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SCORING GUIDE FOR ANTONIA ELEMENTARY |
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PROJECT DUE DATE: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 JUDGING: To Be Announced FAMILY NIGHT: To Be Announced PROJECT VALUE: 250 Points SCORING GUIDE Name______________________________________________________ Science Fair Project (250 points possible) Scoring Guide ____ Completed and turned in on time (70 points) Display board is complete and turned in on time. ____ Neatness (20 points) All areas are neatly displayed title, pictures, graphs, etc.) ____ Grammar/Punctuation (10 points) No capitalization & Punctuation errors are present. ____ Science logbook is present and completed (40 points) Record of research and procedures before, during and after investigation. Listing of all materials used for your investigation. Bibliography- Listing of research books you used to help plan and carry out your investigation. Examples: Encarta, science textbook, magazines, books, internet, and remember to give credit to the person or persons who helped with your investigation. _____ Purpose or Problem or question of your investigation is present (20 points) What you want to find out. ______Hypothesis (educated guess) is present (20 points) What you thought would happen or an educated guess. ______Background information (10 points) Where you got your information. (resources) ______Procedure is present (10 points) What you did. Use pictures, drawings or photographs. _____Stated Variables: Independent , Dependent and Constant (10 points) _____ Results of experiment are present. (20 points) What happened? Use charts and tables to show your results. ____ Conclusion of experiment is present (20 points) What you learned. What Judges Look For at Mastodon Follow the scientific method as you describe your project. Be original and creative with your project--judges don't want to see the same project. Be accurate--explain in detail what you discovered. Be complete--explain every last detail! Show results--show what you learned in your project. At the Mastodon Science Fair, projects are graded on the following categories: 1. Creative Ability (30 points)--Does the project show creative ability and originality in the question asked? The approach to solving the problem? The analysis of the data? The use of equipment? This does not mean that the entire project must be original, but credit should be in regard to what the student has contributed. 2. Scientific Thought/Engineering Goals (30 points)--Is the problem clearly stated? Is the problem sufficiently limited so that it is possible to solve? Was the problem selected to sufficiently challenge a student? Was there a procedure for obtaining a solution? Are the variables recognized and defined? Were controls necessary and were they used? Is there data to support the conclusion? How does the project tie in with related research? What further research is indicated? Is scientific literature cited or only popular literature? If engineering, does the project have a clear objective? Is the objective relevant? Is the solution workable? Acceptable? Economically feasible? Has it been tested? Can it be successfully utilized? Does it represent a significant improvement over previous alternatives? 3. Thoroughness (15 points)--Does the project carry out its purpose to completion within the scope of the original aims? How completely has the problem been covered? Are conclusions based on a single experiment or on replication? If notes are appropriate, how complete are they? Is there awareness of other approaches or theories? Is there familiarity with scientific literature? 4. Skill (15 points)--Does the student have the skills required to do the necessary work? Laboratory, computational, observational, design skills? Where was the project done? What assistance was received? Did an adult supervise or did the student work largely on his own? Where did the equipment come from? 5. Clarity (10 points)--Can the student explain the purpose, procedure and conclusion of his or her project? Is written material prepared by the student? Are data and results presented clearly? Does the project explain itself? Is the presentation done without cute tricks and gadgets? Did the student correctly acknowledge any assistance received? |
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