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Famous Astronomer Project Famous Astronomer Project Rubric for astronomer research and presentation project. Rubric Code: SX5BC57 By mbmoloney Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Research
	Poor 9 pts	Fair 13 pts	Excellent 18 pts
Research Requirements	Poor Content does not contain all of the research requirements. Some information is missing.	Fair Content contains the most basic required information, but is lacking in any detail or creativity.	Excellent Content contains all of the required information with details as well as creative and interesting additional information.
Extra Information
	Poor 4 pts	Fair 6 pts	Excellent 8 pts
Additional Information	Poor Contains 2 or less of the additional information to include.	Fair Contains 3 additional facts about the astronomer.	Excellent Contains 4 additional facts about the astronomer.
Project
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 2 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Project Visual Organization	Poor Items are messy and difficult to read or interpret. Graphics do not related to the topic. There are several spelling and grammatical errors.	Fair Most items are neatly presented with an adequate amount of graphics which relate to the topic. There are few or no spelling and grammatical errors.	Excellent All items of importance are clearly labeled. There is an abundance of related graphics and they are creatively placed and organized. There are no spelling or grammatical errors.
Presentation
	Poor 5 pts	Fair 7.5 pts	Good 10 pts
Presenter	Poor Presenter simply reads information from project. It is clear that they are unsure of information, they are off task and is evident there is little or no background research.	Fair Presenter is dependent upon project for clues to follow. Knowledge is limited to material placed on project.	Good Presenter clearly knows about the astronomer they researched. Their knowledge goes above and beyond that contained on their project.