Science Project Oral Presentation Rubric

Student:__________________________

In this project, you will demonstrate how the atmosphere settles into layers. You will use different
liquids to represent each layer and give a characteristic of each layer.

Materials
 Sand/Dirt (you will not be able to reuse Procedure
this after the experiment) 1. Pour 20mL sand into the beaker.
 Honey 2. Pour 20mL honey into the beaker.
 Corn Syrup 3. Pour 20mL corn syrup into the beaker.
 Dish Soap 4. Pour 20mL dish soap into the beaker.
 Water (coloring optional) 5. Pour 20mL water into the beaker.
 Oil 6. Pour 20mL oil into the beaker.
 Beaker or Cup 7. Observe what happened.

*You do not have to use exactly 20mL of each liquid, just use enough to be able to distinguish the
layers.

CATEGOR 4 Excellent 3 Great 2 Good 1 OK Score

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The video is 2 The video is a 1:30 The video is 1 minute The video is less than 1
Time Limit minutes long. seconds long long minute long
Shows a full Shows a good Shows a good Does not seem to
Content understanding of the understanding of the understanding of parts of understand the topic
topic topic the topic well
Student is completely Student seems pretty Students is somewhat The student is not
Prepared prepared, has all the prepared, has most of prepared, has some of the prepared, does not have
materials and has the materials, and materials but needs more all the materials and/or
ness clearly rehearsed. might have needed rehearsals, didn’t rehearse
more rehearsals
Good expression and Good expression and Tries to give good Very little use of oral
Enthusias voice that generate a sometimes generates expression and to expression and
strong interest in the interest in the topic. generate interest in the generates no interest in
m/ topic. topic. the topic
intonation
Speaks clearly 80- Speaks clearly 70- Speaks clearly 50% of the Speaks clearly less than
Speaks 100% of the time and 80% of the time and time and mispronounces 50% of the time,
mispronounces some mispronounces more many words. mumbles and or/
Clearly words. than some words. mispronounces words.
Students used Students some Students didn’t use Students used
Creativity materials/props that materials/props the materials/props that show materials/props that
show their work or show their work or their work or creativity show their work or
creativity creativity creativity

Total Grade: _________________

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