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Science Fair Display Board rubric Science Fair Display Board rubric Rubric to grade students on science fair project boards. Rubric Code: RC7465 By kthomas29 Draft Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Assessment Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Display Board Project Points
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 14 pts
Question/Problem Statement pts	Poor Problem Statement is missing or does not identify purpose of project.	Fair Problem Statement is not clear or does not specifically identify purpose.	Good Problem Statement is identifies purpose, but is not completely specific or focused.	Excellent Problem Statement is clearly stated and readily identifies the purpose of the project.
Hypothesis & Variables pts	Poor Hypothesis is unrelated to the purpose of the project. It is not tested throughout the project. Did not mention dependent and independent variables.	Fair Hypothesis is stated correctly, but does not correlate to the purpose of the project and is not testable.Variables were not completely described or were incorrectly classified as dependent or independent.	Good Hypothesis correlates to the purpose but is not stated as an if/then/because statement. Hypothesis refutes or defends established knowledge. Variables were identified and classified as dependent and independent.	Excellent Hypothesis is testable and directly correlates to the purpose. It is stated as an if/then/because statement. Provides references showing that hypothesis refutes or defends established knowledge. Variables were classified as dependent and independent.
Materials pts	Poor Materials are not appropiate for the experiment or list of materials missing.	Fair Materials are missing a few things the teacher feels could add to the accuracy of the experiment. List did not show details about items used.	Good Materials are appropiate for the experiment but reproducibility is uncertain. List was not specific for all items regarding sizes and units of measurement.	Excellent Materials are appropiate for the experiment and reproducibility is possible, though limited to certain audiences. Showed information about size and units of measurement.
Procedure pts	Poor Student did not use appropiate materials and incorrectly stated the procedure so that anyone wishing to do the experiment gets varied results.	Fair Student used appropiate materials and stated the procedure so that anyone wishing to do the experiment can perform it but must guess what to do at more than 2 steps.	Good Student used appropiate materials and stated the procedure so that anyone wishing to do the experiment can perform it but must guess what to do at 1-2 steps.	Excellent Student used appropiate materials and correctly stated the procedure so that anyone wishing to do the experiment can perform it and get the same results.
Data-Tables & Graphs& Graphics pts	Poor No axes are labeled. It is unclear what the data represents without referring to the written results.	Fair Some axes are labeled. Results must be referenced (more than twice) to gain an understanding of the data.	Good Most axes are labeled. Results must be referenced (at least once) to gain an understanding of the data.	Excellent All axes are labeled. Data is understood but results may have to be referenced.
Results/Analysis pts	Poor Does not explain the data. Unclear what happened in the experiment after reading the results.	Fair Somewhat explains the data but the reader must see a chart or graph to gain a clear understanding of the project's results.	Good Almost explains data and tells what happened in the experiement. The reader must see a chart or graph to gain a clear understanding of the project's results.	Excellent Mostly explains data and tells what happened in the experiement with one question. If no data were provided, a reader would still understand what happened in the experiment.
Conclusion pts	Poor Student neither explains the results of the experiment nor tells if the hypothesis was correct or incorrect.	Fair Student explains if hypothesis was correct or incorrect.	Good Student explains the results of the project but leaves some question about what was supposed to happen and what actually did. Student explains if hypothesis was proved or refuted.	Excellent Student explains the results of the project and draws a difference between what was supposed to happen and what actually did. Student explains if hypothesis was proved or refuted. Student exemplifies an understanding of the scientific process.
Appearance pts	Poor Board is not neat and seems haphazardly thrown together. Steps from the scientific process may or may not be out of order. Font not clear or easy to read on two or three items.	Fair Board is decorated nicely. More than two steps of the scientific process are out of order. Font not clear or easy to read on two or three items.	Good Board is decorated nicely and neatly. One to two steps of the scientific process are out of order. Font not clear or easy to read on one or two items.	Excellent Board is decorated nicely and neatly. The decoration draws a visitor to the board and keeps their attention.

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