CATEGORY

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Idea

Independently identified a question which was interesting to the student and which could be investigated.

Identified, with adult help, a question which was interesting to the student and which could be investigated.

Identified, with adult help, a question which could be investigated.

Identified a question that could not be tested/investigated or one that did not merit investigation.

Descripton of Procedure

Procedures were outlined in a step-by-step fashion that could be followed by anyone without additional explanations. No adult help was needed to accomplish this.

Procedures were outlined in a step-by-step fashion that could be followed by anyone without additional explanations. Some adult help was needed to accomplish this.

Procedures were outlined in a step-by-step fashion, but had 1 or 2 gaps that require explanation even after adult feedback had been given.

Procedures that were outlined were seriously incomplete or not sequential, even after adult feedback had been given.

Data Collection

Data was collected several times. It was summarized, independently, in a way that clearly describes what was discovered.

Data was collected more than one time. It was summarized, independently, in a way that clearly describes what was discovered.

Data was collected more than one time. Adult assistance was needed to clearly summarize what was discovered.

Data was collected only once and adult assistance was needed to clearly summarize what was discovered.

Diagrams/Visual Aids

Provided an accurate, easy-to-follow diagrams/visual aids with labels to illustrate the procedure or the process being studied.

Provided an accurate diagrams/visual aids with labels to illustrate the procedure or the process being studied.

Provided an easy-to-follow diagrams/ visual aids with labels to illustrate the procedure or process, but one key step was left out.

Did not provide diagrams/visual aids OR the diagrams/visual aids were quite incomplete.

Conclusion/Summary

Student provided a detailed conclusion clearly based on the data and related to previous research findings and the hypothesis statement(s).

Student provided a somewhat detailed conclusion clearly based on the data and related to the hypothesis statement(s).

Student provided a conclusion with some reference to the data and the hypothesis statement(s).

No conclusion was apparent OR important details were overlooked.

Overall

Used EXCELLENT scientific experimental principles and communicated their objectives, procedures, results and conclusions effectively.

Used GOOD scientific experimental principles and communicated their objectives, procedures, results and conclusions effectively.

Used ADEQUATE scientific experimental principles and ATTEMPTED to communicate their objectives, procedures, results and conclusions effectively.

Used SOME scientific experimental principles, HOWEVER FAILED TO communicate their objectives, procedures, results and conclusions effectively.