Scoring Rubric for Cells Unit Assessment
Criteria	Below (0-19.5 pts.)	Meets (19.6-25.2 pts.)	Above (25.3-27.9 pts.)	Exceeds (28.2 – 30 pts.)	
Brochure	Brochure does not have five sides of information.  Title page is missing. Brochure has many typographical and grammatical errors.  Biography is not historically correct and a picture of the scientist is missing.  Information is not accurate and does not include contributions made to science or the student’s opinion of its impact today.	Brochure has five sides of information but is too wordy.  Brochure has a few typographical and grammatical errors.  A title page is present.  A picture of the scientist is included.  Information is accurate but does not clearly show contributions made by the individual to science then.  The student’s opinion of these contributions as they apply to today is also not clear.	Brochure has five sides of information and is historically accurate.  Title page, one of the five sides, is eye catching.  Brochure is free of typographical and grammatical errors.  Biography is accurate and interesting.  A picture of the scientist is included.  Information includes contributions made and student’s opinion of these contributions as they apply to today is present.	Brochure has five sides of information and is historically accurate.  Title page, one of the five sides, is eye catching and visually engaging.  Brochure is free of typographical and grammatical errors.  Biography is accurate and interesting.  A picture of the scientist is included.  Information includes contributions made and student’s opinion of these contributions as they apply to today is present.	
Visuals	No visuals are present or they are blurry.	Two to four clear visuals are present.  At least one is of the individual and one is depicting the contribution made to science.  Visuals do not take up more than ½ of a panel.  	Two to four clear visuals are present.  At least one is of the individual and one is depicting the contribution made to science.  Visuals do not take up more than ½ of a panel.  	Two to four clear visuals are present.  At least one is of the individual and one is depicting the contribution made to science.  Visuals do not take up more than ½ of a panel.  All visuals are eye catching and engaging.	
References	Bibliography is missing or invalid.  Students, name and class (both science and computer) are on the sixth side. (Middle back)	Bibliography is valid and on the sixth side of the brochure.  Students, name and class (both science and computer) are on the sixth side. (Middle back)	Bibliography is valid and on the sixth side of the brochure.  Students, name and class (both science and computer) are on the sixth side. (Middle back)	Bibliography is valid and on the sixth side of the brochure.  Students, name and class (both science and computer) are on the sixth side. (Middle back)