Colegio Real de Panama

Science Fair Rubric

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Criteria Excellent (4) Good (3) Satisfactory (2) Needs Improvement (1) Inadequate (0)
Oral
Presentation
Content Clarity The student demonstrates a The student has a good The student's presentation The student struggles to The student's presentation is
clear understanding of the grasp of the project's is somewhat clear but could convey a clear incoherent, and the subject
project's subject matter, subject matter and be improved in terms of understanding of the matter is not
presenting it coherently, and communicates it content organization and project's subject matter, comprehensible.
explaining concepts effectively. explanation. and the presentation lacks
effectively. coherence.
Communication The student speaks The student communicates The student communicates The student's The student's
Skills confidently, maintains eye effectively, maintains the project but may lack communication is communication is very poor,
contact, and engages the decent eye contact, and confidence or engage the hesitant, lacks eye and the audience loses
audience. The presentation is keeps the audience's audience less effectively. contact, and struggles to interest quickly. The
engaging, enthusiastic, and attention. The presentation The presentation may need maintain the audience's presentation is monotone
well-paced. is generally engaging and improvements in pace and interest. The presentation and rushed.
well-paced. enthusiasm. is dull and too slow.

Visual Aids & The student uses compelling The student uses The student includes visual The student's visual aids The student does not use
Creativity visual aids (slides, props, appropriate visual aids that aids, but they could be more are minimal or do not any visual aids, or they are
demonstrations) that enhance support the presentation. engaging or better effectively support the completely irrelevant and
the presentation. The The presentation shows integrated into the presentation. The detract from the
presentation demonstrates some creativity in design presentation. Some effort is presentation lacks presentation. The
creativity in design and and execution. made towards creativity. creativity in design and presentation lacks creativity
execution. execution. entirely.
Student
Involvement &
Participation
Depth of The student demonstrates a The student displays a The student shows some The student's The student's understanding
Involvement deep understanding of the good understanding of the understanding of the project understanding of the of the project is very poor,
project, shows significant project and participates and participates in most project is limited, and their and they show no
curiosity, and takes the actively in most stages of stages but lacks depth in involvement is minimal. involvement or participation.
initiative to explore the topic the project. They show involvement. Curiosity and Curiosity and engagement
further. They actively curiosity and engagement. engagement are moderate. are lacking.
participate in all project
stages.
Collaboration The student effectively The student collaborates The student collaborates to The student struggles with The student does not
collaborates with peers, well but may not always some extent but may not collaboration and is often collaborate or consider input
mentors, or experts. They seek or consider input always be receptive to input resistant to input from from peers, mentors, or
actively seek and consider from others. They from others. Feedback others. Feedback is experts. Feedback is
input, incorporating feedback incorporate feedback into incorporation varies. seldom incorporated. completely disregarded.
into the project. the project.

Punctuality

Project The student consistently The student generally The student meets most The student frequently The student consistently fails
Deadlines meets all project deadlines, meets project deadlines project deadlines but may misses project deadlines, to meet project deadlines,
demonstrating excellent time with some minor struggle with a few, reflecting poor time demonstrating a complete
management skills. exceptions, demonstrating indicating moderate time management skills. lack of time management
good time management management skills. skills.
skills.
Presentation The student begins and The student mostly The student goes slightly The student significantly The student's presentation
Punctuality finishes the presentation adheres to the over the allocated time, exceeds the allocated significantly exceeds the
within the allocated time presentation time frame, impacting the schedule presentation time, causing allocated time, causing
frame, respecting the with minor deviations. somewhat. disruptions to the severe disruptions to the
schedule. schedule. schedule.
Written Project
Report Quality The written project is well- The written project is The written project is The written project lacks The written project is
structured, with clear organized, with clear somewhat organized, with organization, with unclear disorganized, with
headings, comprehensive headings, informative adequate content, and headings, limited content, incomplete or
content, and minimal errors. It content, and few errors. It some errors. It and numerous errors. It incomprehensible content
demonstrates in-depth demonstrates good demonstrates moderate demonstrates poor and multiple errors. It
research and understanding. research and research and research and demonstrates a lack of
understanding. understanding. understanding. research and understanding.
Poster or Tri-
fold
Visual Appeal The poster/tri-fold is visually The poster/tri-fold is The poster/tri-fold is The poster/tri-fold lacks The poster/tri-fold is visually
engaging, well-organized, and visually appealing, somewhat visually visual appeal and unappealing, disorganized,
effectively complements the organized, and appealing and organized organization, impacting and detracts from the
oral presentation. complements the oral but may need improvement the presentation's presentation.
presentation. in complementing the effectiveness.
presentation.

Content The poster/tri-fold content The poster/tri-fold content The poster/tri-fold content The poster/tri-fold content The poster/tri-fold content
Alignment aligns perfectly with the oral aligns well with the oral aligns moderately with the has limited alignment with has no alignment with the
presentation, providing a clear presentation, offering a oral presentation but may the oral presentation, oral presentation, causing
and concise visual summary good visual summary of not offer a concise visual making it challenging to confusion and a lack of
of the project. the project. summary. follow the project. clarity.