RUBRIC
K12 Youth Code Challenge Rubric
Creativity
How creative is the animation or game? Does it include several sounds or just background music? Does the artwork seem well designed (good color combinations, attractive)? How engaging is it? Do you want to watch it again? Do you want to show it to others?
Design
__/1 below average art/color
__/2 average art/color/
__/3 great art/color Good use of sound?
__/1 one sound
__/2 more than 1 sounds
Sprites
__/1 (modified Scratch sprites or imported pictures)
__/2 (created own sprite(s))
How engaging?
__/1 (want to see it or play it again)
__/2 (want to show it to others)
__/3 (Wow! – blew my socks off)
TOTAL
__/ 10
Originality
Is it a completely original, not something taken from TV, books, video games or movies?
TOTAL
__/ 10 (0 for none, 5 for average, 10 outstanding)
Technical Merit
The technical difficulty of this entry. How did the team make use of the more challenging Scratch features?
Features Used (When Applicable)
__/2 Uses at least one loop
__/1 Uses at least one conditional
__/1 Uses at least one list
__/1 Uses at least one variable or timer
__/1 Does some string processing
Number of scripts (When Applicable)
__/1 (for 1-5)
__/2 (for 6-10)
__/3 (for 11+)
Number of sprites
__/1 (for 1-5)
__/2 (for 6-10)
__/3 (for 11+)
Changes the background
__/1 (for 0-3 changes)
__/2 (4+ changes)
TOTAL
_/15
Programming Practices
Commented code, scripts are kept small (no more than 5-10 blocks per script), the names of message and variables are meaningful, and there are good project instructions.
Concepts Used
__/ 1 Comments in code
__/ 1 Scripts are small
__/ 1 Good names for messages and variables
__/ 2 Good project instructions
TOTAL
__/ 5