Teacher: Ms.

Viviano
Plumbrook Elementary
Astronaut Project
Name: ________________________
Date: ___________________
Score

Astronaut Rubric
Content

Talks about what an astronaut needs to take

into space

Gives detail about the ride into space

Delivery

Organization

Holds attention of entire audience with

the use of direct eye contact, rarely
looks at notes

Talks about their planet, and gives details

when describing the planet like; if it has water,
craters, can you breathe, what color is your
planet ect.

Is pulled from a variety of sources

Is accurate

Mentions what astronauts needs to go to

space but doesnt elaborate

Consistent use of direct eye contact

with audience, but still looks at notes

Has some vague about the ride to space

Has details about their planet but they are

vague

Speaks with satisfactory variation of

volume and inflection

Is pulled from several sources

Is accurate

Vaguely mentions what astronauts need in

space

Has minimal eye contact with audience,

while reading mostly from notes

Doesnt talk about the ride to space

The details of planet are limited

Speaks with uneven volume with little

or no infection

Is pulled from a limited number of sources

Holds no eye contact with audience, as

entire report I read from notes

Speaks in low volume and/or monotone,

causing audience to be bored

Information is clearly focused in an organized and

thoughtful manner

Speaks with fluctuation in volume and

inflection to maintain audience
interests and emphasize key points

Information in the speech is given in and

organized manner but sometimes strays off topic

Speech seems to have a focus but strays from it

at times
The information in the speech seems to be in
order but is not presented as so

Does not mention what an astronaut needs

Speech has no information on how they got to

space

The details of planet were false or incorrect

Is pulled from few sources

Content is unfocused
The information in the speech has little to do with
the planets
Information is irrelevant