Castle North Middle School 

  Annual Science Fair          

Judge’s Scoring Sheet

Project assigned number: ____

Project Title: ______________________________________________________

Excellent (10-9) Good (8-7)   Fair (6-5) Needs to be Improved (4-3) Incomplete (1-2)  Missing (0)

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Presentation:  -neatness, -clarity of text, - use of images, tables, and graphs                        10 pts _____

Testable question – references a cause and effect relationship and measurable change 10 pts _____

Background Research – diverse, multiple sources, complete citations                                  10 pts _____

Hypothesis – based on background research                                                                             10 pts _____

Variables – clearly defined (independent, controlled, dependent)                                           10 pts _____

Materials – appropriate and a detailed list is given                                                                    10 pts _____

Procedure – sequential and describes the investigation clearly                                              10 pts _____

Data:

Quantitative data: numbers, standard metric units, scale made up by the student

Qualitative data: words, descriptions of physical or behavioral changes                               10 pts _____

Analysis: describes the trends or patterns found in the data, may have comments on         10 pts _____

reasons for trends or patterns

Conclusion: based on analysis of the data, support or nonsupport of hypothesis;               10 pts _____

Suggestions for further efforts

Total score                                                                                                                                     100 pts ______

Judge’s comments to the student:

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Additional consideration:

Abstract – concisely sums up the project explaining the test, the out come,                           5 pts _____

and the conclusion

Acknowledgements – if not already in the research, those who helped with the project       5 pts _____