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Science Fair Best Overall Science Fair Judge Form This form will be used as a rating system by the Science Fair Judges. Rubric Code: WX56X9B By seventh_abss Draft Public Rubric Subject: (General) Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Excellent 3 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Unsatisfactory 1 pts
Problem/Experiment Relationship Testable question that references a cause and effect relationship and a measurable change, it is innovative beyond the typicla elementary science fair questions.	Excellent Student experiment effectively answered the problem.	Satisfactory Student experiment addressed the problem.	Unsatisfactory Student experiment ineffectively addressed the problem.
Organization & Presentation Appealing and neat, clarity of text, organized and clear, use of images, tables and/or graphs, colorful and creative, provides all information to understand the experiment.	Excellent Student project was highly organized. Information was communicated in a highly effective manner.	Satisfactory Student project was mostly organized. Information was communicated in an effective manner.	Unsatisfactory Student project was disorganized. Information was communicated in a ineffective manner.
Use of Scientific Question Background research is diverse, hypothesis is based on research, variables are defined, procedure is sequential and describes the investigation, data was used to anaylze and provide results and a conclusion that proves acceptance or rejection to the original hypothesis.	Excellent Meets all criteria for Use of Scientific Method.	Satisfactory Meets most but not all of the criteria for Use of Scientific Method.	Unsatisfactory Meets some but not all of the criteria for use of the Scientifc Method.
Judge Interview	Excellent Student responses demonstrated an in-depth understanding of their project.	Satisfactory Student responses demonstrated an understanding of their project.	Unsatisfactory Student responses demonstrated little understanding of their project.
Overall Project	Excellent Student's Science Fair Project demonstrated substantial effort and excellent quality.	Satisfactory Student's Science Fair Project demonstrated effort and quality.	Unsatisfactory Student's Science Fair Project demonstrated little effort and poor quality.