Scoring Scientific Thought (25%) 

EXPERIMENT  

Mark Range: 20 to 25

  • Elaboration of an original experiment with own question and hypothesis.
  • Most variables are identified and controlled.
  • Data well presented and analyzed. 

 

Mark Range:  13 to 19

  • Elaboration of an original experiment with own question and hypothesis.
  • Some variables are identified and controlled.
  • Data presented in simple graph. 

 

Mark Range: 7 to 12

  • Modification of the question, hypothesis, variables, and procedures of a known experiment.  

 

Mark Range: 1 to 6

  • Duplication of a known experiment to confirm a hypothesis; totally predictable.

 

 

INNOVATION

Mark Range: 20 to 25

  • Integrate several technologies or inventions OR design and construct an innovative application with human and/or commercial benefit. 

 

Mark Range: 13 to 19

  • Design and build innovative technology. Benefits to humans should be evident. 

 

Mark Range: 7 to 12

  • Improve or demonstrate new applications for existing technologies, and justify them.

 

Mark Range: 1 to 6

  • Build a model or device that duplicates existing technology.

 

 

STUDY

Mark Range: 20 to 25

  • Study correlates information from a variety of peer-reviewed publications and reveals significant new information or a solution to a problem.
  • Detailed description of the methodology used to collect and analyze the data. 

 

Mark Range: 13 to 19

  • Study based on systematic observation and a literature review.
  • Detailed description of the methodology used to collect and analyze the data. 

 

Mark Range: 7 to 12

  • Existing published material is presentedd with modest analysis and/or
  • A simple study giving limited data with no meaningful results. 

 

Mark Range: 1 to 6

  • Existing published material is presented without analysis. 

 

Evaluation Rubrics 

 

 

Scoring Project Creativity

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