clear understanding of the what happened in the project's results. experiment. Student neither explains Student explains if hypothesis Student explains the results Student explains the results of Conclusion the results of the was correct or incorrect. of the project but leaves some the project and draws a experiment nor tells if the question about what was difference between what was hypothesis was correct or supposed to happen and what supposed to happen and what incorrect. actually did. Student explains actually did. Student explains if if hypothesis was proved or hypothesis was proved or refuted. refuted. Student exemplifies an understanding of the scientific process. References and No attempt to display Student shows an attempt to Student displays references Student displays both references Acknowledgments references or list references or (APA format) or (APA format) and Acknowledgements. Acknowledgements Acknowledgements Acknowledgements Presentation of Board is not neat and Board is decorated nicely. Board is decorated nicely and Board is decorated nicely and Display Board seems haphazardly thrown neatly. Only neatly. The decoration draws a together. visitor to the board and keeps their attention. Student Interview Student does not seem to Student shows a good Student shows a good Student shows a full understand the scientific understanding of parts of the understanding of the understanding of the scientific method very well and/or scientific experiment and/or scientific method and/or method and describes their gives little information describes their experiment describes their experiment experiment with details. about their project. some. well Total Points 72
clear understanding of the project's results. what happened in the experiment. Conclusion Student neither explains the results of the experiment nor tells if the hypothesis was correct or incorrect. Student explains if hypothesis was correct or incorrect. Student explains the results of the project but leaves some question about what was supposed to happen and what actually did. Student explains if hypothesis was proved or refuted. Student explains the results of the project and draws a difference between what was supposed to happen and what actually did. Student explains if hypothesis was proved or refuted. Student exemplifies an understanding of the scientific process. References and Acknowledgments No attempt to display references or Acknowledgements. Student shows an attempt to list references or Acknowledgements Student displays references (APA format) or Acknowledgements Student displays both references (APA format) and Acknowledgements Presentation of Display Board Board is not neat and seems haphazardly thrown together. Board is decorated nicely. Board is decorated nicely and neatly. Only Board is decorated nicely and neatly. The decoration draws a visitor to the board and keeps their attention. Student Interview Student does not seem to understand the scientific method very well and/or gives little information about their project. Student shows a good understanding of parts of the scientific experiment and/or describes their experiment some. Student shows a good understanding of the scientific method and/or describes their experiment well Student shows a full understanding of the scientific method and describes their experiment with details. Total Points 72
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