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Science Project Rubric

0 2 4
Background section is Fill-in-the-blanks Fill-in-the-blanks
Background incomplete background info is background info is
Research completed, but some completed correctly using
blanks are incorrect. the articles used for
research.
0 1 2 3 4
MISSING Portions of the circle the Hypothesis is completed Hypothesis is completed, Hypothesis is completed,
hypothesis section are but no reasoning is and explanation is and explanation is
Hypothesis incomplete and no provided. provided. Explanation is provided. Explanation is
reasoning is provided not based on scientific based on scientific
research or background research and background
information. information.
0 1 2 3
Independent
MISSING Incorrectly identified or very Correctly identified, but Correctly identified, clearly
Variable unclear somewhat unclear explained
0 1 2 3
MISSING Incorrectly identified Correctly identified; Correctly identified;
Dependent measurement tool and/or measurement tool and unit
Variable unit of measurement for DV of measurement for DV
not included included; unit for DV is
metric
0 1 2 3
MISSING Identified control is the not Identified control is mostly Identified control is the
appropriate for baseline appropriate for baseline most appropriate for
comparison and/or comparison baseline comparison; clear
Control explanation not included OR explanation included
OR Correctly identifies no OR
Incorrectly identifies no possible control; Correctly identifies no
control possible explaination somewhat possible control; clearly
unclear and correctly explains why
0 1 2 3
MISSING Most necessary constants Some necessary constants All possible constants
Constants missing identified,but missing identified.
some.

0 2 4 6 8 10
MISSING Data table does not include Data table does not include Table includes all Table includes all Data table includes all of
correctly calculated correctly calculated necessary items, but 2-3 of necessary items, but ONLY the following: Title (IV vs.
averages AND fewer than averages OR fewer than 5 the following are true: title one of the following is true: DV), IV and DV correctly
5 trials included trials included is unclear or missing, IV title is unclear or missing, identified, control (if
Data / and DV not identified; IV and DV not clearly present) included and
Data control and test groups not identified or control and identified, each test group
Analysis identified test groups not clearly included and identified;
identified MINIMUM of 5 trials;
correctly calculated
averages included; DV in
metric units
 0 2 4 6 8
MISSING Data is misrepresented Incorrect graph type Incorrect graph type Correct graph type chosen;
AND chosen only averages represented;
Raw data represented on OR data represented correctly;
graph Raw data represented on Graph includes all of the
Graph graph following:
OR Title (should match data
Missing more than 2 key table title), x- and y-axis
elements described correctly labeled; units of
measurement(s) included
in axis labels.

0 2
MISSING Scientific reasoning for
results not included
Conclusion
0 1
No effort shown Project shows minimal
Effort /
effort, and/or includes
Neatness numerous proofreading
mistakes
4 6
Scientific reasoning for Hypothesis incorrectly
results included but is very restated, OR data support /
unclear or very incomplete fail to support hypothesis
incorrectly stated, OR
scientific reasoning for
results included but is
somewhat unclear or
somewhat incomplete
2 3
Project shows some effort, Project shows a great deal
and/or includes a number of effort, but includes very
of proofreading mistakes few proofreading mistakes
8
Hypothesis correctly
restated; data support / fail
to support hypothesis
correctly stated; scientific
reasoning for results fully
and clearly explained
4
Project shows a great deal
of effort and includes no
proofreading mistakes

Total Score: ______________ /50 Letter Grade: ________

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