Name: _________________________ Topic: __________________________________________

Telescopes Project Rubric: DUE _____________

You will be working individually to make a project over a type of telescope or observatory. You will be
presenting your project to the class. This is an exam grade!
Options:
- Poster
- Brochure/Pamphlet
- 3D Model
-Cartoon
- Childrens book/Story
-Video
Requirements:
-Description (what type of radiation it detects,
year built, size, location, etc)
-Value to astronomers
-Pictures/Diagram of telescope
-Images taken using telescope
-Examples of type (names/pictures)

-General considerations Things astronomers

must keep in mind when using it
-Common applications- What do astronomers
use it to study?
-Identify resources

CATEGORY

Exceptional
(95- 100%)

Admirable
(85 94%)

Acceptable
(70 84%)

Amateur
(under 55%)

Content (30)

Covers all required

topics in-depth with
details and examples.
Subject knowledge is
excellent. (28-30)

Includes essential
knowledge about the
topics. Subject
knowledge appears
to be good. (25-27)

Includes majority of
essential information
about the topics OR
there are 1-2 factual
errors. (20-24)

Content is minimal
(not all requirements
met) OR there are
several factual errors.
(0-20)

Completely accurate; Mostly accurate; a

all facts were precise few inconsistencies
and explicit (19-20)
or errors in
information (17-18)

Somewhat accurate;
more than a few
inconsistencies or
errors in information
(14-16)

Completely
inaccurate; the facts
in this project were
misleading to the
audience (0-13)

Project was
extremely clever and
unique. Obvious a lot
of thought was put
into the project. Very
eye catching(19-20)

Added a few original

touches to enhance
the project. Appears
student put forth
some effort. (14-16)

Little creativity.
Project was bland,
predictable, and
lacked zip. Little to
no effort (0-13)

Student is completely Student seems pretty The student is

prepared. (19-20)
prepared but might
somewhat prepared.
Preparedness (20)
have needed a little
(14-16)
more time. (17-18)

Student does not

seem at all prepared
to present. (0-13)

Content Accuracy
(20)

Creativity (20)

Organization (10)

Content/Project is
well organized
grouping related
material. (10)

________/100 Total

Project was clever

and appears that
student put forth
thought to make the
project better. (17-18)

Content is logically
organized for the
most part. (9)

Somewhat organized
but overall
organization of
topics/parts appears
flawed. (7-8)

There was no clear or

logical organizational
structure, just lots of
facts. (0-6)