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Scientific Method Children's Book Scientific Method Storybook Using descriptive language and creativity, students create a children’s book explaining the scientific method. Rubric Code: N3C8A9 By kquinlisk Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Biology Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Children's Book Describing the scientific method
	Poor 6 pts	Fair 8 pts	Great 10 pts
Scientific Method Steps All six major steps of the scientific method are explained	Poor Steps are missing and/or out of order; more effort needed	Fair Not every step of the scientific method is explained appropriately	Great All six steps are explained according to the story
Formatting Spelling, grammar, mechanics, title, author	Poor Children's book contains at least 4 formatting errors; may be late or missing some pages	Fair Children's book contains 2-3 formatting errors; may be late or missing a page	Great Children's book contains 0-1 formatting errors Includes title, citation(3), proper number of pages, and submitted on time
Neatness & Creativity	Poor Lack of proofreading evident, lack of effort and creativity	Fair Generally neat and creative	Great Project appears to have a lot of effort put into it. Project is neat and easy to read and extremely creative; Original thought is evident
Author's Purpose	Poor Author's purpose to entertain and inform is unclear; children's book lacks in humor, conflict, and mood	Fair Author's purpose to entertain and inform is somewhat clear; children's book has some humor, conflict, and mood	Great Author's purpose to entertain and inform is evident; children's book includes humor, conflict, mood, and other literary elements that make story interesting
Read Aloud	Poor Presentation appears spur of the moment	Fair Presentation was rehearsed but might need more practice	Great Presentation appears well rehearsed and "professional"