Name______________________________

Future City Science Fair Rubric

Category Highly Proficient
HP

Proficient
P

Developing
D

Emerging
E


Understanding of Objective

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Clear and focused central
idea. The project is interesting and
holds the attention of the
audience. Supporting evidence is
relevant, clear and specific. Project
provides convincing examples with
thorough elaboration. Project is
presented in a professional manner.
Conclusions are detailed and match
the topic.
Understands the task and has a
central idea. Ideas are clear and
focused.
Conclusions are attempted but
have limited connections with
central idea. Project is presented
in a straightforward way.
Addresses task. May have a central
idea. Support is not detailed and
may be unclear at times. Support(s)
may be too general. Has a limited
or unclear conclusion.
Does not fully address task and
needs a central idea. There is little or
no support. Project does not capture
attention of the audience. Hard to
follow and has an unclear or
incomplete conclusion.

Creativity

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Report is crafted in a sophisticated
and creative way. Project captures
audience attention and has a strong
visual. Report/model enhances
audiences understanding of the
subject.
Report has craft and creativity
(partially holds audience
attention).
Report shows little evidence of craft
and creativity. Report somewhat
holds audience attention.
Report has limited or no evidence of
craft and creativity. Report is hard to
follow and does not always hold
audience attention.

Organization

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Project is organized in a
sophisticated way. Project is put
together in professional format that
adds to the readers understanding
of topic. All ideas are connected to
the topic. Work is presented above
grade level. Topics are in an
organized manner and exceed
grade level. Report is easy to follow
and flows well.
Project is organized in a
straightforward way. All ideas are
connected to the main idea.
Topics are in place. Report is
easy to follow and flows well.
Project sometimes falls out of
structure or is disorganized. Report
is somewhat difficult to follow.
Project is completely lacking
organization and structure. Topics are
out of place. Report is difficult to
follow.

Conventions/Word Choice

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Report exhibits above grade-level
control of spelling, grammar,
punctuation, capitalization and
paragraphing.
Students writing is concise and
provides the audience with a clear
understanding of the subject and
uses high level word choice.
Report exhibits grade-level
control of spelling, grammar,
punctuation, capitalization and
paragraphing. Student provides
audience with a basic
understanding and sufficient
information of the subject.
Report exhibits some control of
spelling, grammar, punctuation,
capitalization and paragraphing.
Student has some description of
word choice and may have little
understanding.
Report exhibits minimal control of
spelling, grammar, punctuation,
capitalization and paragraphing.
Student has little to no understanding
and use of word choice.

Classwork/Homework

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Homework log was
completed/handed in weekly.
Classwork time was used well.
Student stayed on task at all times
and completed necessary
homework.
Homework log was
completed/handed in weekly.
Classwork time was used well.
Student stayed on task at all
times and completed necessary
homework.
Either homework log was
incomplete or class time was not
used well. Student stayed on task
most of the time. Student may have
missed one or more homework
assignments (Friday logs).
More than one task (homework or
classwork) was incomplete or time
was not used well. Student had
trouble staying on task during class
time. Student missed more than one
homework assignment (Friday log).

Visual
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Visual is interesting, hands on, and
enhances the presentation in a
professional way. Visual goes
above sixth grade level standards.
Visual connects with the main idea.
Visual is engaging.
Visual is interesting and
enhances the presentation on
grade level. Visual connects with
the main idea. Visual is engaging.
Visual is appealing but may lack
audience attention. Visual
somewhat relates to the main idea.
Visual is somewhat engaging.
Visual has minimal to no detail or key
points to walk away with. Visual does
not relate to the main idea.