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Scoring Guide for Modern Physics Presentation
| Topic and Weight |
5 |
3 |
1 |
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Energy
Source Background Information
(x 3) |
We provide complete and thoughtful answers to the following questions:
- Why are physicists researching this area?
- What are the basic physical principles involved?
We give a clear and detailed definition and description of our energy source. |
We answer the following questions incompletely or without depth:
- Why are physicists researching this area?
- What are the basic physical principles involved?
We give a definition of our energy source. |
We answer only one of the following questions in a meaningful way:
- Why are physicists researching this area?
- What are the basic physical principles involved?
We give a limited definition of our energy source. |
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Scientist
Biographical Information
(x 2) |
We provide complete, interesting, and original information about at least two scientists who contributed to this field.
We include pictures of at least two scientists. |
We provide complete yet basic information about at least two scientists.
We include a picture of one scientist. |
The biographical information we provide leaves the audience with little insight into the scientists mentioned.
We do not include pictures of any scientists. |
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Benefits
and/or
Risks
(x 3) |
We provide thoughtful and carefully reasoned information about the technology’s benefits and risks. |
We provide emerging information about the technology’s benefits and risks, but our information needs further development. |
We provide little or no information about the benefits or risks the technology may bring. |
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Multimedia Presentation
(x 1) |
Each content area in our presentation is enriched with images, sounds, and video clips that enhance the message.
Our text is concise, bulleted, and readable.
We include at least three correctly cited resources.
Our presentation is free of grammatical and spelling errors. |
Our presentation needs more images, sounds, or video clips to appeal to a diversity of learning styles, or some media is distracting.
Our text is wordy and hard to follow.
We include at least two correctly cited resources.
Our presentation has few grammatical and spelling errors that do not detract from the meaning. |
Most of our media is distracting or does not enhance our project.
Our text is very hard to follow.
We include one resource or our resources are incorrectly cited.
Our presentation has many grammatical and spelling errors that detract from the meaning. |
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Oral Presentation
(x 1) |
We have rehearsed; are relaxed, animated and enthusiastic; do not read from the slides; and provide knowledgeable answers to all questions. |
We have rehearsed, do not read information from the slides, and answer most questions adequately. |
We have not rehearsed, the material is read from the slides, and we struggle to answer the questions. |
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