Gummi Bear Engineering Presentation Rubric

	4 exceeds standard	3 meets standard	2 approaching standard	1 below standard
Communication (Public Speaking)	Speaks with conviction and confidence as well as demonstrating good public speaking skills.	Demonstrates good public speaking skills: -Speaks audibly with appropriate volume and speed. -Makes eye contact. -Maintains good posture. -Makes a minimal amount of non-meaningful sounds (äumälikeä)	Struggles with 1 or 2 of the public speaking benchmarks listed as criteria for a 3.	Struggles with 3 or more of the public speaking benchmarks listed as criteria for a 3.
Communication (Engineering Design)	Accurately and thoroughly explains design. Makes both broad and subtle connections between designs and outcome. Describes a plan for further improvement that is concretely based on findings from initial trials.	Accurately explains design. Makes broad connections between designs and outcome. Describes a plan for further improvement.	Attempt to explain design lacks clarity. Some connections are drawn between designs and outcome. Unrealistic or scant plan is presented for further improvements.	Fails to clearly explain design. Few connections, if any, are drawn between designs and outcome. A plan for future testing is not presented.
Democratic Citizenship (Audience skills)	Demonstrates a positive attitude. Respectfully and actively listens as others present.	Though quiet, attention is inconsistent.	Noticeably inattentive and occasionally disruptive.	Consistently inattentive and/or disruptive.