CATEGORY

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Amount of Information (Science)

The topic is addressed and all 5 questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.

The topic is addressed and 3-4 questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.

The topic is addressed, and 2 questions answered with 1 sentence about each.

The topic is addressed and 1 question answered with 1 sentence.

Quality of information (Science content)

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.

Mechanics (Language Arts)

No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.

Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

Internet Use (Technology)

Successfully uses suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.

Usually able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.

Occasionally able to use suggested internet links to find information and navigates within these sites easily without assistance.

Needs assistance or supervision to use suggested internet links and/or to navigate within these sites.

Organization (Language Arts)

Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.

Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.

Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed.

The information appears to be disorganized.

Presentation (Language Arts)

Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.

Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.

Makes minimal use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc.

Makes no use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc.

Participation (Science)

Used time well in technology lab and focused attention on the webquest.

Used time pretty well in technology lab and focused most of the time on the webquest.

Did the work in the technology lab but did not appear interested. Focus was lost on several occasions.

Participation was minimal.