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Science Fair Grading Criteria
Possible Points / Self Evaluation / Teacher EvaluationScientific thought-
- Project demonstrates understanding of existing knowledge of topic
- Experimental design demonstrates understanding of scientific methods (see scientific method review sheet and “Written Work Criteria” sheet)
Written work-
- Contains all required information as seen in the “Written Work Criteria” sheet
- Contains proper spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and sentence structure
- Information in paragraphs flow nicely,
- No personal pronouns are used (I, we, they, etc.)
Creativity-
- The topic is original or the approach to the problem shows some originality and/or
- The construction or design of equipment shows originality and/or
- The materials/equipment have been used in an ingenious way
Workmanship
- Experiment is carried out with care and attention to detail
- The results are precise, accurate
- Workmanship of any model, experimental materials, or other construction is neat and well done
Display-
- Stands up on its own
- Has relevant title that can be seen from a distance
- Not too crowded with data
- Well organized and self-explanatory
- Pictures and graphs contain captions
- Font style is easily read at 3 feet away from the display
- Visually attractive
- Captions describe all diagrams, pictures, and graphs
Scientific journal contains:
- Interesting observations made during the experiment are summarized
- All data collected (handwritten in data table)
- Pictures with captions are used instead of writing where possible
- All research notes and drawings
- If notes are printed off computer they should be pasted in journal
Interview/presentation
- Student demonstrates knowledge of the subject area
- Student presents information clearly
- Visual aids are used
- Student can make predictions from the results
- If project is a team effort, the team participates in the interview process equally
Total Points / 100