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Scientific Fields Presentation 
Science Experiment Honors
Students research a chosen scientific field and present it to the class.
Rubric Code: XX6825A
By mfultz
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Subject: Science  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Scientific Fields Presentation
  Needs Improvement

poor - F - D

5 pts

Developing

fair - C

10 pts

Proficient

good - B

15 pts

Exemplary

great - A

20 pts

completion of task

Needs Improvement

many parts of assignment missing;
less than half of assignment completed;
topic of study unclear;
visual aids missing or irrelevant
Developing

some parts of assignment missing;
around 50% of assignment completed;
topic of study mentioned or stated but not clear;
poor development of scientist's contribution;
visual aids of poor quality and/or do not contribute to student understanding
Proficient

a few parts of assignment missing;
around 75% of assignment completed;
topic of study mentioned and stated but could be explained further;
good development of scientists contribution but could have included more details;
visual aids of good quality and contribute to understanding.
Exemplary

All parts of assignment included;
assignment 90 to 100% completed;
topic of study very clear and fully explained;
scientist contribution fully explained;
visual aids add to student understanding
Science quality writing

Needs Improvement

-Writing is weak and lacks science vocabulary.
-Thoughts are scattered and poorly developed
new terms not defined
Many spelling errors
Developing

-Writing is fair and uses very little science vocabulary.
-Few thoughts are developed, most are short and not fully developed.
Some new terms defined
Some spelling errors
Proficient

-Writing is quality and uses some science vocabulary.
-Follows logical steps. Thoughts are more developed.
Any new terms are defined but could be explained a bit better.
A couple spelling errors
Exemplary

-Writing is excellent and uses a variety of science vocabulary.
-Explanations are clear and thoughts are well developed.
New terms and concepts explained clearly
No spelling errors
Organization

Needs Improvement

Little organization is used. No headings or subheadings are used in slides.
Confusing order (sequence) of slides makes it difficult to follow
Many slides are not easy to read
Developing

Some organization is followed. Some headings are given for slides. Order (sequence) of slides makes it a bit difficult to follow
Some slides are difficult to read
Proficient

Mostly organized. Headings and Subheadings are used for each slide.
Order of slides is logical (makes sense)
Most slides are easy to read
Exemplary

Very well organized and easy to follow. Headings are all given.
Order of slides aides to student understanding of the material.
All slides are clear and easy to read
Understanding of Information

Needs Improvement

-Does not demonstrate gained knowledge of scientific field.
-Little to no development of thoughts.
Cannot answer questions posed by the audience. Shows poor understanding of the topic.
Developing

-Demonstrates little knowledge gained of scientific field.
-Some development of thoughts.
Cannot answer some of the questions asked by the audience. Shows a fair understanding of the topic.
Proficient

-Demonstrates science knowledge gained.
Thought are developed.
Most questions were answered but not fully explained. Some knowledge gained was expressed in answers
Exemplary

Demonstrates excellent gained knowledge of scientific field.
Thoughts are well developed.
Questions asked by the audience were taken seriously and answered fully showing a good understanding of the topic
Presentation

Needs Improvement

No eye contact given.
Read exclusively from screen
Back to audience
One person did most of the talking.
Mumbles or talks so quietly some cannot hear.
Did not take presentation seriously which interfered with students ability to follow
Developing

Little eye contact made with audience.
Mostly read from screen.
Had back to audience some of the time.
One or two people did most of the talking
Some of presentation was too quiet to hear clearly.
Proficient

Eye contact given to audience.
Read some from the screen, but showed some preparation with each member sharing in the speaking responsibilities
Spoke clearly for audience to hear.
Exemplary

Captured audience's attention.
Showed preparation by looking confident and not reading from the screen
Shared speaking responsibilities equally.
Voice projection was loud and clear for everyone to hear.



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