INFOGRAPHIC RUBRIC - SCIENCE/MEDIA LIT Infographic

Rubric
SCIENCE
Content

Determine
type of
information
needed

Performance Performance Performance

level 4
level 3
level 2
10 pts each
7 pts each
5 pts each
Student:
! Defines and explains
how birds fly using
scientific vocabulary

Student:
! Identifies types
of information that
relate to the scope
of the topic.

All science facts are

accurate and all important
facts needed
are displayed
At least 3 sources are
Resources citied cited at the bottom of
infographic.
All graphics are
related to the topic and
Graphics match the facts and
therefore make it easier to
Relevance
understand.

Content Accuracy

Attractiveness

Use of Class
Time

Mechanics
Grammar

NAME:

Student:
! Defines and explains
how birds fly using
scientific vocabulary but
the scope is incomplete
(parts are missing,
remains too broad
or narrow, etc.).
Student:
! Identifies types
of information that
partially relate to
the scope of the
topic.

Student:
! Does not accurately
explain how birds fly.
Uses little to no science
vocabulary

Student:
! Does not identify
types
of information
that relate to the
scope of the topic.

Most facts are displayed Some facts are displayed

that are required to explain that help explain how birds
fly but not enough to be
how birds fly
effective.
At least 2sources are cited At least 1 sources are
at the bottom of infographic. cited at the bottom of
infographic.
Most graphics are
NONE of the graphics
related to the topic and
are
match the facts and
related to the topic and
therefore make it easier to match the facts and
understand.
therefore make it easier to
understand.
The infographic is
The infographic is
attractive in terms of
distractingly messy or
design, layout and
very poorly designed.
neatness, but is a bit messy. It is not attractive.

The infographic is
exceptionally
attractive in terms of
design, layout, and
neatness.
I used my time wisely
I got sidetracked a little bit, I wasted my time
gathering resources/facts/ but then found my focus and gathering resources/facts/
graphics/ and designing; therefore used my time
graphics/ and designing &
resisting the urge to play wisely gathering resources/ did not resist the urge to
games and watch youtube facts/graphics/ and
play games and watch
videos.
designing; resisting the urge youtube videos.
to play games and watch
youtube videos.
Capitalization and
There are 1-3 errors in
There are LOTS of errors
punctuation are
capitalization or
in
correct throughout the
punctuation.
capitalization or
infographic.
punctuation.
There are no
There are 1-3
There are lots of
grammatical mistakes
grammatical mistakes
grammatical mistakes on
on the infographic.
on the infographic.
the infographic.