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7th gr Science Fair Rubric

Grade:	A	B	C	D
Experiment	Uses the Scientific Method accurately	Uses the Scientific Method, is mostly accurate	Parts of the scientific method are missing, incomplete or inaccurate	Design does not follow the scientific method
Design	Tested a minimun of 5 trialsusing controls and variables	Tested at least 2 timeswith controls and consistent variables	Only ran the experiment one time/ controls and variables changed	Experiment is not run consistently
	Completed Brainstorm and project sketch	Completed most of the brainstorm and project sketch	Complete some of the brainstorm and sketch	Limited work on the brainstorm or sketch
	Documented each step in Journal	Documented some steps in journal	Documented a few steps in journal	Did not document any additional information in the journal
	Choose a challenging project with difficulty	Project is somewhat challenging	Project is a good basic level project	Project has a minimal level of difficulty
	Project shows originality in concept, design or topic	Project shows some originality in concept, design or topic	Project is a fair design	Project lacks a good design
Points	30	25	23	20
Display	Titles and subtitles complete and accurate	Most titles and subtitles are accurate	Some sections are missing; doesn't match given format	Missing several titles or sections; format is incorrect
Board	Has interesting models or pictures	Has models or pictures	Has a drawing or minimal model	Lacks models, drawings or models
	Has an accurate and clear graph and table	Has a table in a graph, lacks accuracy or neatness	Missing either a graph or a table	Missing both a graph and a table
	Creative design and neat and clean appearance	Neat and clean appearance	Project lacks a neat look	Project is sloppy and lacks neatness
Points	60	50	45	40
Presen-	Demonstrates knowledge of the subject/explains the project with enthusiasm	Explains the project well	Explains the project with prompting	Shows the project with little or no explanation.
tation	Speaks clearly	Talks to be understood	Uses monotone in presenting	Little information shared
	Can explain and make predictions	Gives a good basic explanation	Gives a minimal explanation	Gives explanation only with prompts
	Answers questions clearly and accurately	Gives basic answers to questions	Only able to answer a few questions	Does not answer questions
Points	10	9	8	6

Scientific Method Write Up

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7th grade- Science Fair Overview

7^th grade Science Project- 2^nd TriMark project

This project has 4 parts:

Part #1- The Experiment

Books and the Internet will be available in class to review materials and ideas for projects beginning December 9^th – 21st.
You will complete a “Topical Brainstorm Worksheet with possible ideas you could be interested in. On the back of this sheet is a Project Sketch. Both of these are due Friday, December 21st.
RUN THE EXPERIMENT ON YOUR OWN! This must be an experiment and not just a model. You will need to use the scientific method with carefully run procedure. Be careful to use proper controls and variables. Repeat the experiment multiple times to assure accuracy. If you are comparing consumer products you should be comparing 4 or 5 products.

Part #2- Display Board

Your project needs to be displayed on a large Tri-fold board that can stand on its own.
Titles and Subtitles must be large and meet the guidelines on the rubric.
It will have charts, graphs, pictures and/or models. Pictures should not have student’s faces in them. Pictures should not include faces.
Color displays are great, but be careful not to overdue it, it can get distracting from the purpose of your project.

Part #3- Write Up

Write up the experiment in Scientific Method form.

Part #4- Oral Presentation to the class

You will be given 3-5 minutes January 25^th – 27th to present your project to the class.
You will explain very briefly what you did and the results you found. You will answer student and staff questions about your project.

PROJECT due date:

Friday, January 22nd

Your name ______________________________ Hour ________

Project Sketch

Name________________	Date ________ Hour __________
	Science Fair Project Sketch

Title
Problem (question)
Hypothesis (If/ then)
*Reason for Hypothesis* (Why do you think this will happen?)
Experiment (What is the basic test you will do?)
Procedure (List the steps you will take to run the experiment(s))
Materials
Results (What types of charts/graphs/pictures do you think you might use?)