iRubric: Science Project Rubric

Has notebook but no evidence of work.

Has a notebook but does not HAVE the required three sections

Has a notebook but does not MEET the required three sections

Has notebook and the required three sections labeled and organized

Does not answer in a complete sentence. Not clear in thought and direction. No independent and dependent variable called out. Uses first person pronouns. (jibberish nonsense)

Does not use correct format. Is not an educated guess. Does not apply to the problem.

Answers in a complete sentence. Applies directly to the problem. Uses correct format. Called out variables but not clear on direction.

Answers in a complete sentence. It is an educated guess. Has clearly called out independent and dependent variables. Used correct format(If…then)

Organization and structure has no flow, unclear, makes no sense, lack of thought transition. Paragraph is disjoined. Contains numerous grammatical and spelling errors. Inadequate/excessive in length.

Lacks clarity between purpose, problem, and hypothesis. Organization and structure is hard to follow. Inadequate/excessive in length.

Includes purpose, problem, and hypothesis. What you hope to achieve. Explains why and what prompted your choice but not clearly. Has minimum of 150/200 words. Has few grammer, punctuation, and spelling errors. Structure of paragraph is not easy to follow.

Includes purpose, problem, and hypothesis. Explain why and what prompted your choice. What you hope to achieve. Has minimum of 150/200 words. Structure of paragraph is clear and easy to follow. NO misspelled words. Grammatically correct.

No procedure. Fragmented steps. No logical order.

Incomplete procedure. Incomplete sentences. Not to a page to itself. Fragmented steps. Not organized.

Completed procedure and sentences. Page to itself. Logical and organized.

Completed procedure. Completed sentences. Page to itself. Logical and organized. NO misspelled words. Grammatically correct.

Organization and structure has no flow, unclear, makes no sense, lack of thought transition. Paragraphs are disjoined. No link between research, experiment, and results. Contains excessive grammatical and spelling errors. Inadequate in length. (jibberish nonsense)

Lacks clarity between research, experiment, and result. Vague and relevence unclear. Organization and structure is hard to follow. No direction. Inadequate in length. Has numerous spelling and grammer errors. (rambles on)

Does not clearly link background research, experiment, and results. Not too clear in statements. Compares results with theoretical values and expected results. Shows implications and/or assumptions with results and resources used. Not detailed to getting end results. Has few grammer, punctuation, and spelling errors. Structure of paragraph is not easy to follow.

Tells exactly what you did. Compares your results with the results of the resources used. Compares your values with theoretical values and expected results. What took place, in detail, to get the ending results. Thoroughly links background research, experiment, and results. Has minimum 750 words. NO misspelled words. Grammatically correct. Structure of paragraph is clear and easy to follow.