The following rubric will be used to grade the lab reports:
| Excellent 5 points |
Satisfactory 2.5 points |
Unsatisfactory 0 points |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Title Page | Contains title, student name, instructor name and section | Missing either instructor name or section | No title page |
| Formatting: typed, spacing | Typed and single spaced | Typed, but not single spaced | Not typed |
| Grammar and Spelling | No errors; contains complete sentences and no misspellings | A few minor errors in grammar and spelling | Several major errors in grammar and spelling |
| Formatting: headings | Each section has a heading as described in template | Some sections lack headings | No headings |
| Hypothesis | Predictions are clearly stated and written as a testable statement | Predictions/expected outcomes are not clearly stated | Not written as a testable statement |
| Materials | All equipment and materials described; identify variables, controls and constants | Materials incompletely described | No identification of variables, controls and constants |
| Procedure | Clear step-by step description | Description missing details making it difficult for another scientist to repeat experiment | Description missing so much detail it would be impossible to repeat |
| Results | Clearly written description of results comparing controls and variables | Results are presented but no comparison between controls and variables are made | No written description of results |
| Data tables, graphs or charts | Easy to interpret, clear labels, all data, including calculated averages, included | Disorganized (not easy to understand, missing labels) but all data included | Disorganized and or data clearly missing |
| Conclusion | Clearly explains acceptance or rejection of hypothesis using data to support conclusion; identifies sources of error | Accepts or rejects hypothesis but does not use data to explain why; or does not identify sources of error | Does not explain conclusion and does not identify sources of error |
| Total ______out of 50 points | |||