iRubric: Engineering Fair '14 rubric

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Engineering Fair '14 Student will plan, design and build a product to solve a problem OR improve an already existing product. (Invention or Product improvement) Rubric Code: S74CW6 By lvagle Draft Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Engineering Fair Student will plan, design and build an invention or improve a product.
	Does Not Meet 1 pts	Partially Meets 2 pts	Meets 3 pts	Exceeds 4 pts
Plan	Does Not Meet Plan does not meet expectations.	Partially Meets Plan is satisfactory. Problem/Purpose is evident.	Meets Plan is well thought out and Problem/Purpose is clear. Diagram is clear and labeled. Materials list is evident.	Exceeds Plan is innovative and Problem/Purpose innovative, well-written and useful. Diagram is clear and labeled. Materials list is evident.
Working Model/Engineering	Does Not Meet Model does not work. Efforts were not made to improve it.	Partially Meets Model does not work. Efforts were made to improve it.	Meets Model solves the problem. Prototypes were built and efforts were made to improve it by changing one variable at a time. (tested and re-designed)	Exceeds Model solves the "problem" consistently. Prototypes have been improved by changing one variable at a time. (tested and re-designed) Data shows improvement.
Log Book Entry made each time progress is made on the project.	Does Not Meet Log book does not meet expectations.	Partially Meets Log book lists some of what was accomplished.	Meets Log book lists what was accomplished on each day.	Exceeds Log book entries describe what was accomplished on each day.
Lab Write-up	Does Not Meet Lab Write-up does not meet expectations	Partially Meets Lab Write-up includes descriptions of some of the following: 1) problem/purpose summary, 2) background research, 3) Plan/Procedure 4) results/conclusions Data is not present.	Meets Lab Write-up includes these paragraphs: 1) problem/purpose summary, 2) background research, 3) Plan/Procedure 4) results/conclusions: Include what the student learned by changing each variable and retesting. Data is clearly represented in a table.	Exceeds Lab Write-up includes these paragraphs: 1) problem/purpose summary, 2) background research, 3) Plan/Procedure 4) results/conclusions: Include what the student learned by changing each variable and retesting. Data is clearly represented in a graph.