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ACTIVITY / Exemplary
5-6 points / Proficient
3-4 points / Partially Proficient
1-2 points / Incomplete
0 points / PTS
Criterion B
Communication
Year3 /
  • The student understands & uses relevant scientific language.
  • The student provides all the information using an appropriate mode of communication or format according to the task.
  • The student acknowledges sources of information.

Poise, Skill and Appearance of Presenters
Weight = 5% / No appearance of nervousness;excellent command of the subject; zero reading. / A little fidgety; excessive use of hands;occasional reading of slides. / Very nervous, presents at times but reverts to reading often. / No presentation skills whatsoever;unprepared and reading slides.
Delivery
Weight = 5% / Presenter always maintains eye contact, speaks to entire audience, and loud enough for everyone to hear.Met time minimum requirement. / Presenter usually maintains eye contact with audience and loud enough for everyone to hear. . / Some eye contact made and most of presentation loud enough to hear. . / No attemptto look at audience and unable to hear presentation.
Number of Slides
Weight = 10% / Above & beyond minimum 25 slide requirement. / Has the minimum 25 slide requirement. / 20 to 15 slides. / Less than 10 slides.
Content of Slides
Weight = 10% / Slides are in correct order. Addresses all information required per directions (includes diagrams of specialized cells/organs/systems) / Slides are mostly in correct order. Addresses at least 75% of the information required per directions. / Slides are somewhat in order. Addresses at least 50% of the information required per directions. / Slides are in random order. Less than 50% of information required per directions.
Proper Presentation Protocol
Weight = 10% / Content is in bullet form.5+ bullets per slide. Each bullet is only 1 sentence. NO cut & paste paragraphs or sentences. / Content in bullet form.3-4 bullets per slide.More than1/2 of presentation is done correctly. Minimal amount of cut and paste sentences. / Some content is in bullet form. 1-2 bullets per slide. Majority of the content is cut and paste paragraphs or sentences. / Did not follow any of the rules given for this presentation. No bullet points are employed.
Text Elements and Readability
Weight = 10% / The fonts are easy-to-read. The background and colorsenhance the readability of text. / Sometimes the fonts are easy-to-read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, or color/busy backgrounds detracts and does not enhance readability. / Overall readability is difficult with too many different fonts, dark or busy backgrounds, overuse of bold or lack of appropriate indentations of text. / The text is extremely difficult to read with small font size, inappropriate colors, or busy backgrounds.
ACTIVITY / Exemplary
5-6 points / Proficient
3-4 points / Partially Proficient
1-2 points / Incomplete
0 points / PTS
Writing Mechanics
Weight = 10% / The text is written with no errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling. / The text is clearly written with little editing required. Only 1 or 2 minor errors found. / Three (3) or more errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar throughout the presentation. / Repeated errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation usage and grammar.
Hyperlinks, Backgrounds, Supporting Graphics and Pictures
Weight = 10% / All pictures, graphs and backgrounds are exceptionally suited for the presentation.One hyperlink works correctly.Transitions are appropriate and timely. / Some pictures, graphs or backgrounds not related to the topic.Onehyperlink works .Some transitions are too long or out of order. / Used a PowerPointtemplate for the background.Hyperlink present but doesn’t work.Untimely transitions; too long or out of order. / Plain presentation with no pictures or background.No hyperlink.
Overall Creativity
Weight = 20% / Effective use of appropriate UnitedStreaming video or video from the Internet. Overall significant creativity enhances the presentation. / Used UnitedStreaming video or video from the Internet loosely tied to topic. Some creativity used throughout to enhance presentation. / A little creativity used or used inappropriately throughout the presentation. No video used to strengthen the message. / No attempt at creativity….just the basics.
Citations
Weight = 10% / 4+ citations –all clearly identified and credited using MLA citations in the last slide. (Includes text and pictures.) / 3-4 citations - most sources are properly cited using MLA style. May have forgotten the picture sources. / 1-2 citations - some citations but obviously not all that were used. All citations are present but are notMLA style. / No citation slide.

TOTAL:______

ACTIVITY / Exemplary
5-6 points / Proficient
3-4 points / Partially Proficient
1-2 points / Incomplete
0 points / PTS
Criterion A
One world
Year3 /
  • The student describes and explains how science is applied to addressing a specific local or global issue.
  • The student gives examples and describes some of the positive and negative effects of science in solving the issue.
  • The student understands that science and its applications are affected and/or influenced by two of the following factors: social, economic, political, environmental, cultural, & ethical.

Conveyance of Scientific Issues
Weight = 75% / Excellent command of the scientific topic. Understanding of the multiple human implications involved. The use of multipleexamples is employed to enhance this understanding. Would be a teacher you could really learn from. / A solid command of the scientific topic. Understanding of at least one human implication involved. The use of examples is employed to enhance this understanding. Did a decent job teaching the content. / A basic command of the scientific topic. Understanding of some of the positive and negative effects associated with the topic. Is a so-so teacher. / No command of the topic. Unable to cite examples involving the topic. You would definitely fail this class.
Handling of Follow-up Quiz
Weight = 25% / 10 Question Quiz covers topic in an excellent manner and questions are well written. Presenter discusses allanswers with class. / 10 Question Quiz covers topic in a proficient manner and questions are acceptable .Presenter discusses answers fairly well withclass. / 10 Question Quiz may be incomplete. Presenterdoes not have a key to go over answers with the class. / No quiz given

TOTAL:______

ACTIVITY / Exemplary
5-6 points / Proficient
3-4 points / Partially Proficient
1-2 points / Incomplete
0 points
Criterion C: Scientific Knowledge / Criterion C - Scientific Knowledge
Science Terminology and Concepts
…Defines scientific terms for the audience and does not assume their prior knowledge
…Uses scientific terms in describing scientific concepts
…The student sees the relationships between scientific concepts and the topic being presented
Conveyance of Scientific Information
Weight = 100 / Shows a clear understanding of the scientific concepts related to the topic assigned. / Shows a good understanding of the scientific concepts related to the topic assigned. / Shows a basic understanding of the scientific concepts related to the topic assigned. / No command of the topic assigned

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