Extra! Extra! What's New in Science?!
A webquest to publish a science newspaper on the world wide web!

Introduction       Task       Process       Evaluation       Conclusion       Student Work      

Evaluation
Since each group member had a specific job to do, each group member will receive a grade for his/her part in the project. The group as a whole will get a grade for cooperation and the overall look of the finished product. Two rubrics are shown below - one for reporters and one for editors. These rubrics will be used to evaluate each group member and the final webpage. You should refer to this rubric while working on the project so you may be sure you are meeting the expectations. If you have any questions, please ask your teacher for clarification.

Reporter's Rubric
CATEGORY
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 points
Score
Article Requirements
Articles contain all 5 pieces of required information.
Articles contain 3 or 4 pieces of required information.
Articles contain 2 pieces of required information.
Articles contain only 1 piece of required information.
_____
Grammar and Spelling
Articles have no grammatical errors or misspellings.
Articles have no more than 2 grammatical errors and/or misspellings.
Articles have 3 or 4 grammatical errors and/or misspellings.
Articles have 5 or more grammatical errors and/or misspellings.
_____
Time Managament
Student effectively used time in class, met deadline, and assisted team members with completing the project.
Student worked well in class with only occasional misuse of time; met deadline.
Student worked well sometimes but did not manage time effectively; did not meet deadline.
Student did not use class time to work on project; did not meet deadline.
_____
Team Cooperation
Student shared ideas, listened to ideas, and helped team members all of the time.
Student shared ideas, listened to ideas, and helped team members most of the time.
Student shared ideas, listened to ideas, and helped team members some of the time.
Student shared ideas, listened to ideas, and helped team members none of the time.
_____

Editor's Rubric
CATEGORY
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 points
Score
Webpage Requirements
Webpage meets all requirements: borders, background, name and date of publication, articles and pictures, etc.
Webpage meets 3 or 4 requirements.
Webpage meets only 2 requirmenets.
Webpage meeets only 1 requirement.
_____
Grammar and Spelling
Articles have no grammatical errors or misspellings.
Articles have no more than 2 grammatical errors and/or misspellings.
Articles have 3 or 4 grammatical errors and/or misspellings.
Articles have 5 or more grammatical errors and/or misspellings.
_____
Time Managament
Student effectively used time in class, met deadline, and assisted team members with completing the project.
Student worked well in class with only occasional misuse of time; met deadline.
Student worked well sometimes but did not manage time effectively; did not meet deadline.
Student did not use class time to work on project; did not meet deadline.
_____
Team Cooperation
Student shared ideas, listened to ideas, and helped team members all of the time.
Student shared ideas, listened to ideas, and helped team members most of the time.
Student shared ideas, listened to ideas, and helped team members some of the time.
Student shared ideas, listened to ideas, and helped team members none of the time.
_____

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This webquest created and maintained by Brianna Abraham.
Last modified 04/05/11