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Science Experiment Honors 
Science Journal Rubric
Students created their own experiments and presented to the class.
Rubric Code: E625XX
By mfultz
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Subject: Science  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Needs Improvement

1 pts

Developing

2 pts

Proficient

3 pts

Exemplary

4 pts

Science quality writing

Needs Improvement

-Writing is weak and lacks science vocabulary.
-Thoughts are scattered and poorly developed
Developing

-Writing is fair and uses very little science vocabulary.
-Few thoughts are developed, most are short and not fully developed.
Proficient

-Writing is good and uses some science vocabulary.
-Follows logical steps. Thoughts are more developed
Exemplary

-Writing is excellent and uses a variety of science vocabulary.
-Explanations are clear and thoughts are well developed.
Organization

Needs Improvement

Little organization is used. No headings or subheadings are used. Very difficult to follow the slides
Developing

Some organization is followed. Some headings are given but some slides were confusing.
Proficient

Mostly organized. Headings and Subheadings are used. Slides were clearly laid out with pictures
Exemplary

Very well organized and easy to follow. Headings are all given. Slides were pleasing to look at with pictures and easy to follow
Understanding of Information

Needs Improvement

-Does not demonstrate gained knowledge of science topic.
-Little to no development of thoughts or conclusions. Data is not used for support
Developing

-Demonstrates little knowledge gained of science topic.
-Some development of thoughts and conclusions. little data is used to support conclusions
Proficient

-Demonstrates science knowledge gained.
Thought are developed and the conclusion is supported by use of data.
Exemplary

Demonstrates excellent gained knowledge of science topic.
Thoughts are well developed and conclusions well supported by use of data,
graphs and data tables

Needs Improvement

graphs and tables contain many errors or innacuracies. difficult to read and follow.
Developing

some errors or innacuracies are present. Challenging to read.
Proficient

few errors are present; both are legible and easy to follow
Exemplary

no errors are present. both are well layed out and very easy to read and interpret
Presentation

Needs Improvement

could not hear and did not follow logical steps. lost the audience
Developing

some of the presentation was difficult to hear and follow. audience was tuned out some of the time
Proficient

audible but monotone. read from script which made the presentation less interesting. Seemed choppy at times.
Exemplary

Grabbed the audience's attentions and never lost it. Clearly practiced beforehand.
understanding

steps and skills of the scientific method
Needs Improvement

more than two steps of the experiment are left out.
Explanations are not clear/accurate
Developing

a few steps of the experiment are left out.
Explanations are not fully clarified
Proficient

all sections are included.
Explanations are accurate.
Exemplary

All sections are present and identified correctly. expanations are fully clarified and accurate.



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