SIMPSON STEM - SHARK TANK RESEARCH

RUBRIC
DIRECTIONS: Your groups brainstorming will be graded based on the following rubric. Read it
carefully and use it as a guide as your group brainstorms possible products.

Category Not Present 0 Forming 12 Emerging 18 Proficient 25

Points points Points Points
Web Search You did not You included You included You included
include any information information complete
information about one about two information
about products product from products from from the web
from the web. the web OR you the web OR you about three or
included included more products
information information similar to yours.
about two about three
products but did products but did
not include not include
complete complete
information. information.
Patent Office You did not You included You included You included
Search include any information information complete
information about one about two information
about products product from products from from the patent
from the Patent the patent the patent office about
Office office OR you office OR you three or more
included included products similar
information information to yours.
about two about three
products but did products but did
not include not include
complete complete
information. information.
Source You did not You included You included You included
Formatting include any source source accurate source
source information for information for information with
information. one source, but two to three specific URLs
you did not sources, but for four or more
include you did not total sources.
complete URLs include
OR you used complete URLs
more than one OR you used
of Google, Google,
Bing, or Bing, or
Wikipedia as Wikipedia as
your sources one source
without specific without a
URLs. specific URL.
Completenes You did not You did not You wrote in You wrote in
s write anything. write in complete complete
complete sentences, but sentences with
sentences. you included fewer than five
more than five grammar/spellin
 grammar and/or g mistakes
spelling throughout.
mistakes.

SIMPSON STEM - SHARK TANK BRAINSTORMING

RUBRIC
DIRECTIONS: Your groups brainstorming will be graded based on the following rubric. Read it
carefully and use it as a guide as your group brainstorms possible products.

Category Not Present Forming 12 Emerging 18 Proficient 25

0 Points points Points Points
Problems You did not list You listed one You listed two You listed
any problems problem that problems that three or more
or none of faces you and face you and problems
your problems it was they were facing people
were relevant. relevant. relevant. like you and
all were
relevant.
Possible You did not You included You included You included
Solutions include any one possible two possible three
possible solution to solutions to thorough
solutions to your your problem. solutions to
your problems. the problems
problems. you identified.
Inventions to You did not You included You included You included
Help With include any one possible two possible three or more
Solutions possible invention to inventions to possible
inventions to solve the solve the relevant
solve the problems. problems. inventions to
problems. solve the
problems.
Completenes You did not You did not You wrote in You wrote in
s write write in complete complete
anything. complete sentences, but sentences
sentences. you included with fewer
more than 5 than 5
grammar grammar/spell
and/or spelling ing mistakes
mistakes. throughout
your
brainstorming.
SIMPSON STEM - SHARK TANK SKETCHED PLAN
RUBRIC
DIRECTIONS: Your groups sketched plan will be graded based on the following rubric. Read it
carefully and use it as a guide as your group creates your sketched plan.

Category Not Present 0 Forming 12 Emerging 18 Proficient 25

Points points Points Points
View One You did not Your first view Your first view Your first view
complete a was sloppy OR was sloppy OR was neatly
sketch at all. it was out of it was out of sketched, in
proportion and proportion OR proportion and
you did not you did not had accurate
include include measurements.
accurate accurate
measurements. measurements.
View Two You did not Your second Your second Your second
include a view was view was view was
different second different than different than different than
view in your your first and your first and your first and
sketch. was sloppy OR was sloppy OR was neatly
it was out of it was out of sketched, in
proportion and proportion OR proportion and
you did not you did not had accurate
include include measurements.
accurate accurate
measurements. measurements.
Descriptions You did not You included You included You included
include notes notes about one notes about detailed notes
about the parts to three parts of four to six parts about seven or
of your sketch. your sketch OR of your sketch more parts of
your notes did OR your notes your sketch
not include the did not include including what
purpose of the purpose of those parts are
parts. parts. and their
purpose.
Neatness You did not Your sketch was Your sketch was Your sketch was
complete a completed on completed on completed on
drawing or notebook paper plain white graph paper,
notes. OR your notes paper OR your your notes were
were illegible notes were written neatly,
and your illegible OR and your sketch
sketches were your sketches was in
sloppy and out were sloppy proportion with
of proportion. and out of proper
proportion. measurements.

SIMPSON STEM - SHARK TANK PRODUCT

INFORMATION RUBRIC
DIRECTIONS: Your groups product information will be graded based on the following rubric.
Read it carefully and use it as a guide as your group creates the list of information on your
product.

Category Not Present 0 Forming 12 Emerging 18 Proficient 25

Points points Points Points
Prototype You did not You included You included You included a
Parts include a list of one of the two of the list of parts, a
parts and following for following for list of required
technology for your prototype: your prototype: technology, and
your prototype. a list of parts, a a list of parts, a prices/availabilit
list of required list of required y for parts and
technology, technology, technology for
prices/availabilit prices/availabilit your prototype.
y for parts and y for parts and
technology. technology.
Production You did not You included You included You included a
Parts include a list of one of the two of the list of parts, a
parts and following for following for list of required
technology for your saleable your saleable technology, and
your saleable product: a list of product: a list of prices/availabilit
product. parts, a list of parts, a list of y for parts and
required required technology for
technology, technology, your saleable
prices/availabilit prices/availabilit product.
y for parts and y for parts and
 technology. technology.
Source You did not You included You included You included
Formatting include any source source accurate source
source information for information for information with
information. one source, but two to three specific URLs
you did not sources, but for four or more
include you did not total sources.
complete URLs include
OR you used complete URLs
more than one OR you used
of Google, Google,
Bing, or Bing, or
Wikipedia as Wikipedia as
your sources one source
without specific without a
URLs. specific URL.
Product You did not You computed a You computed You computed
Prices compute prices price for either prices for your prices for your
for either your your prototype prototype and prototype and
prototype or or your saleable your saleable your saleable
your saleable product. product, but the product, the
product. prices were the prices were
same but different, and
shouldnt have your prices
been OR the were
prices were reasonable.
unreasonable.