4/12/2018 Your Rubric: Science Fair Experiment : The Ice Block Challenge

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Science Fair Experiment : The Ice Block Challenge

Teacher Name: Ms. Fellman 
 
 
Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Variables Independently Independently With adult help, Adult help needed
identified and identified which identified and to identify and
clearly defined variables were clearly defined define almost all
which variables going to be which variables the variables.
were going to be changed were going to be
changed (independent changed
(independent variables) and (independent
variables) and which were going variables) and
which were going to be measured which were going
to be measured (dependent to be measured
(dependent variables). Some (dependent
variables). feedback was variables).
needed to clearly
define the
variables.
Hypothesis Independently Independently Independently Needed adult
Development developed an developed an developed an assistance to
hypothesis well­ hypothesis hypothesis develop an
substantiated by a somewhat somewhat hypothesis or to
literature review substantiated by a substantiated by a do a basic
and observation of literature review literature review or literature review.
similar phenomena. and observation of observation of
similar phenomena. similar phenomena.
Diagrams Provided an Provided an Provided an easy­ Did not provide a
accurate, easy­to­ accurate diagram to­follow diagram diagram OR the
follow diagram with with labels to with labels to diagram was quite
labels to illustrate illustrate the illustrate the incomplete.
the procedure or procedure or the procedure or
the process being process being process, but one
studied. studied. key step was left
out.
Descripton of Procedures were Procedures were Procedures were Procedures that
Procedure outlined in a step­ outlined in a step­ outlined in a step­ were outlined
by­step fashion that by­step fashion that by­step fashion, but were seriously
could be followed could be followed had 1 or 2 gaps incomplete or not
by anyone without by anyone without that require sequential, even
additional additional explanation even after adult
explanations. No explanations. Some after adult feedback feedback had
adult help was adult help was had been given. been given.
needed to needed to
accomplish this. accomplish this.
Conclusion/Summary Student provided a Student provided a Student provided a No conclusion
detailed conclusion somewhat detailed conclusion with was apparent OR
clearly based on conclusion clearly some reference to important details
the data and based on the data the data and the were overlooked.
related to previous and related to the hypothesis
research findings hypothesis statement(s).
and the hypothesis statement(s).
statement(s).

Date Created: Apr 11, 2018 07:39 pm (CDT)

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