Student:______________________#___  Project Title:________________________  Experimental    yes    no

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Unsatisfactory (7 points)

Satisfactory (8 points)

 Good (9 points)

Excellent (10 points)

Creativity

Sloppy lettering, unbalanced layout, poor use of color (or none), layout makes project difficult to understand, no clear presentation of data

Missing 3 or 4 of the following:  Neat Lettering, appealing design, good use of color, trim or accents, balanced layout, graphs/charts make data easier to understand

Missing 1 or 2 of the following:  Neat Lettering, appealing design, good use of color, trim or accents, balanced layout, graphs/charts make data easier to understand

 Neat Lettering, appealing design, good use of color, trim or accents, balanced layout, graphs/charts make data easier to understand

Completeness (having all the  parts)

Missing any one of these:

Data, background info, conclusion, procedure

Missing more than two of the minor parts (those not mentioned in the 2 point section)

May be missing one or two of the following: references, problem, title, abstract

No parts missing (per handouts and website)

Scientific merit

Lacking scientific soundness.  Missing 3 or more of these:  unsupported conclusion, unclear procedure, uncontrolled variable, insufficient background info, limited data

Scientifically sound with the exception of 2 of these:  unsupported conclusion, unclear procedure, uncontrolled variable, insufficient background info, limited data

Scientifically sound with the exception of 1 of these:  unsupported conclusion, unclear procedure, uncontrolled variable, insufficient background info, limited data

Isolated variables, plentiful data, conclusions well-supported by data, well-defined procedures, background info develops ideas