Physics
W. Dupre
Toy Research
Project
Final Proposal
– Grading Criteria
Written Proposal (Point
Value 30 points):
5 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) History (2) Includes All Info Info
missing No History
4) Physics (5) Thorough Minor concepts One or two major Several
concepts Poor overall No Physics
discussion
missing concepts
missing not discussed discussed
5)
Experimentation:
Purpose
(1) Stated Not Stated
Use
of Toy (1) Stated Not
Stated
List
of Materials (1) Stated Not
Stated
Procedure
(2) Complete Incomplete Not Stated
Data
to be collected (1) Listed Not
Listed
Difficulty
Rating (1) 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 (2) 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)
Toy Displayed (2) Displayed Not
displayed
4) History
(1) Discussed Not Discussed
5) Physics Concepts (3) 2 or more
2 or more 1 presented Not discussed
presented w/ presented
demonstrations
6) Visuals
(3) 2 or more 1
incorporated Displayed only None Included
incorporated
into presentation
7) Summary
of Experiment (2) Complete Incomplete; Not discussed
not enough details
8) Concluding
Remarks (1) Included Not
Included
10)
Quality (2) Easy to hear Difficult to hear Mumbled, too fast,
and understand or understand too slow
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Total:_________________________
Comments: