Rubric for poster or media presentation

Component / Description / Possible Points / Points earned
Device / Include a picture or drawing of the device / 5
Materials / List the materials needed to make the device / 5
Information on energy / Describe the energy changes that take place when the device operates / 10
Information on forces / Identify the forces that act when the device operates / 10
Machines included / Determine whether your device is made up of one or more simple machines.
Name the simple machines. / 5
5
Information on motion / Describe the motions that occur when the device operates / 10
History / Who invented it?
When was it invented?
Where was it first used? / 5
5
5
Improvements or modifications / Describe a way to make the device work better or do some new task.
Include a picture or drawing of your proposed changes. / 5
5
Appearance / Well organized
The writing can be easily read.
Has appropriate pictures or drawings
Complete, looks effective / 5
5
5
5
Resources / Display a proper bibliography / 5
Total points / 100

Rubric for oral presentation

Oral Presentations Total points 100
CATEGORY / 20 / 15 / 10 / 5
Content 50 / Shows a full understanding of the topic. / Shows a good understanding of the topic. / Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic. / Does not seem to understand the topic very well.
Uses Complete Sentences / Always (99-100% of time) speaks in complete sentences. / Mostly (80-98%) speaks in complete sentences. / Sometimes (70-80%) speaks in complete sentences. / Rarely speaks in complete sentences.
Speaks Clearly / Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces no words. / Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, but mispronounces one word. / Speaks clearly and distinctly most
(94-85%) of the time. Mispronounces no more than one word. / Often mumbles or can not be understood OR mispronounces more than one word.
Preparedness / Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. Faces the audience most of the time. / Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals. Looked frequently at audience. / The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking. Read more than 50% of paper, looked at audience some. / Student does not seem at all prepared to present. Read entire presentation from notes. Did not look up at all.
Volume / Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members throughout the presentation. / Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 80% of the time. / Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 50% of the time. / Volume often too soft to be heard by all audience members.

Calendar for completing project

What needs to be done / Date when this must be completed
Select a device
Complete a plan to investigate or build the device
Research information about the device or build the device.
Rough draft or sketch of visual presentation you are planning / May 7, 2008
Create poster or media presentation to display / May 14, 2008