1 / Knowledge of person at poster / 5
2 / Presentation / 6
3 / Background / 3
4 / Hypothesis / 3
5 / Experimental / 5
6 / Results / 4
7 / Discussion / 4
8 / Conclusion / 3
9 / Future experiments / 3
10 / Effort / 4
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Each group will be assigned a category. You should write a description for a high score, a medium score, and a low score for your category. For example if my category of discussion was worth 5 points.
5 –Uses bullet points to address all results presented on poster. Addresses sources of error. Explains how data relates to question and hypothesis.
3- Unclear how some aspect of the conclusion was obtained from results; Leaves reader with a few questions; All data is there, but hard to find and understand in reading poster; needs more thought about sources of error
1-Discussion undecipherable; leaves lots of questions
6 points should be divided into 6, 4, 2, and 0; 5 points scores should be divided into 5, 3, 1; 4 point scores into 4, 2, 0; and 3 point scored into 3, 2, 1.
Please keep in mind that you are working on a poster with limited space and where easy readability is critical.
Once your group is finished, pass your description onto the next group. Edit the description. Pass and edit two more times.
Knowledge of person at poster
Questions are answered correctly, clearly, and thoroughly
Group member minding the poster is knowledgeable of the projects background and conclusions
Person at poster thoroughly answers all questions, is able to explain everything
Can answer questions
Ability to answer questions and clearly explain experiment/topic
Ability to answer our own questions/ elaborate on
Person at poster can answer Q’s effectively
People walking around ask good questions
Ability to answer questions
Know results for experimental setup
Group member knows how to answer questions about their experiment
The presenter speaks loud, clearly, and knowledgeably on the subject and answers the Q’s to the best of his/her ability
Accurately and professionally answer questions; comfortable with the subject
The presenter should be able to explain questions asked and understand the project thoroughly
Person should be able to answer questions about all materials on board and some not on board
Understands almost all aspects of experiment; gives concise answers; does not hesitate when answering
Should be able to answer most questions with ease
Person who minds the poster knows the information well
Knows what happened; able to explain experiment
Able to answer questions sufficiently and describe the experiment
Presentation
Overall appearance such as color, attractiveness;
Reader can follow the presented information clearly
Clear, visually appealing interpretation of the project
Poster is neatly done, well organized
Organized, clear, easy to read
Easy to read and understand, clear ideas, overall visual effect
Clarity, easy to read and easy to follow; not boring; interesting
Easy to comprehend, creative
Professional looking; attention paid to small details; readability
Good use of layout, colorful, pretty
Overall appearance of poster
Look; interesting; good use of space; color; easy to read
Clarity, easy to read, creativity
Clearly represents experiment, very neat and organized, easy to read
Appropriate, adequate use of color and graphical representations; poster is laid out and presentation is coherent.
The poster should be organized, self-explanatory, clear and easy to read
Well thought out, not cluttered, easy to read, attractive, creative, proper grammar used.
Clear, easy to read, organized; easy to understand and find information. Results are clearly visible
Clear and easy to read
Does it look pretty or is it horrible?
Clear, easy to read and understand; colorful, including graphs and tables
A good set-up with all the information needed. Information is in an organized fashion
Poster is clear, easy to read and flows well; easy to understand
Easy to understand, information is easy to rind/read; good use of the color wheel, professional but fun
Easy to read; neat
Speaks clearly, knows subject, poster is easy to read, poster is correct (no grammatical errors, etc.)
Background
Presentation includes a history of the project. Where did the idea come from? What other studies have been done?
Knowledge behind history of topic for experiment
Previous testing, why we chose to do this
Displays reasoning behind choice of experiment
Reasoning for doing experiment
Is enough information provided for a reviewer to understand the experiment just from the poster
Reasons for investigating topic; clear and concise knowledge of the problem and its significance; provides factual data of a particular case
Should be well-explained and make clear to observers
Describes history/information that sets up importance of experiment.
Gives good background of experiment along with purpose; good research and sources; informative
Should include information on the area the water came from, info on each contaminant, water quality standards and past research on water
Relates your experiment to the non-chemistry world
Enough related information can be provided which shows the purpose to do the experiment
Topic was well explained/research planned out
“Why would we test for nitrates?”
Gives reason for experiment, not overly detailed, provides strong basis for project
Hypothesis
Project has a precise hypothesis that makes a prediction
All necessary info given
Clear and concise
Clarity
Can results be anticipated
Shows prior knowledge; clear and testable
Clearly states the independent and dependent variables; makes a testable and relevant claim about the data
The hypothesis should be logical and reasonable
Clearly presented hypothesis, testable, specific enough, applicable to overall subject
Able to understand hypothesis and purpose of the experiment. Hypothesis correlated to the actual experiment
The hypothesis should include what the group thinks is in the water and how much of each contaminant is in the water
Sort of explains the whole idea of the experiment
Clearly states purpose of experiment
Have clearly stated what they think will happen in the experiment
Provable hypothesis
Clearly stated, easy to understand, testable, etc.
Experimental
Experiment well explained; procedures could be replicated
Experiment is thoroughly explained on poster; details of experiment included
Experimental process is explained and one would be able to carry out the experiment
Clearly explained experimental procedure
Experimental procedure on poster and easy to follow
Description of procedures, display knowledge of experiments
Effectively explains experiment; understandable person could carry out experiment
Should be able to repeat experiment; steps
Explaining step by step process of lab; easily understood
Shows effective process to determine hypothesis
Written in paragraph form; past tense; all materials and safety procedures identified; every step in the experiment is outlined; adequate measures are taken to control variables
The procedures should be listed well and purpose should be listed as well; it should be organized
Well executed experiment, steps clearly described, well though out, can be repeated
Easy to understand and someone should be able to repeat getting the same results
Tell what you did in class both days
Proper procedure chosen
Choice of experiment makes sense, works, and well planned and explained
Good idea; procedure
Procedure is present; well explained (can be easily duplicated)
Experiment design/process
Experiment can be easily replicated; no steps left out
Results
Results are creatively, clearly displayed in charts and graphs
Results are easy to interpret and understand; charts or graphs are used effectively
Clearly describes results
Results are good but if they don’t prove the hypothesis, then possible explanations are provided
Results shown in table, graph, and/or chart
Error analysis
Shows results; explains results
Easily understood, axes labeled; all necessary data included
Are they reasonable? Reasonable for experimental error.
Graphs/tables; shows what they found
The results are clearly displayed and interpreted as best as possible so that a conclusion can be drawn and presented
Has results shown clearly and effectively
Results are presented in a clear table of data; data table is titled, labeled, and units are identified
Reliability of results should be shown
Tried hard to get results, explained well even if they didn’t turn out perfectly- effort based
Results correlated to experiment and make sense (not out of the blue numbers) clear graphs/visible data
Should include results form the experiments with graphs, charts, and conclusive findings
Do your results make sense? Do you know what went wrong?
Reliable, make-sense, accurate
All experimental data is displayed clearly; can be understood
Clear; reasonable
Well presented in tables and graphs; organized
Correct sig figs
Clearly displayed; graph/table; example calculations shown
Discussion
Discussion includes meanings of data and possible sources of error
Thorough discussion of experiment and results is conducted. Error is addressed , and interesting/unexpected results are brought up.
Implications of the results are inferred and explained
Significance of results, discuss error
Sums up experiment
Explaining how our results prove or disprove the hypothesis
Accurately discusses results
Calculations are carried out correctly with significant figures. Examples of calculations are shown; there is a relevance to the hypothesis; calculated data is presented using figures, graphs
Analysis of results should be clear
Applies results to broader world view, what they learn in the context of our city; well-written
Applies research to the results and explains the results. Understanding of results and experiment
Should include the significance of your results and who it will affect. Discuss possible flaws in data and how results related to hypothesis
Explains results and how they correlate to hypothesis
Discusses results and possible errors.
Conclusions
Final conclusion of experiment is clearly expressed. What does the data show overall; 1-2 concise sentences
Quality of conclusions drawn from experimentation
Refer to hypothesis, meaning of results
Puts finishing touch on poster
Makes conclusion that solves hypothesis
Conclusions on the data tested and the findings; changed or altered hypothesis if necessary; identifying limitations of the experiment
Should include answer to hypothesis and questions, as well as key points in results and discussion
Wraps up everything, ties all loose ends, doesn’t leave many questions unanswered.
Accurate
A summary of the main points observed in the discussion
Talk about the results. Relate them to the hypothesis
Sums up results
Based on the results, correct conclusions are made
Makes sense; a future experiment can be conducted
“Did results prove/disprove hypothesis?”
Discussion of results; relation to hypothesis
Future Experiments
Recommendations are made for future experimentation. Reasons for future experiments are included
Improvements and suggestions for future experimentation are discussed.
Clear; can be completed
Have results showing future experimentation; reasonable experiments
Poster points to future experimentation from conclusion
Clear experiments for further testing.
Other experiments are proposed based on the findings or the results of the hypothesis
Experiment should be repeatable and others can conduct it with the experimental procedure listed
Connection between future experiments and experiment done. Good purpose and reasoning
Should be feasible and supported by results section
Idea for future study; what could have been done different
Gives idea of future experiments that can be conducted
Goes further; introduces new idea
Effort
The poster is well put together
The presentation appears to be well planned. It looks like the group put time and effort into the poster.
A significant amount of effort is put forward into preparing the poster, shown in its quality.
Is clear that they tried their best to make it as good as possible.
Is it obvious that effort was made to make the poster presentable
Time put into the poster is clearly shown
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Awards: Each group should place a checkmark next to their two top choices
Best project ideaBest poster
Best project overall
Best results
Most creative
Most original
Most interesting results
Most practical/useful
Most effort put forth
Most knowledgeable
Most scientifically pertinent
Most useful for student life
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