
ARKANSAS Envirothon
Judge's Scoring Sheet for Team Presentations

Scale for Scoring: 0=not at all 6=good or fairly well Team Number __________
2=poor or poorly 8=excellent or very well Room Number __________
4=fair or slightly well 10=outstanding

Part I Preparation & Presentation of Plan (60 points maximum)								Circle Score
A. How well did the presentation address or identify:
The interrelationship between the environment, natural resources, and								0 2 4 6 8 10
different natural resource management strategies?

All the different players/interest groups affected by the problem?								0 2 4 6 8 10

The major natural resources areas (aquatics, forestry, soils, water)?								0 2 4 6 8 10

The current issue?								0 2 4 6 8 10

The specific environmental problem and related issues?								0 2 4 6 8 10

B. Were references and resources cited in the team presentation?								0 2 4 6 8 10

Part II Application of Data (80 points maximum)
A. The team demonstrated a solid understanding of political issue(s)								0 2 4 6 8 10
related to the problem(regulations, mandates,etc. on political system).
B. The team demonstrated a solid understanding of the environmental								0 2 4 6 8 10
issues related to the problem.
C. The team demonstrated a solid understanding of economic issue(s)								0 2 4 6 8 10
related to the problem including the cost and benefits of the proposed
plan or the cost of doing nothing.
D. The team demonstrated a solid understanding of social and/or cultural								0 2 4 6 8 10
issue(s) related to the problem(private property rights, traditions, etc.)
E. The team presented one viable solution to the problem addressing the								0 2 4 6 8 10
resource issue(s).
F. The main parts were clearly stated and supported.								0 2 4 6 8 10
G. Solution in the presentation has potential to be applied or implement-								0 2 4 6 8 10
ed with long term sustainability to natural resources.
H. Did the solution address the concerns of all groups and issues?								0 2 4 6 8 10

PART III Quality of the Presentation (40 points maximum)
A. Presentation was well organized with a clear introduction and strong								0 2 4 6 8 10
conclusion.
B. Participants enhanced the presentation (eye contact, gestures,								0 2 4 6 8 10
voice inflection, originality, exhibited professionalism, etc.)
C. Visual aids were used to make major points and show conclusions.								0 2 4 6 8 10
(Visual aids should be correct, eye appealing, readable, neat, etc.)
D. Questions were answered logically and concisely by all team members.								0 2 4 6 8 10
								PART III SUBTOTAL
Part IV Required Elements (20 points)
A. Add up to ten points for team member participation in presentation.								0 2 4 6 8 10
(each team member gets up to 2 points for equal oral participation.)
B. Add up to five points if the presentation was accomplished in the allot-								0 1 2 3 4 5
ed time scale and the team effectively used their time.(17-20 mins.)
C. Add up to five points if the presentation accomplished the task of								0 1 2 3 4 5
presenting a plan.

Point System								FINAL SCORE:
5 points if 17-20 minutes								Total Points for Part I (60 max)
4 points if 15-16 minutes								__________
3 points if 13-14 minutes								Total Points for Part II (80 max)
2 points if 11-12 minutes								__________
1 point if 9-10 minutes								Total Points for Part III (40 max)
								__________
								Total Points for Part IV (20 max)
								_________
								Final Score ____________
								(out OF 200 points)