Samantha Smith Elementary – Science Fair 2016
Judging Criteria
Projects registered after the deadline will not be judged
Project Elements
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Possible Score
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Score
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Knowledge of Topic :
Thorough, well-balanced explanation of project depicting student’s understanding of the subject matter
· Title/Abstract concisely sums up the project explaining the test or invention
· Background Research is diverse
· Discussions provide supporting evidence and/or comparisons
· Analysis describes and explains the trends or patterns found in the data
· Conclusion is based on analysis of the data
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25
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Knowledge of Scientific Principles :
Sections outlining purpose, describing procedures, methods and materials, reporting results and conclusions, and discussion of overall project are present. Student shows understanding of the scientific process.
· Hypothesis is based on background research
· Materials are appropriate and listed, Variables are clearly defined
· Procedure is sequential and describes the investigation clearly
· Acknowledgements are cited
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20
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Display of Project :
Display meets guidelines.
· Presentation is neat, visually pleasant and self-explanatory
· Data is Clear, Exhaustive and Representative with use of images, graphics, tables, standard units, and/or graphs
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20
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Creativity and Originality :
· Idea is original
· Approach towards testing is novel
· Methodology is creative
· One-of-a-kind project
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20
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Applicability to real world issues :
· Projects identifies a real world problem and provides a solution or an idea
· Project is innovative and explained well to be reproducible
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15
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Total Score
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100
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