Adapted from display board directions on sciencebuddies.org (example) Expert Project Rubric Name: Project 4 3 2 1 0 Introduction Background Background Background Background No information information is information is information is introduction is researched researched and vague or brief. vague or brief, is present. and cited. cited. Hypothesis is hypothesis is stated but not vague, or Hypothesis is Hypothesis is stated in stated but not explained and background or , explained and not in hypothesis is “If… “If…, then…” not in then…” format. missing. “If…, format and then…” format. explained. Materials and Materials and Materials are Materials are Doesn’t No materials methods amounts are mentioned but mentioned but provide and methods identified. without without enough described. are amounts. Steps amounts. Steps information to easy to are easy to are vague but in represent an follow and in follow and in paragraph form. experimental paragraph paragraph form. procedure. form. Data Data is One component Wo components Data is brief No data complete and of data of data and missing reported. relevant. incomplete: incomplete or significant Tables are Tables one missing: pieces of easy to read Graphs Tables information. and units are Questions Graphs provided. Questions Graphs are labeled and show trends. Questions are answered completely and correctly. Conclusion Conclusion One component Two Conclusion is No summarizes of conclusion components of brief and is Conclusion is experiment, missing: conclusion missing present. cites data, Summary missing: significant addresses Data Summary pieces or hypothesis, Hypothesis Data information. and cites Errors Hypothesis sources of Errors
Adapted from display board directions on sciencebuddies.org Expert Project Rubric (example) Name: Project 4 3 2 1 0 Introduction Background information is researched and cited. Hypothesis is stated in “If… , then…” format and explained. Background information is researched and cited. Hypothesis is stated but not explained and not in “If…, then…” format. Background information is vague or brief. Hypothesis is stated but not explained and not in “If…, then…” format. Background information is vague or brief, hypothesis is vague, or background or hypothesis is missing. No introduction is present. Materials and methods Materials and amounts are identified. are easy to follow and in paragraph form. Materials are mentioned but without amounts. Steps are easy to follow and in paragraph form. Materials are mentioned but without amounts. Steps are vague but in paragraph form. Doesn’t provide enough information to represent an experimental procedure. No materials and methods described. Data Data is complete and relevant. Tables are easy to read and units are provided. Graphs are labeled and show trends. Questions are answered completely and correctly. One component of data incomplete: Tables Graphs Questions Wo components of data incomplete or one missing: Tables Graphs Questions Data is brief and missing significant pieces of information. No data reported. Conclusion Conclusion summarizes experiment, cites data, addresses hypothesis, and cites sources of One component of conclusion missing: Summary Data Hypothesis Errors Two components of conclusion missing: Summary Data Hypothesis Errors Conclusion is brief and is missing significant pieces or information. No Conclusion is present.
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