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Project Results Report Rubric Standard Met Standard Above Standard A. Project Title, Names and Date Incomplete or missing student names, project name, and/or date Student names, project name, date displayed Student and project names, and date Attention-catching animation Background music B. Project Description Missing or incomplete outline of project objective Missing or incomplete outline of procedures and resources used Missing or incomplete outline of results obtained Correct description of the project objective Correct outline of the procedures and resources used Correct summary of obtained results Correct description of project objective Correct outline of the procedures and resources used Correct summary of obtained results Eye-catching slide format & animations Figures/pictures to help understanding C. Data Incomplete or missing experimental data to analyze Data incorrectly formatted, labeled or separated Displayed data difficult to read (such as: font size < 24 pt, font color poor contrast with slide background color) Patching configuration missing Data source labs missing Complete experimental data or necessary portions to support explanations Data formatted, clearly labeled and separated Displayed data easy to read (font size > 24 pt, font high contrast with slide background color) Patching configuration included Data source labs included Complete experimental data or necessary portions to support explanations Data formatted and clearly labeled and separated Displayed data easy to read (size, font) Patching configuration included and explained Data source labs included Eye-catching slide format & animations D. Statistics Incomplete or missing statistics Data incorrectly formatted, labeled or separated; calculator number format used Displayed data difficult to read (font size < 24 pt, font color poor contrast with slide background color) Complete statistics for patched and unpatched specimens Data correctly formatted, labeled and separated Displayed data easy to read (font size > 24 pt, font color high contrast with slide background color) Patching configuration included Data origins included Complete statistics for patched and unpatched specimens Data professionally formatted, labeled, and separated Displayed data easy to read (font size > 24 pt, font color high contrast with slide background color) Patching configuration included Data origins included Eye-catching slide format & animations Provides equations or computation methods to help understanding
F. Project Conclusions Missing or incomplete project conclusions Conclusions not supported with the correct statistical terms Conclusions missing or poorly done in problem context Conclusions including relevant hypothesis, procedures and results Conclusions using correct statistical terms Conclusions completely in problem context Conclusions including relevant hypothesis, procedures and results Conclusions using correct statistical terms Conclusions completely in problem context Eye-catching slide format & animations Provides illustrations, graphs or figures to help understanding G. Overall Report Slides not formatted Difficult to read fonts used Not a standalone presentation Slides professionally formatted Most of the text in presentation in readable font (size > 24 pt, appropriate color) Standalone presentation Slides formatted using background pictures related to topic, and students’ own designs All text in readable font (font size > 24, pt and appropriate color) Eye-catching slide transitions