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Science Fair Project:Report Rubric

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The following rubric is an example. The content of the rubric you use to evaluate your students depends on the rules of your science fair. Also, the content depends on the age of students being evaluate.

How the report is prepared also depends on the age of the students being evaluated as well as the rules set by you or the director of the science fair. This is particularly true in reference to the preparation of the report. a typed report may or may not be required.

Student Name:__________________________


 Science Fair Topic/Title___________________


1 3 5
Report is more than two days late Report is one day late Report is on time
Cover: uninteresting, irrelevant to topic, sloppily done and and not appealing to reader Cover: somewhat interesting, relevant to topic, neatly done and appealing to reader Cover: is interesting, relevant to topic, neatly done and appealing to reader
Missing many of the required parts:

  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Table of contents
  • Introduction (purpose)
  • Experiment
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References (Bibliography)
    		•  Missing some of the required parts:

  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Table of contents
  • Introduction (purpose)
  • Experiment
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References (Bibliography)
    		•
    		Contains all required parts:

  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Table of contents
  • Introduction (purpose)
  • Experiment
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References (Bibliography)
    		•
    Report is totally out of order Report is somewhat out of order Report is in correct order
    Many sections of report are not clearly marked and do not start on a new page Some sections of report are not clearly marked or do not start on a new page Each section of report is clearly marked and starts on a new page
    Bibliography has many mistakes in format Bibliography has some mistakes in format Bibliography follow correct format
    Only one resource used Two resources used Three or more resources used
    Much information is inaccurate and irrelevant Information is somewhat accurate and relevant Information is accurate and relevant
    Report is done in messy and careless manner: no attention is paid to detail; too much white-out cross-outs, crooked writing, done in pencil Report is somewhat neatly done : some attention is paid to detail; some white-out cross-outs, crooked writing, may be done in pencil Report is neatly done; creative and organized, great deal of attention is paid to detail; writing or word processing is neatly done; pen, markers and rules are used
    Report is poorly written and difficult to understand:

    • Much evidence of copying
    • Writing is unfocused and off topic
    • Grammar is poor; many punctuation, grammar and spelling errors
    • No evidence of proofreading and editing
    • Much of report is illegible
    		 Parts of report are difficult to understand:

    • Some evidence of copying;
    • Writing is not completely focused on topic
    • Difficult to follow because of sentence and paragraph structure
    • Some evidence of proofreading and editing
    • Some parts of report are illegible
    		 Report is well-written:

    • Written in own words in interesting style
    • Focused and on-topic
    • Good sentence structure
    Little evidence of proofreading and editing

  • Illegible; not neatly typed (12 or 14 font, double spaced) or written in pen cursive
  • Many grammar, spelling and punctuation errors
    		•  Some evidence of proofreading and editing

  • Somewhat legible; typed (12 or 14 font, double spaced) or written in pen cursive
  • Some mistakes in grammar, spelling and punctuation
    		•  Evidence of proofreading and editing

  • Legible; neatly typed (12 or 14 font, double spaced) or written in pen cursive
  • Good grammar, spelling and punctuation
    		•


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