Scoring Rubric

An Inventor's Fair

Overview: Students construct and display their inventions that use magnetism and electricity.

Assessed Items	Points	What to Look For
Task: Invent and build a magic trick that uses one or more magnets	3	A workable trick based on chapter concepts is invented.
	2	Invented trick is based on chapter concepts but is not workable.
	1	Invented trick is not based on chapter contcepts.
Task: Invent and build a device that involves opening and closing an electric circuit	3	Invented device is based on chapter concepts and is workable
	2	Invented device is based on chapter concepts but is not workable.
	1	Invented device is not based on chapter concepts.
Task: Invent and build a device that uses a solar cell	3	Invented device is based on chapter concepts and is workable.
	2	Invented device is based on chapter concepts but is not workable.
	1	Invented device is not based on chapter concepts.
Oral Presentation	3	Student shows good planning.
	2	Student's responses are adequate
	1	Student's resposes show that he or she is unprepared for oral presentation.