Science Research Project - 100 pts Name:
Your assignment is to complete a research guide, write a research report (paper), and create a PowerPoint presentation. You can decide on what you want to research, but I need to approve your topic before you begin. The following will guide you through your project and provide the requirements you need to include.
REQUIREMENTS
- Research Guide - 30 pts
.. Search Strategy
.. Evaluate a site
.. Organizing research
- Research report - 40 pts (30 pts paper & 10 pts works cited)
Rubric for Assessing Student Writing of 7th Grade Science Project Research Paper
Exemplary (4) | Accomplished (3) | Developing (2) | Beginning (1 –0 ) | |
Clarity of Central Idea and Coherent Focus | Is related to the assigned topic and has a central idea that is clearly expressed, and it does not describe your actual experiment. | Is related to the assigned topic and has a central idea, and it does not describe your actual experiment.
| Is some what related to the assigned topic and has a central idea. | Not related to the topic and only describes the experiment. |
Organization | Has a clear beginning, middle, and end and consists of 4 paragraphs. The paper follows the formatting paper guidelines. | Has a beginning, middle, and end, and consists of 3 paragraphs. The paper follows the formatting paper guidelines. | Has a beginning, middle, and end, and consists of 2 paragraphs. The paper some what follows the formatting paper guidelines. | Has a beginning, middle, and end, and consists of 1 paragraph. The paper does not follows the formatting paper guidelines.
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Detailed Support, Ideas, and Voice | The writer's personality is clear, well developed with supporting details, and uses appropriate vocabulary | The writer’s personality is somewhat shown, includes supporting details, and some conversational vocabulary | Uses some supporting details and conversational vocabulary. | Has some supporting details and uses informal or conversational vocabulary not appropriate to the topic. |
Grammar | Demonstrates complete sentences, word usage, and punctuation. | Demonstrates complete sentences, word usage, and punctuation. May contain minor errors, but they do not detract from the overall quality of the composition. | May have errors in sentence formation, usage, and punctuation, but they do not detract from the overall quality of the composition. | May have many errors in sentence formation, usage, and punctuation, but they do detract from the overall quality of the composition. |
Works Cited | Paper includes 4 sources, properly cited using EasyBib, including: 1 Book, 1 ELM, and 2 Web | Paper includes 3 sources, properly cited using EasyBib, from a few of the following: 1 Book, 1 ELM, and 2 Web | Paper includes 2 sources, cited using EasyBib, from a few of the following: 1 Book, 1 ELM, and 2 Web | Paper includes 1 sources, cited using EasyBib, from a few of the following: 1 Book, 1 ELM, and 2 Web |
Plagiarism | Paper is written in your own words and not copied from a source, uses proper quotations, summarizing, and paraphrasing. | Paper is written in your own words and not copied from a source, uses mostly proper quotations, summarizing, and paraphrasing. | Paper is written in your own words and not copied from a source, and has some mistakes in quotations, summarizing, and paraphrasing. | Paper is written in your own words and not copied from a source and has mistakes in quotations, summarizing, and paraphrasing. |
- Rough Draft - 10 pts
- PowerPoint Presentation - 20 pts
.. Include information from your Anatomy Body Systems Requirements sheet
.. 7 Slide minimum
.. The first slide should be a title slide with the title of your research project and your name
.. Each slide should have info about your research project
.. 5 Pictures minimum
.. Check spelling and grammar
A Note About Plagiarism
Your research paper and presentation must be IN YOUR OWN WORDS. If you use information from a source you need to paraphrase, summarize, or quote the information. You need to give credit to the author or source. Tell me where you got the information. Plagiarism is very serious and can be a violation of the Acceptable Use Policy. You will receive 0 points on the written portion of your project if you plagiarize.
Example Paper: http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_sample_research_paper.pdf