Scoring Rubric for Math Fair Projects

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Display Display is Display is Display is not Display is sloppy
attractive and reasonably very attractive or and poorly
well organized, attractive and is weakly organized, does
does an organized, does organized; while not catch kids’
outstanding job an good job of it can be attention and/or
of catching kids’ catching kids’ determined what is unclear about
attention and attention and the topic is, it what the topic is
letting them letting them takes some effort
know what the know what the in viewing the
topic is topic is display for the
visitor to
determine the
subject of the
presentation.

Presentation The presentation The presentation The presentation The presentation

demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates is not organized
that the group is that the group is some planning and possibly
highly organized organized and but could use demonstrates a
and has has practiced the more planning lack of
practiced the presentation; the and rehearsal; it preparation; the
presentation; the group does does not convey group’s
group demonstrates enough presentation
demonstrates enthusiasm for enthusiasm for does not
enthusiasm for their topic that their topic; the demonstrate
their topic that rubs off on the presentation enthusiasm for
rubs off on the children; the does not their topic; the
children; the presentation demonstrate presentation is
group knows makes good use good time not well planned
exactly what to of time and is management; it for use of time; it
say and when; appropriate for does not hold the does not hold the
the presentation the intended attention of much attention of the
makes good use audience. of the intended majority of the
of time and is audience intended
exciting for the . audience.
intended
audience.

Mathematical The project The project The project The project

Emphasis demonstrates a demonstrates a demonstrates demonstrates
strong link to a link to a stated some link to a little or no link to
stated mathematical mathematical a mathematical
mathematical topic; it is clear to topic but it may topic; it is not
topic; it is clear to the audience not be clear to clear to the
the audience what the audience audience what
what mathematical what it is; the mathematical
mathematical topic is behind group topic is behind
topic is behind the project; the demonstrates the project; the
the project; the group some group
group demonstrates understanding of demonstrates
demonstrates a understanding of the mathematics little or no
good the mathematics understanding of
understanding of the mathematics
the mathematics