KWL Chart 15 points -Has 3 questions on topic -lists at least 1 appropriate resource -related to topic -at least 6 facts (9-11 points) -Has 4 questions on topic -lists at least 2 different age-appropriate resources -related to topic -at least 8 facts (12-13 points) -Has 5 questions on -lists at least 3 different age-appropriate resources -related to -at least 10 facts (14-15 points) Question/ Problem 5 points -complete (3 points) -question is clearly testable (4 points) -can be investigated using the entire scientific method -uses measurable terms (5 points) Hypothesis 10 points -predicts answer to question (6-7 points) -predicts answer to question and tells why -reasoning based on background information and/or experience (8 points) -predicts answer to question and tells why -reasoning based on background information and/or experience -predicts results in measurable terms (9-10 points) Procedure/ Experiment 20 points -steps recorded for completing the experiment -materials listed -data collection methods chosen (12-15 points) -steps recorded for completing the experiment in detail -materials listed -appropriate data collection methods and tools chosen -experiment repeated more than once (or has at 10 subjects) (16-17 points) -steps for experiment written clearly and could be followed by anyone without further explanation -materials listed -best data collection methods and tools chosen that are grade level appropriate -repeated at 3 times (or has at least 10 subjects) (18-20 points) Data/ Results 25 points -results summarized -includes measurements (15-19 points) -results summarized -includes measurements -includes pictures, graphs and/or charts (20-22 points) -results clearly summarized -includes age appropriate and accurate measurements and pictures, graphs, and or charts (23-25 points) Conclusion/ Summary 25 points -answers scientific question -restates hypothesis -identifies a variable and an idea for further (15-19 points) -answers scientific question -restates hypothesis -identifies > 1 variable and >1 idea for further study (20-22 points) -answers scientific question -restates hypothesis -identifies > 1 variable and >1 idea for further study -tells how info is relevant -evaluates the validity of results (23-25 points) Arrowhead Science Fair Rubric 2017