Evaluation


Beginning

1

Developing

2

Accomplished

3

Exemplary

4

Score

 

Major Terms are Present on the Poster

 

At least one of the major terms (evaporation, condensation, precipitation) are present.
At least two of the major terms (evaporation, condensation, precipitation) are present.
The terms evaporation, condensation, and precipitation are all present. The terms evaporation, condensation, and precipitation are all present, as well as additional terms such as ground water, percolation, etc.

 

Poster

Neatness

 

The poster is messy and/or unfinished.
The poster is nearly complete, but not as neat as expected. It may have distracting erasures or mistakes. The poster is complete and neat, but may have a few distracting erasures or mistakes.
The poster is complete, neat, and has no distracting erasures or mistakes.

 

Color and Design

The poster is not well planned, and/or only one color was used in creating it.
The poster is planned, but space is not well used.  Only one or two colors are present. The poster is well planned, but space may not be filled.  It is colorfully designed with at least three colors present.
The poster is well planned, space is nicely used, and it has a variety of colors (four or more).

 Clarity

 

The poster is not easy to understand.  It is incorrectly labeled and/or has many words which are misspelled.
The poster is not labeled completely correctly, some words may be misspelled, but it is still understandable.
The poster is correctly labeled and terms are spelled correctly, yet it still as aspects which are difficult to understand. The poster is correctly labeled.  Terms are spelled correctly, and it is easy to understand.

 

Team Cooperation
The student could not stay on task, or could not cooperate with his/her partner. He/She may have had to complete the project alone.
The student had some difficulty staying on task, and the majority of the project was completed by his/her partner.
The student stayed on task most of the time and cooperated with his/her partner with a minimum amount of disagreement.
The student stayed on task and cooperated with his/her partner without any outward disagreement.