Name: _______________________
Due Date: __________
You must return this rubric with your final project.
Atomic Theory Timeline Project.
As you complete your timeline, evaluate your project based on the following questions:
1. Does my timeline include each of the following atomic models?
a. Bohr
b. Electron Cloud
c. Dalton
d. Rutherford
e. Thomson
2. Does my timeline put the above listed models in the correct chronological order?
3. Does my timeline give the appropriate dates for each atomic model?
4. Have I included a visual representation of each model?
5. Have I explained the important features of each atomic model?
6. Does my project clearly answer the following questions:
a. Who originally proposed the idea of the atom?
b. Who discovered each subatomic particle (proton, neutron, and electron)?
Each model
discussed in class is
included on the
timeline
Chronological order
Appropriate dates
Visual
Explanation/Details
Does not meet
expectations
One or more of the
models is missing.
Meets expectations
Exceeds expectations
The six models listed
above are included
The five models listed
above are included,
and the timeline
includes additional
scientists who
contributed to the
formation of the
Modern atomic
theory.
The models are not in
the correct
chronological order.
The dates are not
given or are
inappropriate for one
or more of the models.
One or more visual
representation of a
model is missing or
inaccurate.
Details are not
included, are
incorrect, or are not in
students own words.
The models are in the
correct chronological
order.
The appropriate dates
for each model are
included.
Each model has an
appropriate visual
representation.
There is a thorough
explanation of the
visual mode.
The theory behind
each model is
included and
appropriate.
The theory behind
each model is
included and is
thorough.
Additionally,
explanations of the
scientists’
experiments (gold
foil, cathode ray, etc.)
leading to each theory
are included.
References
No references are
included.
Student has
plagiarized material.
References included
are not valid academic
sources.
References are
included and are valid
academic sources.
References are
included and are valid
academic sources.
Student used a variety
of literature sources:
Textbooks
Internet sites (.org
.edu)
Journal articles
Encyclopedias
Note: The final project may be turned in as a power point presentation, poster, booklet, or flow
map.