Independent projects for Gifted and advanced (page 4)

A free interview project rubric in three grade bands: prepared questions, follow-ups, listening and notes, courtesy, and sharing what was learned.

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A free brochure project rubric in three grade bands: cover, accurate content, headings and layout, pictures and captions, audience and conventions.

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A free infographic rubric in three grade bands: title and message, accurate data, charts and icons, layout, short text and sources.

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A free comic strip rubric in three grade bands: story, panel order, speech bubbles and captions, characters, drawings and content accuracy.

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A free podcast rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): content, planning and script, speaking voice, and sound, ready to print or open in the rubric maker.

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A free board game project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): the topic in play, clear rules, neat board and pieces, a game that works when classmates play.

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A free invention project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): a real problem, a labeled design, a working model, testing and changes, a clear explanation.

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A free STEM challenge rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8) scoring the process (plan, teamwork, test and improve, reflect), not only whether it worked.

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A free animal report rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): habitat, body and adaptations, food, accurate facts with sources, organization, a labeled picture.

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A free state report rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): state facts, geography and a labeled map, resources and economy, history, organization and sources.

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A free model project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8) for any 3D model: accuracy, labels and key, careful building, a clear explanation of what it shows.

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A free wax museum rubric for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8: research, first-person speech, delivery to visitors, a costume or prop, for a scientist, inventor, artist or explorer.

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A free math project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): accurate math, strategies shown, real-world connection, clear presentation of the finished project.

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A free ecosystem project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): living and nonliving parts, a food chain or web, energy flow, adaptations, ecosystem changes.

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A free solar system project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): planets in order, accurate facts, size and distance, how planets move, and clear labels.

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A nonfiction passage about chance and independent coin flips for 6th grade, 240 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.

A fiction passage about a group project that stalls for 6th grade, 239 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.