Level 1 Physics

Vandebilt Catholic High School

W. Dupre

Research Project

Final Proposal – Grading Criteria

Written Proposal (Point Value 30 points):

4 3 2 1 0

1) Title page: (2) Proper format Wrong Format No Title Page

2) Introduction (2) Includes All Info Info missing No Introduction

3) Current Research (4) Thorough Major concept Some points Poor overall No Physics

discussion not discussed not clear or discussed

confusing

4) Final Hypothesis (2) States Hypothesis Evidence not Hypothesis not

& evidence included stated

5) Experimentation:

Overview(1) Stated Not Stated

List of Materials (1) Stated Not Stated

Procedure (2) Complete Incomplete Not Stated

Data Table (1) Included Not Included

Data Analysis (1) Included Not Included

Difficulty Rating (2) Challenging Appropriate Too Simple

6) Sources (3) Several citations Several citations, Not enough No citations

from a variety but from too few citations

of sources sources

7) Sources Cited Page (2) Included w/an Included w/an No sources cited

acceptable format unacceptable page

format

8) Graphics: (3) Two or more One acceptable Poor quality No visuals

acceptable visual visuals

visuals included

9) Format

Margins (1) 1” margins not 1” margins

Font (1) 12 pt. font not 12 pt

Section Labels (2) Include w/proper Included with No section labels

font wrong font

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Total (30) _______________

Comments:

Oral Presentation (Point Value 20 points):

4 3 2 1 0

1) Participated Equally (3) All participated Presentation One or more team

equally dominated by one members did not

team member participate

2) Length (4) At least 5 minutes At least 4.5 minutes At Least 4 minutes At least 3 minutes Less than 3 minutes

3) Introduction (1) Discussed Not Discussed

4) State of Research (1) Discussed Not Discussed

5) State what you are testing (1) Stated Not stated

6) Final Hypothesis (2) Stated w/ Stated but Not stated

evidence no evidence

7) Summary of Experiment (2) Complete Incomplete; Not discussed

not enough details

8) Concluding Remarks (1) Included Not Included

9) Visuals (3) 2 or more 1 incorporated Displayed only None Included

incorporated

into presentation

10) Quality (2) Easy to hear Difficult to hear Mumbled, too fast,

and understand or understand too slow

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Total:_________________________

Comments: