Project Rubric

STE@M Project Rubric

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Instructional Design	Appropriate materials were  selected and creatively modified in ways that made them  even better.	Appropriate materials were selected and there was an attempt at creative modification to make them even better.	Appropriate materials were selected.	Inappropriate materials were selected and contributed to a product that performed poorly.
Classroom Design	Great care taken in design  process that the space is neat, attractive and follows plans accurately.	Design was careful and  accurate for the most part,  but 1-2  details could have been refined for a more attractive space.	Design accurately followed the plans, but 3-4 details could have been refined for a more attractive space.	Design appears  careless or  haphazard. Many  details need  refinement for a  strong or  attractive space.
Journal/Log - Content	Journal provides a complete  record of planning, construction, testing, modifications, reasons for modifications, and some reflection about  the strategies used and the results.	Journal provides a  complete record of  planning, construction,  testing, modifications,  and reasons  for modifications.	Journal provides quite a bit of detail about planning, construction, testing,  modifications, and reasons  for modifications.	Journal provides very little  detail about several aspects of the planning, construction, and  testing process.
Scientific Knowledge	Explanations by all group  members indicate a clear and accurate understanding of the standards that support  student learning.	Explanations by all group members indicate a relatively accurate understanding  of the standards that  support student learning.	Explanations by most group members indicate relatively accurate understanding of the standards that support student learning.	Explanations by several members of the group do not illustrate much understanding of the standards that support student learning.
Information Gathering	Accurate information taken from several sources in a systematic manner.	Accurate information taken from a couple of sources in a systematic manner.	Accurate information taken from a couple of sources but not systematically.	Information taken from only one source and/or information not accurate.