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Grading Guidelines: The Inventor's Fair Project, 2005
Grade 5

Your grade on this project is part of your total Quarter 2 Science grade.

The Inventor's Fair grade includes 4 parts: The Logs, the Invention, the Poster, and your Presentation. If you earn 25 points on each of the 4 parts, you will have 100 points, or 100%, on your Inventor's Fair Project. A rubric is given below to help you focus your energy in the right places:



Inventor's Fair Rubric

Beginning

17

Developing

19

Accomplished

22

Exemplary

25

Score

 

 

Log
Sheets

 

Few mistakes
corrected.
Needs editing
or proof-
reading.
Some
deadlines
not met.
Some mistakes
corrected,
but more
work is
needed.
Most
deadlines
met.
Log sheets
complete,
neat, with a
few mistakes
still present.
Deadlines
all met.
Log sheets
are complete,
neat, free of
error (spelling,
punctuation),
and in on
time.

Maximum: 25

 

Invention
Model

 

Invention
has already
been "invented"
by someone
else -- this
Invention
"borrows"
another
design
Invention is
unique, but
not very
useful, or
does not
solve the
problem
Invention is
unique and
solves the
problem, but
is only useful
for this
project
Invention
is useful,
unique, safe,
complete,
and solves
the problem
Maximum: 25

 

 

 

Poster

 

 

Guidelines
not followed,
needs work
in neatness
and/or
correctness,
is somewhat
unreadable
Guidelines, not fully
followed, but
covers topic,
needs
some editing
or proofing
for neatness
or correctness,
yet is still
readable
Poster follows
guidelines,
covers topic,
but needs
some editing
or proofing
for neatness
or correctness,
yet is still
readable
Poster follows
guidelines,
covers topic,
is neat,
correct (spelling,
grammar),
accurately
labeled,
readable

Maximum: 25
Oral
Presentation
Presenter
does not
seem to
know project
details and
confuses the
audience
Presenter
seems somewhat
confused
about project
details or
has trouble
sharing them
with audience
Presenter
knows the
project, but
does not
fully "connect"
with audience:
eye contact,
facing them--
is still
understandable
Presenter
maintains
eye contact,
faces
audience,
knows the
project, is
understandable

Maximum: 25

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