▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ Engineers ██████████ Town Council ▆ ▆ ▆ ▆ Student Desks ▆ ▆ ▆ ▆ ▆ ▆ ▆ ▆ Rubric for Capstone Written Report Rubric: Criteria Superior Adequate Poor Content Accuracy 20 points All science information and math calculations are 10 points Scientific information is 90-99% correct 5 points Scientific information is less than 90% correct
correct Alignment to Problem Statement 20 points Each solution must align with all conditions stated in the problem statement 15 points One solution aligns with all conditions stated in the problem statement but the second solution aligns with all but one condition 5 points Neither solution aligns with all of the conditions stated in the problem statement Required Components 50 points Report must contain 1. Problem Statement 2. A written statement of the impact the parks will make on the Environment 3. calculations of budget meet constraints 4. Two different park idea solutions 5. four reasons for choosing one park over the other 40 points Report must contain: 1. A written statement of the impact the parks will make on the environment 2. Calculations of budget meet constraints 3. Two different park idea solutions 4. four reasons for choosing one park over the other 10 points The report contains less information than listed in the “Adequate” category. Mechanics 10 points Report contains no grammatical errors (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, subject/verb agreement) 7 points Report contain 1-3 grammatical errors 3 points Report contains more than 3 grammatical errors Scoring Guide A 90 - 100 B 80 - 89 C 70 - 79 D 60 - 69 F Less than 60
Oral Presentation Rubric: Criteria Superior Adequate Poor Delivery 30 points Maintains eye contact with audience 90% or more of the time: fluctuations in volume and inflection are intended and added to clarity of presentation, no movement, volume is loud enough to be heard in the back of the room 90% or more of the time 20 points Maintains eye contact with audience over 80% of the time (but less than 90%) 1-2 non-purposeful movements, volume is loud enough to be heard in the back of the room over 80% of the time (but less than 90%) 10 points Eye contact is less than 80%, more than 2 non-purposeful movements, inaudible in back of the room more than 20% of the time Comprehension and Accuracy 30 points Student answered Town Council’s questions correctly, providing at 2 scientific facts 15 points Students answered Town Council’s question providing 1 accurate scientific fact 5 points Student fails to answer question correctly or could not provide a scientific fact Quality of Individual Solution Explanation 20 points Individual solution aligns to all conditions in group problem statement 12 points Solution aligns with all but one condition 5 points Solution fails to align with 2 or more conditions Quality of Individual Justification Explanation 20 points Reason for advocating the group “best solution” is scientifically accurate and fiscally feasible 10 points Reason is scientifically accurate, but may not be fiscally feasible 5 points Reason is not scientifically accurate, but may or may not be fiscally feasible Quality of Individual Map explanation 30 points The student will answer 2 questions about the legend of the group’s park map providing at least 2 accurate facts 20 points The student will answer 1 question about the legend of the group’s park map providing at least 1 accurate fact. 5 points The student is unable to answer a question about the legend of the group’s park map or could not provide a scientific fact.