Electrical Biographical Posters
Researcher Names: ______Period: ____ Date: 10/7/14
Total Score: _____/45
Required Elements—12 points possible
0 points / 1 point / 2 pointsNo Photograph of the Physicist is included / Photograph of the physicist is included, but is too small to be recognizable and/or does not stand out. OR it is included but is so large that it takes up more than 1/3 of the poster / Photograph of the physicist is included, and it is large enough (~ 1/6 of the poster size) to be recognizable and is a focus point on the poster
The full name of the physicist is not included on the poster / The name of the physicist is included, but is not the full name (at least what’s given on the 3rd slide of the instructions PowerPoint) / The full name of the physicist is included, as given on the 3rd slide of the instructions Power Point
There is no title on the poster / The title of the poster IS the name of your physicist
Birthdate/Deathdate are not included on the poster / Either only the birthdate or only the death date (year only is OK) is included clearly on the poster / Both the birthdate and death date (year only is OK) are included clearly on the poster
No country of residence is listed on the poster / Country of residence (and death, if different) is included clearly on the poster / Bonus: Country of residence (and death, if different) is included clearly on the poster AND a map highlighting the country’s location is included.
No other notable facts are listed about the physicist / 1-2 notable facts about the physicist’s life/work have been listed. note: notable facts include those that are relevant to his scientific pursuits/studies or discoveries / At least 3 notable facts about the physicist’s life/work have been listed. note: notable facts include those that are relevant to his scientific pursuits/studies or discoveries
No mention of contemporaries, rivals, or those whose work he continued / Include only A statement of name(s) of contemporaries, rivals, or those whose work he continued / A statement of names of contemporaries, rivals, or those whose work he continued AND a description of how/why he was connected to these people is included.
Works Cited—8 points possible
0 points / 1 point / 2 points / 3 pointsNo proper (anything except Wikipedia) web reference has been listed / Only 1 proper (anything except Wikipedia) web reference given / 2 proper web references given / at least 3 proper web references given
List of web references is not completed in proper MLA format / Only 1 of the web references is listed using proper MLA format / 2 of the web references are listed using proper MLA format
(note—if more than 3 references are used, and ANY of them have mistakes, 2 points is the most that you can earn) / ALL of the web references have been listed using proper MLA format
No in-text citations have been used at all / In-text citations have been used, but not properly / In-text citations have been used in the proper MLA format
Information on Scientific Contribution to Study of Electricity—12 points possible
0 points / 1 point / 2 points / 3 pointsNo discussion of the significant scientific discovery is included / The physicist’s significant scientific discovery is named, but not described / The physicist’s significant scientific discovery is named and briefly described / The physicist’s significant scientific discovery is named and described with appropriate detail
There is no accuracy to the statement of the discovery at all / Parts of the statement are correct, but major mistakes/misconceptions or omissions have been made / Most of the statement is correct, but minor mistakes or omissions have been made / The description of the physicist’s discovery is accurate and complete.
The level of detail in the explanation is inappropriate for an introductory poster (i.e. way too basic or way too advanced terminology) / The level of detail in the explanation of the discovery is somewhat appropriate for an introductory poster. / The level of detail in the explanation of the discovery is totally appropriate for a high school audience.
Dates showing when the discovery occurred were not included / Appropriate dates showing when the discovery occurred were included clearly
No photo, diagram or sketch representing the significant contribution has been included / An appropriate photo, diagram, or sketch representing the significant contribution has been included
Non-head shot photos do not have a caption / Non-headshot photos have a caption, but very little, if any, detail has been included / Non-headshot photos have a caption that briefly and accurately explains what the picture is showing
Organization—8 pts. possible
0 points / 1 point / 2 pointsNo names of the researchers have been placed on the poster / Names are included, but are not on the front of the poster / Full names of each researcher in the group have been placed in the bottom left corner of the poster
No works cited has been included on the poster / Works cited has been included, but is not attached to the front of the poster / Works cited has been included, and is attached to the bottom right corner of the poster
Words on poster are illegible. Either they are handwritten in a way that cannot be read (too small, too messy) or the typed font is too small to be read from even halfway across the hallway / Words on poster are legible, but only able to be read by Ms. Fowler from halfway across the hallway / Words on poster are legible and are able to be read by Ms. Fowler from across the hallway (i.e. 24 pt. font at the smallest for typed, 40 pt. font minimum for hand-written)
Photos on the poster (and anything else that is pasted on) have been taped very messily/hastily on the poster / Photos/pictures/textboxes/etc. have been pasted on the poster, but not in a neat way / Photos/pictures/textboxes/etc. have been pasted on the poster neatly and clearly.
Presentation—up to 5 points possible
This is subjective and is based on the eye-catching appeal, the neatness and the overall presentation of the poster.