5-6 Science Fair Handbook

SCORING RUBRIC ENGINEERING PROJECT

SCORE CRITERIA

EXCELLENT 17-20 Points

GOOD 13-16 Points

FAIR 9-12 Points

POOR 0-8 Points

•Clearly stated and well-written •Appropriate for grade level & an original idea •creative approach to problem solving •Student can describe rationale for the problem, and how their design will help solve the problem •A comprehensive, correctly formatted bibliography was included •Students provide a full list of resources used for the prototype, and what resources would be needed to go full scale •Design goal and the approach for problem solving is clearly stated and could be replicated by someone else •Design creative, schematics/software(if applicable), well labeled •Assembly details or set-up instructions for device are clearly laid out •Photos of prototype are displayed •Materials used in appropriate ways •Measures of performance/improvement have been made (including cost) •Functionality is fully tested & validated. •Records on testing are included •Prototype was redesigned or potential design improvements were identified •Significance, relevance, applications, utility, cost effectiveness, improvements, benefits and performance addressed

•2 of the 3 criteria for excellence are met.

•1 of the 3 criteria for excellence met

•None of the criteria for excellence met.

Problem Statement

Problem Need

/20

•Incomplete citations •Used most available resources •most internet resources are scientific & reputable

•Minimal effort on citing sources •Used some available resources •some internet resources are scientific & reputable •3 of the 5 criteria for excellence met •Major improvements needed

•No sources or citations

•project suffered as a result of not using available resources •Internet resources are not scientific or reputable •2 of less of the criteria for excellence were met •Grossly deficient

Use of Resources

•4 of the 5 criteria for excellence met •Some improvements needed.

/20 Engineering Process

• 2 of the 3 criteria for excellence were met

•1 of the 3 criteria for excellence were met

•None of the criteria for excellence were met

Problem Solution

/20

• Some evaluation areas are not addressed

•Many evaluations areas are not addressed

•No evaluation areas addressed

/20 Evaluation

•Student can discuss their findings from testing prototypes. •Student can explain why their prototype is important •students uses display(pictures) and notebook to share information with the judges.

• 2 of the 3 criteria for excellence were met

•1 of the 3 criteria for excellence were met

•2 or less of the criteria for excellence were met.

/20

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Total Score

/100