Judges’ Rubric

Hauppauge Middle School Science Fair

JUDGES’ RUBRIC

Hauppauge Public Schools Science Fair

All projects must use the scientific method which incorporates the following sections: problem, hypothesis, materials, variables, procedure, data, results and conclusion.

Criteria / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Originality of Question / Original research. / Unique perspective on a traditional project. / Embellish an existing idea. / No originality.
Hypothesis / Thoroughly developed with “I think…because….” / Sufficiently developed. / Partially developed. / Major flaws.
Procedures/ Organization / Easy to follow sequence of the Scientific Method. / Somewhat easy to follow sequence of the Scientific Method, some ambiguity. / Somewhat difficult to follow because of lapses of the sequence of the Scientific Method. / Difficult to follow; no sequence of the Scientific Method.
Variables / Student identifies independent, dependent and controlled variables. / Student identifies only 2 types of variables in the experiment / Student identifies only 1 type of variable in the experiment / Student does not control the experiment/ Incorrect variables

Investigation

Trials

/ Experiment was performed more than 2 times and/or sample size was exceptional. / Experiment was performed 2 times and/or sample size was adequate. / Experiment was performed 1 time and/or sample size was minimal. / Experiment was performed incompletely.
Analysis / Data is clearly presented and directly relates to hypothesis/ question. The graph/table/chart fully represents the data. / Data is reasonably presented and shows good relationship to hypothesis/
question The graph/table/chart mostly represents the data. / Data is minimally presented and shows some relationship to hypothesis/
question. The graph/table/chart somewhat represents the data. / Data is not presented and no relationship to hypothesis/question is evident.
Evaluation/ Conclusion / A logical conclusion has been drawn from the data collected, and answers the hypothesis/question and/or raises a new hypothesis/
question. Has real world application. / A logical conclusion has been drawn from the data collected. / A fairly reasonable conclusion has been drawn from the data collected. / The conclusion drawn is not shown to relate to the data collected.

Journal/Log

/ Complete logical sequence of events including daily observation and/or data collected. / Mostly complete sequence of events, minor gaps of time and observations / Somewhat complete sequence of events, noticeable gaps of time and observations / Incomplete sequence of events with major gaps of time and observations

Abstract

/ Complete paragraph(s) summarization of experiment using scientific method, including what the problem was, what student did and what student found out. / Summary paragraph(s) missing minor details / Summary paragraph(s) missing some important information / Summary paragraph(s) missing major details

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