Here are some expemplar rubrics for the various aspects of teh project. The rubrics have been developed as a model only. While you may choose to use them as they are, they have been created in Microsoft Word so you can freely adapt them or modify them to suit your needs. I would recommend you use them as a guideline to help you develop your own rubric with your students.

• Rubric for assessing research component
• Rubric for creating a database
• rubric for evaluating the final product
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These rubrics are constructed on a five point system (despite current research suggesting a 4 point system is preferrable, I still use a 5 point) using Microsoft Word. However, you may choose to use one of the online rubric generators to create your own rubric or to look for other possible rubric templates as a jumping off point. Some online rubric generators:

• Rubistar rubric generator - This site includes a tutorial of how to use the rubric maker and a variety of templates to build from and modify.