STEM Project Presentations (Science)

Purpose
Through the presentations, student will demonstrate:
an understanding of the basic science relevant to the project
an understanding of the inferences made from projects results
the potential impact of the project to science or society
(team only) contributions to and understanding of project by all team members

Grading Criteria
Poster (10 points)
2 pts:
2 pts:
2 pts:
4 pts:
part TWO)

Logical organization of material

Creativity of design
Clarity of graphs, pictures and captions
All portions of the lab report are revised and present (pg 15 STEM booklet

Presentations (10 points)

1 pt: Presentations should be between 3-4 minutes long. Points will be
deducted if the presentation falls outside of the time constraints.
6 pts: Presentations should cover all 6 talking points (see below).
2 pts: Speak loudly and slowly enough for all audience members to be able to
hear you (they will be filling in active listener worksheets) and answering of audience
questions.
1 pt: Make eye contact with your audience! Consider writing out your talking
points on notecards, but dont read directly from them the entire presentation.
(teams) All group members should equally participate in the presentation (1 pt)
Talking Points (Science)
1. Specify the purpose of your project. Where did you come up with your idea
for your project? What did you wish to accomplish or discover through your project?
What was the source of your ideas?
2. What was your experimental question? (page 8 of your STEM booklet part
ONE)
3. What was your hypothesis? (page 1 of STEM booklet part TWO)
4. Briefly explain your procedure. (page 3 of STEM booklet part TWO)
5. Describe your results. What did you find out after conducting your experiment?
Was your hypothesis supported by the data? Explain using data. Describe your graph.
(pages 8, 9 of STEM booklet part TWO)
6. Discuss what your results mean. Explain the inferences you made. Explain
the real life connections of the results of your experiment and how it could benefit
society. (page 9 of STEM booklet part TWO)

STEM Project Presentations (Engineering)

Purpose
Through the presentations, student will demonstrate:
an understanding of the basic science relevant to the project
an understanding of the inferences made from projects results
the potential impact of the project to science or society
(team only) contributions to and understanding of project by all team members

Grading Criteria
Poster (10 points)

TWO)

2 pts:
2 pts:
2 pts:
4 pts:

Logical organization of material

Creativity of design
Clarity of graphs, pictures and captions
All portions of the lab report are revised and present (pg 18 STEM booklet part

Presentations (10 points)

1 pt: Presentations should be between 3-4 minutes long. Points will be deducted if the
presentation falls outside of the time constraints.
6 pts: Presentations should cover all 6 talking points (see below).
2 pts: Speak loudly and slowly enough for all audience members to be able to hear you
(they will be filling in active listener worksheets) and answering of audience questions.
1 pt: Make eye contact with your audience! Consider writing out your talking points on
notecards, but dont read directly from them the entire presentation.
(teams) All group members should equally participate in the presentation (1 pt)

Talking Points (Engineering)

1. Specify the purpose of your project. Where did you come up with your idea
for your project? What did you wish to accomplish or discover through your project?
What was the source of your ideas?
2. What was the problem statement for your project? (pg 8 of STEM booklet
part ONE)
3. What was your main or most important requirement? Your main or most
important constraint? (page 1 of STEM booklet part TWO)
4. Briefly describe how you built your invention. (page 7 of STEM booklet part
TWO)
5. Describe how you tested your prototype to see if it worked. How did you
know it worked or not? What did you measure? Did yours work? Explain. (pages 9, 10
of STEM booklet part 2)
6. Summarize your evaluation of solution and discussion. Describe the
tradeoffs that had to be made in the process of building your prototype. What changes
did you have to make to the original design and why? How would you improve your
design? How might your invention benefit society (who might want to use your invention
and how so)? (page 13 of STEM booklet part TWO)

STEM Project Presentation Options

Traditional Presentation:
Students will present to the class as a whole
Audience members will fill out active listener worksheets on each
presentation
Presenters will answer 1-2 audience questions
Benefits:
Fewer questions to answer
Only on the spot presenting for 3-4 minutes
All students will see every presentation from the class
Drawbacks:
Larger audience may be intimidating for some
Large group speaking skills (voice projection, speech speed,
etc) will be more of a factor in presentation grade

Gallery Walk Presentation:

Students will set up at a station and present to several small groups (3-4
students) throughout one class period
Audience members will fill out active listener worksheets on each
presentation
Presentations will be interactive with audience. Listeners will each be
expected to ask at least one question and presenter will answer (questions and
answers will be recorded on active listener worksheet).
Benefits
Smaller audience may be less intimidating for some
More laid back presenting environment
Drawbacks
Presenter will give same presentation 5-6 times during the
class period
Increased interaction with audience means presenter will
have to answer more questions
Presenter wont see any other presentations from students
who set up their presentations on the same day