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Science Fair Experiment : Ocean Current Experiment

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CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Idea Independently Identified, with Identified, with Identified a
identified a adult help, a adult help, a question that
question which question which question which could not be
was interesting was interesting could be tested/investigat
to the student to the student investigated. ed or one that
Hypothesis Independently
and which could Independently
and which could Independently Needed adult
did not merit
Development developed an developed
be investigated. be investigated. an developed an assistance to
investigation.
hypothesis well- hypothesis hypothesis develop an
substantiated by somewhat somewhat hypothesis or to
a literature substantiated by substantiated by do a basic
Descripton of Procedures
review and were Procedures
a literature were Procedures
a literature were Procedures that
literature review.
Procedure outlined in
observation ofa outlined
review and in a outlined
review or in a were outlined
step-by-step
similar step-by-step
observation of step-by-step
observation of were seriously
fashion
phenomena.that fashion
similar that fashion,
similar but had incomplete or
could be could be
phenomena. 1 or 2 gaps
phenomena. that not sequential,
Diagrams Provided
followed by an Provided
followed by an Provided
require an Did
evennot provide
after adulta
accurate, easy- accurate easy-to-follow
anyone without anyone without explanation even feedback had diagram OR the
to-follow
additional diagram
additionalwith diagram
after adult with diagram was
been given.
diagram with labels
explanations. No explanations.to labels to
feedback had quite
labels
adult to was
help illustrate
Some thehelp illustrate
adult been given.the incomplete.
Conclusion/Sum Student
illustrate provided
the Student
procedure provided
or the Student
procedure provided
or No conclusion
mary needed
a to
detailed was
a needed to
somewhat a
procedure
accomplish orthis.
the process
accomplishbeingthis. process, but one was apparent OR
conclusion with
conclusion
process being detailed
studied. some
key stepreference
was left important details
clearly
studied. based on conclusion to the
out. data and were overlooked.
the data and clearly based on the hypothesis
related to the data and statement(s).
Date Created: April 15,
previous 2017 related to the
research findings hypothesis
and the statement(s).
hypothesis
statement(s).