include minimum of 5 trials Charts and None Charts/graphs not Charts/graphs present, Charts/graphs present, Graphs present clearly presented but missing title and / contain all necessary titles or axes titles. One or and all are computer more not computer generated. generated. Conclusions None Incomplete Conclusions present, Conclusions and summary present conclusions, results states whether or not remarks were clearly not stated or not the hypothesis is justified by the related to the supported by the results experimental data hypothesis 0 1 2 3 Score Discussion: None Incomplete Conclusions present but Conclusion addresses all (may be with present discussion- no does not address one or of the following: conclusion) application of ides, more of the following: application of ideas, no suggestions for application of suggestions for improvement, and no suggestions for improvement, and ideas ideas for future improvement, or ideas for future research research for future research Log Book None Log book incomplete. Log book present, data Excellent log book. Data present Research data not collection can be noted, collection easily recorded. but units missing or interpreted. Data incomplete. collection is dated, units and observations present. Project None Incomplete book Notebook is complete Notebook is complete and Notebook present but not organized well. well organized. Copy of research paper is included. Bibliography None Bibliography Bibliography complete Bibliography complete present incomplete; 5 sources (5 sources: one (all 5 sources) and format not present encyclopedia, book, correct internet and 2 or choice) but formatting incorrect Visual Poor Fair display lacking 2 Good display lacking 1 Exemplary display that Display display: of the following: of the following: includes pictures, lacking pictures, color, pictures, color, computer generated tables pictures computer generated computer generated and graphs drawing tables and graphs tables and graphs tables graphs Practical None A practical A practical application A practical application for Application present application can be is stated but not this project is clearly inferred but it is not explained. stated and explained how clearly stated in the this experiment can help. discussion. TOTAL SCORE Judges comments and suggestions for improvement.
include minimum of 5 trials Charts and Graphs None present Charts/graphs not clearly presented Charts/graphs present, but missing title and / or axes titles. One or more not computer generated. Charts/graphs present, contain all necessary titles and all are computer generated. Conclusions None present Incomplete conclusions, results not stated or not related to the hypothesis Conclusions present, states whether or not the hypothesis is supported by the results Conclusions and summary remarks were clearly justified by the experimental data 0 1 2 3 Score Discussion: (may be with conclusion) None present Incomplete discussion- no application of ides, no suggestions for improvement, and no ideas for future research Conclusions present but does not address one or more of the following: application of suggestions for improvement, or ideas for future research Conclusion addresses all of the following: application of ideas, suggestions for improvement, and ideas for future research Log Book None present Log book incomplete. Research data not recorded. Log book present, data collection can be noted, but units missing or incomplete. Excellent log book. Data collection easily interpreted. Data collection is dated, units and observations present. Project Notebook None present Incomplete book Notebook is complete but not organized well. Notebook is complete and well organized. Copy of research paper is included. Bibliography None present Bibliography incomplete; 5 sources not present Bibliography complete (5 sources: one encyclopedia, book, internet and 2 or choice) but formatting incorrect Bibliography complete (all 5 sources) and format correct Visual Display Poor display: lacking pictures drawing tables graphs Fair display lacking 2 of the following: pictures, color, computer generated tables and graphs Good display lacking 1 of the following: pictures, color, computer generated tables and graphs Exemplary display that includes pictures, computer generated tables and graphs Practical Application None present A practical application can be inferred but it is not clearly stated in the discussion. A practical application is stated but not explained. A practical application for this project is clearly stated and explained how this experiment can help. TOTAL SCORE Judges comments and suggestions for improvement.
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