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Science Project Rubric

0 1 2
MISSING Title somewhat represents Title represents project
Title project and/or IV and DV well; independent and
are incorrectly identified or dependent variables are
missing correctly identified
0 1 2 3
MISSING Not written in IF: IV incorrectly defined, IF: independent variable
Topic
If/then question format and/or THEN: DV clearly defined; THEN:
Problem incorrectly defined / not dependent variable clearly
measurable defined and measurable
0 2 4 6 8 10
MISSING Nonscientific explanation, Valid but very simplistic Valid but somewhat Valid and detailed Valid and deeply
and/or research does not scientific explanation, simplistic scientific; scientific explanation detailed explanation
Background lead to hypothesis at all and/or research somewhat research leads to for background knowledge for background knowledge
Research leads to hypothesis hypothesis of scientific terms and of scientific terms and
OR concepts; research leads to concepts; research clearly
Not written in bulleted hypothesis; written in leads to hypothesis; written
phrases bulleted phrases in bulleted phrases.
0 1 2 3 4 5
MISSING Hypothesis is Illogical, Hypothesis is logical; Hypothesis is logical; Hypothesis is logical; Hypothesis is logical;
incomplete, and/or explanation is missing explanation is simplistic explanation is simplistic explanation is clearly
Hypothesis incorrect with very little or poorly and includes some explained and includes
explained scientific scientific reasoning well-researched scientific
reasoning reasoning
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 4
MISSING Incorrectly identified Correctly identified; Correctly identified; Correctly identified;
Dependent measurement tool and/or measurement tool and unit measurement tool and unit
Variable unit of measurement for DV of measurement for DV of measurement for DV
not included included; unit for DV not included; unit for DV is
metric 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; explanation baseline comparison; clear
Control explanation not included included explanation included
OR OR OR
Incorrectly identifies no Correctly identifies no Correctly identifies no
control possible possible control; explains possible control; clearly
somewhat unclear and correctly explains why
0 1 2 3 4
MISSING Most necessary constants Some necessary constants Many necessary constants Every possible constant
Constants missing identified, but missing identified, but missing identified, and
many some measurement tools
included
 0 1 2 3 4 5
MISSING Most crucial materials Many crucial materials Most crucial materials All crucial materials All crucial materials
missing missing, and/or no identified, and/or most identified; Some necessary (equipment, consumable
necessary information necessary information information missing supplies, measurement
Materials included missing tools, and safety
equipment) identified; All
necessary information
(amounts, brands, types,
etc.) included
0 2 4 6 8 10
MISSING Very few steps for Many steps of experiment Some steps for experiment All steps for experiment All steps of experiment
experiment are included are unclear or incomplete are unclear or incomplete, included and clearly included and clearly
repeated steps missing, explained; repeated steps explained; repeated steps
and/or safety concerns are are unclear or incomplete; for each test group and for
Procedure missing all safety concerns are repeated trials clearly
identified and addressed in specified and explained; all
full detail safety concerns are
identified and addressed in
full detail
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
Data / 5 trials included trials included is unclear or missing, IV title is unclear or missing, identified, control (if
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 10
MISSING Data is misrepresented Incorrect graph type Incorrect graph type Correct graph type chosen; Correct graph type chosen;
AND chosen only averages represented; only averages represented;
Raw data represented on OR data represented correctly; data represented correctly;
graph Raw data represented on Missing 1-2 key elements Graph includes all of the
graph described following:
Graph OR Title (should match data
Missing more than 2 key table title), x- and y-axis
element described correctly labeled; units of
measurement(s) included
in axis labels, control and
test groups correctly
identified.

0 1 2 3 4
MISSING Results statement does not Results statement is Results statement Results statement
represent experimental somewhat unclear or does represents experimental represents experimental
data not fully represent data; not written with data; written with similar
Results experimental data similar wording as wording as hypothesis
hypothesis statement statement
 0 2 4 6 8 10
MISSING Scientific reasoning for Scientific reasoning for Hypothesis incorrectly Hypothesis correctly Hypothesis correctly
results not included results included but is very restated, OR data support / restated; data support / fail restated; data support / fail
unclear or very incomplete fail to support hypothesis to support hypothesis to support hypothesis
incorrectly stated, OR correctly stated; average correctly stated; average
Conclusion scientific reasoning for data not included; scientific data included to prove
results included but is reasoning for results fully hypothesis correct or
somewhat unclear or and clearly explained incorrect; scientific
somewhat incomplete reasoning for results fully
and clearly explained
0 1 2 3
MISSING Fewer than 3 credible Bibliography not formatted, 3-5 sources are credible
Bibliography sources included just a list of sources or links Correctly formatted (MLA
and ABC order)
0 1 2 3 4
No effort shown Project shows minimal Project shows some effort, Project shows a great deal Project shows a great deal
Effort /
effort, and/or includes and/or includes a number of effort, but includes very of effort and includes no
Neatness numerous proofreading of proofreading mistakes few proofreading mistakes proofreading mistakes
mistakes

Total Score: ______________ /90 Letter Grade: ________

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