Assessing Your Work: Process

For ongoing assessment, follow the guidance your teacher gave you at the beginning of the project.

For final assessment, the following rubric assesses what you learned about cosmic rays and how well you conducted your study.

Student Researcher: _____________________

Partners: _____________________ _____________________ _____________________

Exceeds Expectations (3 points)	Meets Expectations (2 points)	Does Not Meet Expectations (1 or 0 points)	Score
Create a researchable question that illustrates understanding of cosmic rays and scientific research.	Create a reasonable researchable question that does not reflect an understanding of cosmic rays and research.	Fail to create a reasonable researchable question.
Develop a complete research plan to address the question; accurately describe and define variables.	Develop a research plan that may need some adjustments; variables described and defined.	Fail to develop a research plan.
Create charts, graphs, and other data organization tools that clearly show patterns in the data.	Create charts, graphs, and other data organization tools that show some patterns in the data.	Fail to create develop charts, graphs.
Logically account for all data collected and explain any anomalies in those data.	Account for most of the data collected and identify anomalies.	Fail to account for data collected.
Show evidence to support claims made from the data; provide alternative explanations, provide further inquiry.	Show evidence to support claims but may not have alternative explanations or further inquiry.	Fail to show evidence, provide alternative explanations or suggest further inquiry.
		TOTAL SCORE

OVERALL POINT TOTAL: _____________

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