5th Grade Science Research Project Rubric

2019 Science Research Project Rubric

5th Grade

 

While typing your Science Research project, please make a title page.  In the center of the first page, please include your name, date, and name of the invention.  Use a standard font with the text size (14) for your paper.  You may use a larger text size for your title page.  Remember to double-space your work.

 

The order of your paper is the title page, purpose, materials, research, procedure, diagram, conclusion, thank you note, and bibliography.  Make a heading for each part of your paper.  The heading should be on the left side of the page for each description.  You need to bold your heading.  Each part of your paper needs to follow each other.   Points will be deducted if your research paper is not in the correct order.

 

At the top of your paper, you will need to type out your purpose.  Your purpose needs to be clear and state why someone or something would you use your invention.   See the purpose in your organization packet.

 

You will earn 5 points by clearly writing the purpose of the invention in your paper.  You will earn 2.5 points by providing an incomplete purpose for the invention or a purpose that is unclear.  You will earn no points for not providing a purpose.

 

The next step will be to type a list of materials and any amounts used for the invention.   See materials that you listed in the organization packet.  You may have added new materials since researching the invention.

 

You will earn 5 points for your list of materials.  You will earn 2.5 points if noticeable materials are missing.  No points will be given if you do not provide any materials.

 

Additionally, a research section was sent home in the organization packet.  You need to have at least three quotes from three different sources in your research section.  (One source must be an interview and two additional sources must be from other forms of sources like Internet sources).  You may have more than three sources.   You need to follow the correct format, while giving credit to each source.  Look over the research sheets.  You also need to work on describing information from your quotes.  

 

You will earn 30 points for providing research and have three different sources – one being an interview and two additional sources must be from other forms of sources like Internet sources.  You will earn 20 points for incorporating research and have two different sources.  You will earn 10 points for incorporating research and have only used one source in your research paper.  No points will be given if you do not provide any research.   Points will be deducted if you do not follow the correct format of giving any source credit.  Points will also be deducted if you do not make an attempt to work on describing information from your quotes.

 

Points will be deducted if there is no information from an interview source.  You must have at least two additional sources besides an interview source.  If you do not have at least two additional sources besides an interview source, points will be deducted.

 

The next part of your project will be the procedure.  You need to review your procedure sheet that was sent home.  Check over that you listed in numerical order or bullet points the steps for how the invention is put together.

 

You will earn 20 points in your paper for a detailed procedure that explains the invention from beginning, middle, and end typing the steps in numerical order or bullet points.  You will receive 15 points for a procedure of the invention that provides a description of each part of your procedure in numerical order or bullet points, but your information is somewhat unclear.  You will receive 10 points for a procedure in numerical order or bullet points that is mostly unclear of how to put the invention together.  Finally, a procedure that provides few details in numerical order or bullet points to explain the invention will receive 5 points.  No points will be given if you do not provide a procedure for the invention.

 

You will need to have drawn a diagram of the invention.  Your diagram needs to be clearly labeled with at least six different things for the invention.  Your diagram and words labeled needs to be gone over using colored pencils or markers.

 

You will earn 18 points for a diagram of the invention that is drawn and is clearly labeled with at least six different things for the invention   You will earn 16 points for a diagram of the invention that is drawn and is labeled with five different things for the invention.  You will earn 14 points for a diagram of the invention that is drawn and is labeled with four different things for the invention.  You will earn 12 points for a diagram of the invention that is drawn and is labeled with three different things for the invention.  You will earn 10 points for a diagram of the invention that is drawn and is labeled with two different things for the invention.  You will earn 8 points for a diagram of the invention that is drawn and is labeled with only one thing for the invention.  A diagram of the invention with nothing labeled will only earn 6 points.  You will lose an additional three points if the diagram and descriptions labeled for the invention is not gone over using colored pencils or markers.

 

You will earn no points if there is no diagram of the invention.

 

Next, you will need a conclusion for your project.  You need to review your conclusion sheet that was sent home.  Check over that you provided a description for each of the points of your conclusion.

 

You will earn 15 points for a conclusion that describes a complete description of how the invention helped you learn more about science.  It also contains a complete description of how the invention helped shape people’s lives.  You will earn 13  points for a conclusion that is mostly complete, but is missing a supporting sentence.  You will earn 10 points for a conclusion that has some information, but is missing two supporting sentences.  You will earn 7.5 points for a conclusion that is half complete, and is missing three supporting sentences.  You will earn 5 points for a conclusion with little information and only contains two sentences.   Finally, you will earn 2 points for a conclusion that provides very little information.  No points will be given if you do not provide a conclusion.

 

After your conclusion, remember to include a short description of any people you would like to thank that helped you with your Science Research project.  This includes people that helped you at home, at school, or any other locations.

 

You will earn 4 points for completing your short description of people that helped you with your Science Research project.  No points will be earned if this part of the Science Research project is incomplete.

 

Remember to check over your typed paper for spelling errors. 

 

You will earn 15 points for a completed paper with no spelling errors.  You will earn 12 points for a completed paper with a few (1-2) spelling errors.  You will earn 8 points for a paper with some (3-5) spelling errors.   You will 4 points for a paper with   many spelling errors (6 errors or more).

 

 

Students worked on a bibliography page.  Students will use the bibliography sheet provided.

 

You will earn 18 points for having at least three sources.  You will earn 12 points for including two sources on your bibliography sheet.  You will earn 6 points for including one source on your bibliography sheet.  No points will be given if there is no bibliography attached to your Science Research project.  Points will be deducted if the format is not completed correctly for one or more sources. 

 

You will lose 6 points if you do not have an interview source.  You must also have at least two additional sources besides an interview source.  If you do not have at least two additional sources besides an interview source, you will lose 6 points.

 

 

The Science research paper is due by Monday, April 1st.  Any late projects will be deducted one letter grade.  More points will be deducted if this project is late after one day.

 

We have been working on this science project in steps.  Multiple science classes have been given to work on this project.  I have also returned various parts of the project and have edited them.  You will need to add/revise any information for your typed final copy.  Remember you need to turn in all parts of your rough draft with the final copy.

 

Please have this Science Research Project Rubric signed for Wednesday, March 27th.

 

 

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