STEM

Endorsement Capstone Rubric

Student: _________________________________ Date: ____________________________________

PRESENTATION Does Not Meet Partially Meets Meets Exceeds

Organization Information is not Information may be Information is mostly Information is presented in a
presented in logical presented out of presented in a logical, logical, sequential order. Clear
order. Connections are order. Connections sequential order. Connections connections are made between
not made between between sections are are made between sections. sections.
sections unclear or incomplete.






Visual Aids Visual aids are not used, Visual aids are used Visual aids are used Visual aids are used effectively in
ineffective, or somewhat effectively in effectively in delivering delivering presentation. Visual
distracting due to errors delivering presentation. Visual aids are aids are error-free, relevant, and
or design. presentation. Visual aids error-free, relevant, and do do not distract from
include distracting not distract from presentation. Visual aids look
errors or design. presentation. professional.





Response to Questions Speaker is unable to Speaker has difficulty Speaker is able to answer Speaker is able to answer
answer questions or answering questions with questions with
answers are irrelevant questions. Answers to confidence. Answers to confidence. Answers to
to project. questions do not reflect questions reflect knowledge questions reflect deep
knowledge of project. of project. knowledge of project and
understanding of possible
applications or extensions.








RESEARCH Does Not Meet Partially Meets Meets Exceeds

Demonstrates completion Student is unaware of Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student demonstrates
of the following criteria: the STEM project knowledge of and knowledge of and knowledge of and exceptionally
1. understanding of criteria and incorporates most of the incorporates all four STEM incorporates all four STEM
relevant scientific concepts incorporates few STEM STEM project criteria project criteria into the project criteria into the project.
and application of the project criteria into the into the project. project.
practices of science finished project.
2. application of
appropriate technologies
and tools
3. incorporation of
engineering practices to
solve a problem or meet a
need
4. application of
appropriate mathematical
concepts and practices

Clearly states the purpose/ No question is posed The original question is Question is clearly posed Question is clearly posed,
research question(s) vague or unclear complex, and novel

Culminates with a clearly Data are not analyzed Data are partially Data are analyzed and the Data are analyzed, the original
written interpretation of and the original analyzed and the original original question is addressed question is addressed
the data that poses answers question is not question is partially clearly masterfully, and conclusions are
to the original research addressed addressed applied beyond the scope of the
question(s) original design

Documentation that clearly No documentation Documentation present, Documentation clear and Documentation clear and
describes the research and but unclear or complete complete and offers exceptional
experimental process incomplete insight into the project

Clearly describe the data Research was not Research was partially Research was completed and Research was completed and
gathering methodology completed completed and documented documented with fidelity and
documented professionalism

Score: ____________________
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