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NEWS FLASH! Waves Presentation Wave Phenomenon Presentation Students will create a news report detailing an incident involving waves. Rubric Code: R75A4W By lizabuchanan Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Physics Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Poor 4 pts	Fair 6 pts	Good 8 pts	Great 10 pts	Excellent 12 pts
Content Completeness	Poor The basic content required for student understanding is not presented.	Fair Some of the basic content is presented, but much needed information is left out.	Good The basic content is presented, and most of the listed points are fully explained.	Great All listed points are fully explained, but no extra material is presented.	Excellent All listed points are fully explained. Extra information is presented to expand on the required material.
Content Accuracy	Poor The material must be retaught by the instructor. The presented material is completely insufficient to give students an appropriate level of understanding.	Fair Some accurate material is presented. The instructor must spend significant time reteaching certain concepts.	Good Most presented material is accurate. The presenters need a reasonable amount of direction from the instructor to clarify some points.	Great Most presented material is accurate. Only a few clarifying points from the instructor are required.	Excellent All presented material is 100% accurate. No clarification is required from the instructor.
Visual Aides	Poor Virtually no visual aides are present. Visual aides referenced by the presenters are of little use to the student audience.	Fair Very few visual aides are present. Those that are used contribute somewhat to student understanding.	Good Visual aides are present and useful during parts of the presentation. Some aides are not referenced, and some may serve to confuse the student audience.	Great Visual aides are used through most of the presentation, and are mostly relevant. These aides significantly increase student understanding.	Excellent Relevant visual aides are used throughout the presentation. Presenters make appropriate reference to these aides, which significantly increase student understanding.
Demonstrations	Poor No INTERACTIVE/MOVING demonstrations are presented.	Fair At least one INTERACTIVE/MOVING demonstration is presented.	Good At least three INTERACTIVE/MOVING demonstrations are presented, though they may not be well explained. Other demonstration criterion are not met.	Great At least three INTERACTIVE/MOVING demonstrations are presented and partially explained.	Excellent At least three INTERACTIVE/MOVING demonstrations are presented and fully explained.
Presentation Flow	Poor There is no flow in the presentations. Transitions are few and ineffective. The audience is not engaged/involved.	Fair There is little flow in the presentation. Transitions are awkward, and the audience is not engaged/involved.	Good The presentation flows passably between presenters and topics. The presentation is somewhat dynamic.	Great The presentation flows well between presenters, who are all involved. The presentation is somewhat dynamic. Transitions are effective.	Excellent The presentation flows well between presenters, who are all involved. The presentation is dynamic and somewhat interactive. Transitions are very effective.
Ability to Field Questions	Poor Presenters are unable to field instructor/student questions. The presentation team appears to have no more than a basic understanding of their assigned topic.	Fair Presenters have considerable difficulty in fielding instructor/student questions. The presentation team requires significant instructor guidance in coming up with answers.	Good Presenters have some difficulty in fielding instructor/student questions. Some members of the presentation team are unable to answer questions without assistance.	Great Presenters show little difficulty in fielding instructor/student questions. Each member of the presentation team appears to have an understanding of the material.	Excellent Presenters show no difficulty in fielding instructor/student questions appropriately. Each member of the presentation team appears to have a good understanding of the material.
Research Time	Poor Presenters do little to no work in class. Even with significant prompting from the instructor, they are unable to stay on task.	Fair Presenters do not spend class time wisely. They require significant prompting from the instructor to stay on task, and become a distraction when they are finished.	Good Presenters spend class time somewhat wisely. They work efficiently when prompted by the instructor. If they finish early, presenters need some prompting to keep them from distracting others.	Great Presenters spend class time wisely. They require minimal instructor prompting to work appropriately. If they finish early, presenters are not much of a distraction to others.	Excellent Presenters spend class time wisely. They require no instructor prompting to work appropriately. If they finish early, presenters occupy themselves and do not become a distraction to others.
Personal Responsibility	Poor The individual student does not contribute to the presentation team, either during the presentation or during research time.	Fair The individual student appears to be a hindrance to the presentation, and does little to help the presentation team during research time.	Good The individual student is not very involved in the presentation, or appears to be relatively uninvolved during research time.	Great The individual student is only somewhat involved in the presentation, or is an occasional distraction during research time.	Excellent The individual student is actively involved in the presentation and appears knowledgeable about the presented topic. The student pulls his/her weight during research time, and is not a distraction for the presentation team.
Presentation Time	Poor Presentation is more than 3 minutes too long or short.	Fair Presentation is no more than 3 minutes too long or short.	Good Presentation is no more than 2 minutes too long or short.	Great Presentation is no more than one minute too long or short.	Excellent Presentation is between 4 minutes, 30 seconds and 5 minutes, 30 seconds long.

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