Project Rubric

Atomic Theory

1 Point
Amateurs
2 Points
Rookies
3 Points
Professionals
4 Points
Champion Team
Total

Content of Presentation

Includes some essential information and a few facts.

Includes essential information and enough elaboration so that peers understand the topic.
Covers topic completely and in depth. Peers completely understand topic and are able to make appropriate comparisons. In addition to completely understanding the topic, presenters make comparisons to other theories and give details of working conditions and scientists.

Oral Presentation Skills

Some difficulty communicating ideas, due to voice projection, lack of preparation, or incomplete work.

Communicates ideas with proper voice projection, adequate preparation, and some enthusiasm.
Communicates ideas with enthusiasm, proper voice projection, appropriate language, and clear delivery. All team members are involved enthusiastically in presentation. Not a one-player team.

Visual Information

Poster board is clear with some information, but does not convey the totality of the theory.

Model (2-D or 3-D) is easy to gives clear summary of essential meaning of the theory.
Model conveys complete understanding of the theory, both the accuracies and shortcomings. Some type of technological media is used to convey a complete understanding of the theory, its accuracies and shortcomings.

For this rubric, the scale is as follows: 10-12=Champs 7-9=Pros 4-6=Rookies 1-3=Amateurs

	1 Point Amateurs	2 Points Rookies	3 Points Professionals	4 Points Champion Team	Total
Content of Presentation	Includes some essential information and a few facts.	Includes essential information and enough elaboration so that peers understand the topic.	Covers topic completely and in depth. Peers completely understand topic and are able to make appropriate comparisons.	In addition to completely understanding the topic, presenters make comparisons to other theories and give details of working conditions and scientists.
Oral Presentation Skills	Some difficulty communicating ideas, due to voice projection, lack of preparation, or incomplete work.	Communicates ideas with proper voice projection, adequate preparation, and some enthusiasm.	Communicates ideas with enthusiasm, proper voice projection, appropriate language, and clear delivery.	All team members are involved enthusiastically in presentation. Not a one-player team.
Visual Information	Poster board is clear with some information, but does not convey the totality of the theory.	Model (2-D or 3-D) is easy to gives clear summary of essential meaning of the theory.	Model conveys complete understanding of the theory, both the accuracies and shortcomings.	Some type of technological media is used to convey a complete understanding of the theory, its accuracies and shortcomings.