News Segment Rubric 

 
Group Members: __________________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
Category  Meets ALL Expectations  Meets MOST Expectations  Meets SOME Expectations  Meets FEW Expectations 
10  9-8-7  6-5  4-3-2-1 

Format   Students included ​ALL​ of the  Students included ​MOST​ of the  Students included ​SOME​ of the  Students included ​FEW​ of the 
  information required in their  information required in their  information required in their news  required topics in their news 
____/10  news segment:  news segment. 1 or 2 elements  segment. ​1 of these topics may be  segment. Their segment appears 
  about these topics may be  missing​:  incomplete and rushed.​ 2 or more 
  missing:      of these topics are missing​:  
       
- Explanation of the situation   - Explanation of the situation  - Explanation of the situation  - Explanation of the situation 
- Explanation of why the    - Explanation of why the    - Explanation of why the    - Explanation of why the   
public should care  public should care   public should care   public should care  
- A proposed solution to    - A proposed solution to    - A proposed solution to prevent   - A proposed solution to  
prevent the asteroid collision  prevent the asteroid collision  the asteroid collision   prevent the asteroid collision 
- Conclusion  - Conclusion  - Conclusion  - Conclusion 

Presentation   Students created a video that  Students created a video where ​1  Students created a video where ​1​ ​of  Students created a video where ​2 
____/10  addressed A ​ LL​ of these  or 2 elements​ ​of these  these requirements was missing:   or more of these requirements 
requirements:  requirements were missing​:     were missing​:  
- Organized logically  - Organized logically  - Organized logically  - Organized logically 
- Each group member has a  - Each group member has a  - Each group member has a  - Each group member has a 
role in the video  role in the video  role in the video  role in the video 
- Students spoke loud and clear  - Students spoke loud and clear  - Students spoke loud and clear  - Students spoke loud and clear 
- Frequent eye contact was made  - Frequent eye contact was made  - Frequent eye contact was made  - Frequent eye contact was made 
- Video was 2-4 minutes long  - Video was 2-4 minutes long  - Video was 2-4 minutes long  - Video was 2-4 minutes long 

Explanation  Students included ​ALL​ of the  Students included ​MOST​ of the  Students included ​SOME​ of the  Students included ​FEW​ of the 
of the  information in their explanation:   information about each topic in  information on each topic in their  topics in their explanation. ​2 or 
situation     their explanation:   explanation.​ 1 of these topics may be  more of these topics may be 
  - An explanation of the ​Etiam   - An explanation of the ​Etiam   missing​:   missing​:  
____/10  situation to the public  situation to the public  - An explanation of the ​Etiam   - An explanation of the ​Etiam  
- Definition of ​2​ problems    - Definition of ​2​ problems    situation to the public  situation to the public 
caused by ​Etiam  caused by ​Etiam  - Definition of ​2​ problems    - Definition of ​2​ problems   
- ​1​ restriction that may affect    - ​1​ restriction that may affect    caused by ​Etiam  caused by ​Etiam 
their solution  their solution  - ​1​ restriction that may affect    - ​1​ restriction that may affect   
-Explanation of why we need to    -Explanation of why we need to    their solution  their solution 
protect Earth using ​2​ pieces of   protect Earth using ​2​ pieces of   -Explanation of why we need to    -Explanation of why we need to   
evidence from fossil record   evidence from fossil record   protect Earth using ​2​ pieces of   protect Earth using ​2​ pieces of  
data  data  evidence from fossil record data  evidence from fossil record data 
 Proposed  The students proposed a  The students proposed a  The students proposed a solution  The students proposed a solution 
solution to  solution that included ​ALL​ of  solution that included ​MOST​ of  that included ​SOME​ of the  that included ​FEW​ of the topics in 
prevent the  these topics:  the information about each of  information about each topic. ​1 of  their proposal. ​2 or more of these 
asteroid    these topics:  these topics may be missing​:   topics may be missing​:  
collision  1. How​ the relationship  1. How​ the relationship     
  between mass, kinetic  between mass, kinetic  1. How​ the relationship  1. How​ the relationship 
____/10   energy, and speed  energy, and speed  between mass, kinetic  between mass, kinetic 
affects ​Etiam​’s collision   affects ​Etiam​’s collision   energy, and speed affects  energy, and speed affects 
2. A ​diagram or video  2. A ​diagram or video  Etiam​’s collision   Etiam​’s collision  
showing how the  showing how the  2. A ​diagram or video​ showing  2. A ​diagram or video 
asteroid collision will be  asteroid collision will be  how the asteroid collision will  showing how the asteroid 
prevented using what  prevented using what  be prevented using what they  collision will be prevented 
they know about mass  they know about mass  know about mass and gravity  using what they know 
and gravity  and gravity  3. Explanation of ​why​ their  about mass and gravity 
3. Explanation of ​why​ their  3. Explanation of ​why​ their  solution will work using  3. Explanation of ​why​ their 
solution will work using  solution will work using  Newton’s Laws   solution will work using 
Newton’s Laws   Newton’s Laws   4. Video clip that shows their  Newton’s Laws  
4. Video clip that shows  4. Video clip that shows  solution being tested  4. Video clip that shows 
their solution being  their solution being  their solution being tested 
tested  tested 

Conclusion   Students explained ​ALL ​of  Students explained ​MOST​ of the  Students explained ​SOME​ of the  Students explained ​FEW​ of these 
____/10   these topics in their conclusion:  information about these topics in  information about these topics in  topics in their conclusion. ​2 or 
  - The final design solution   their conclusion :  their conclusion.​ 1 of these topics  more of these topics may be 
that they came up with  - The final design solution   may be missing​:   missing​:  
- ​Why​ this strategy works   that they came up with  - The final design solution   - The final design solution  
best  - ​Why​ this strategy works   that they came up with  that they came up with 
- ​2 ​problems/concerns they    best  - ​Why​ this strategy works   - ​Why​ this strategy works  
have about their solution   - ​2 ​problems/concerns they    best  best 
have about their solution   - ​2 ​problems/concerns they    - ​2 ​problems/concerns they   
have about their solution   have about their solution 

Comments:   
____________ / 50 points possible ____________ / 100% total