Science Notebook Rubric

Student: ___________________________________________ Grade: _____________________

CATEGORY

Neatness &
Organization

Content
Accuracy

Illustrations,
Worksheets
& Diagrams

Responsibility

WOW! 4

Good 3

Almost 2

Poor 1

SCORE

Handwriting is neat.
Notebook is clean &
organized in an easyto-understand
format. No skipped
pages.
All information
recorded is accurate
& demonstrate an
understanding of
science concepts.
Titles are included.
Illustrations,
worksheets &
diagrams are clear,
accurate & labeled, &
consistently
completed with
outstanding effort.

Handwriting is usually neat.

Notebook is clean &
organized in an easy-tounderstand format. No
skipped pages.

Handwriting is not
very neat. Notebook
organization is not
easy to understand.
A few skipped pages.

Handwriting is sloppy and

hard to understand.
Notebook organization is
hard to follow. Several
skipped pages

Most information recorded

is accurate & demonstrate
some understanding of
science concepts. Most
titles included.

Information recorded
demonstrate inaccurate
understanding of science
concepts. Several titles
missing.

All work is completed

on time with no
incompletes.

Most work is completed on

time with no incompletes.

Some information is
accurate &
demonstrate limited
understanding of
science concepts.
Some titles included.
Some illustrations,
worksheets &
diagrams are clear,
accurate & labeled
with some missing.
Greater effort is
needed to provide
complete of
responses.
Most work is
completed with
additional time, 1-3
incompletes

Illustrations, worksheets &

diagrams are usually clear,
accurate & labeled &
completed with good
effort. Some improvement
needed in completeness of
responses. No items are
missing.

Illustrations, worksheets &

diagrams are sloppy/unclear
or missing.. Minimal effort is
shown. Much improvement
is needed.

Most work is not completed

on time, or with additional
time. More than 3
incompletes

Total_______/16

________ %

Science Notebook Rubric

Student: ___________________________________________ Grade: _____________________
CATEGORY

Neatness &
Organization

Content
Accuracy

Illustrations,
Worksheets
& Diagrams

Responsibility

WOW! 4

Good 3

Almost 2

Poor 1

SCORE

Handwriting is neat.
Notebook is clean &
organized in an easyto-understand
format. No skipped
pages.
All information
recorded is accurate
& demonstrate an
understanding of
science concepts.
Titles are included.
Illustrations,
worksheets &
diagrams are clear,
accurate & labeled, &
consistently
completed with
outstanding effort.

Handwriting is usually neat.

Notebook is clean &
organized in an easy-tounderstand format. No
skipped pages.

Handwriting is not
very neat. Notebook
organization is not
easy to understand.
A few skipped pages.

Handwriting is sloppy and

hard to understand.
Notebook organization is
hard to follow. Several
skipped pages

Most information recorded

is accurate & demonstrate
some understanding of
science concepts. Most
titles included.

Information recorded
demonstrate inaccurate
understanding of science
concepts. Several titles
missing.

All work is completed

on time with no
incompletes.

Most work is completed on

time with no incompletes.

Some information is
accurate &
demonstrate limited
understanding of
science concepts.
Some titles included.
Some illustrations,
worksheets &
diagrams are clear,
accurate & labeled
with some missing.
Greater effort is
needed to provide
complete of
responses.
Most work is
completed with
additional time, 1-3
incompletes

Illustrations, worksheets &

diagrams are usually clear,
accurate & labeled &
completed with good
effort. Some improvement
needed in completeness of
responses. No items are
missing.

Illustrations, worksheets &

diagrams are sloppy/unclear
or missing.. Minimal effort is
shown. Much improvement
is needed.

Most work is not completed

on time, or with additional
time. More than 3
incompletes

Total_______/16

________ %