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SCIENCE FAIR RUBRICStudent Name:_____________________ Topic:________________________ Date: ________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Presentation Well-rehearsed with

smooth delivery thatholds audience

attention for the

duration of the

presentation.

Rehearsed with

fairly smoothdelivery that holds

audience attention

most of the time.

Delivery not

smooth, but ableto maintain

interest of the

audience most of

the time.

Delivery not smooth

and audienceattention often lost.

Presentation was

choppy and

disorganized.

Pronunciation Every word ispronouncedcorrectly.

1-2 pronunciationerrors.

3-4 pronunciationerrors.

There were manypronunciation errors.

Comprehension Student is able to

accurately answer

almost all questionsposed by

classmates about

the topic.

Student is able to

accurately answer

most questionsposed by

classmates about

the topic.

Student is able to

accurately

answer a fewquestions posed

by classmates

about the topic.

Student is unable to

accurately answer

most questionsposed by classmates

about the topic.

Posture and Eye

Contact

Stands up straight,

looks relaxed and

confident.

Establishes eye

contact with

everyone in the

room during the

presentation.

Stands up straight

and establishes

eye contact with

almost everyone

in the room during

the presentation.

Looks at notes or

computer a little

too often.

Sometimes

stands up

straight and

establishes eye

contact. Often

looks at screen,

computer, or

notes.

Slouches and/or does

not look at people

during the

presentation. Looks

at screen or

computer almost the

entire time. Body

language indicates

anxiety or disinterest.

Volume Volume is loud

enough to be heard

by all audience

members throughout

the entire

presentation.

Volume is loud

enough to be

heard by all

audience

members almost

all of the time.

Volume is loud

enough to be

heard by all

audience

members most of

the time.

Volume often too soft

to be heard by all

audience members.

There is frequent

trailing off.

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CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Topic, Title, andQuestion

Includes all threeparts. Clearlyidentifiable, catchy,and creative.

Includes all threeparts. Clearlyidentifiable.

Missing one of theparts.

Missing more thanone of the parts.

Hypothesis Good educatedguess withreasons.

Flawed in someway, such as lackof good reasons.

Variables Independent anddependent variablesand clearly andcorrectly identified.Student is able tomanipulate theindependentvariable and

measure thedependent variable.

One or two errorsamong theindependent anddependentvariables, theirmanipulation, andtheirmeasurement.

Three or fourerrors among theindependent anddependentvariables, theirmanipulation, andtheirmeasurement.

The variables arenot clear or correct,cannot bemanipulated, or aredifficult to measure

Procedure Clear and complete,step-by-step listingof all procedures.Listed in logicalorder, like a recipe.

Complete step-by-step listing. Listedin logical order forthe most part.

Some steps wereomitted or in thewrong order.

Many steps wereomitted or in thewrong order.

Materials Materials are all

listed, obtainable,and used.

Some materials

were not listed orused.

Graphs andTables

Excellent use ofgraph or table tovisually displaydata. Graph is theappropriate type,has a title, isproperly plotted,and properlylabeled.

One or two errorsregardingappropriate type,title, labels, orplotting.

Three or fourerrors regardingappropriate type,title, labels, orplotting.

Many errors or lackof a table or graphentirely.

Conclusion Results aresummarizedcompletely andclearly. Conclusionclearly states ifhypothesis wasproven ordisproven.

Results aresummarized.Conclusion statesif hypothesis wasproven ordisproven.

There is a lack of aresults summary orstatement aboutthe hypothesis.

Conclusion lacks inmany areas or ispoorly done.

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Overall

Appearance of

the Board

Makes excellent

use of font, color,

graphics, effects,

etc. to enhance the

presentation. It

looks clean and

professional.

Makes good use of

font, color,

graphics, effects,

etc. to enhance to

presentation.

Makes use of font,

color, graphics,

effects, etc. but

occasionally these

detract from the

presentation

content.

Use of font, color,

graphics, effects

etc. but these often

distract from the

presentation

content.

Photos, Images,and OtherDisplay Items

Excellent choiceand use of photosand images. Imagesare appropriate,high quality, andproperly placed.Photos includematerials,procedure, andresults.

Good choice anduse of photos andimages. One ortwo images couldhave been poorlychosen, of poorquality, or poorlyplaced.

A few photos orimages werepoorly chosen, ofpoor quality, orpoorly placed.

Many photos andimages were ofpoor quality, poorlyplaced,inappropriate, oroff-topic.

Organization ofthe Board

Content is very wellorganized usingclearly labeledsections. It is easyto follow from onepart to the next.

Content is wellorganized,although someinformation seemsout of place.

Content is logicallyorganized for themost part, but theoverallorganization oftopics appearsflawed.

There was no clearor logicalorganizationalstructure, just lotsof facts or longlists.

Mechanics No misspellings or

grammatical errors.

One misspelling or

grammatical error.

Two misspellings

or grammatical

errors.

Three or more

errors in spelling or

grammar.