Biology homework

KBCC/Colon Bio 14 *Complete form, circle each item, tally score and submit with report* Fall, 2020

Student: _________________________ Inquiry Lab Grading Rubric Date: _________________

Species:1. ____________________________________________ (____________________________________)

Species:2. _____________________________________________(____________________________________)

This project is worth 10% of your grade and will be the basis of your PowerPoint presentation worth another 10%

The report must be based on the predator/prey hypothesis you will test in iNaturalist using the two species you’ve chosen. It will be supported by the 2 peer reviewed scientific articles you will summarize. The report should include the following component Each section in bold below must be clearly indicated by a HEADING and must contain one paragraph.

1. Descriptive title: Include the type of study, area, species and question asked

2. Abstract: 1 sentence from Intro, Methods, Results, Discussion. End with “Data did/did not support the hypothesis”

3. Introduction: Describe both species & the interaction studied. Summarize both peer articles. State your hypothesis.

4. Methods: Describe iNaturalist and how it was applied to collect data. Describe your use of Excel for graphs/stat

5. Results: Include a fully labeled graph & a narrative describing the data and summary statistics (means/peaks/ranges)

6. Discussion: Describe how this study helps us better understand the interaction examined. State sources of bias/error & limitations of this study. State any new questions that arose, or state how you might improve on this study.

7. Literature Cited: Authors last name, First initial (year) Title of article. Name of Journal. Issue/Volume: Page #s.

EXCELLENT (5 pts) ACCEPTABLE (4 pts) NOT ACCEPTABLE (2 pts)

1. Turned in: On time 1 day late 2 days late

2. Descriptive title Descriptive One of the two Neither

3. Proofread Well written/few errors Poorly written/with errors Many errors

4. Formatting Correct Somewhat Not correct

5. Unfamiliar terms Always defined Sometimes defined Never/rarely defined

6. Scientific binomial Always correct Sometimes correct Rarely correct

7. In your own words Always Often Sometimes

8. Abstract paragraph Project well summarized Somewhat summarized Poorly summarized

9. Introduction paragraph Species well summarized Somewhat summarized Poorly summarized

10. Article 1 summary Findings summarized Some summarized Few summarized

11. Article 2 summary Findings summarized Some summarized Few summarized

12. Hypothesis Correctly stated Incorrectly stated Not stated

13. Methods paragraph Steps well summarized Somewhat summarized Poorly summarized

14. Results paragraph Findings well summarized Somewhat summarized Poorly summarized

15. Line graph content In Excel w/ all data Not Excel or some data Not Excel & few data

16. Line graph format Title & axes labels & species ID Some labels missing No labels

17. Discussion paragraph Findings well summarized Somewhat summarized Poorly summarized

18. Literature Cited section MLA & PDF MLA or PDF Neither

19. Page count 3 full pages 1.5 spaced (20 point deduction per page missing)

20. Rubric Completed fully & earnestly Fully OR earnestly Not completed

Comments/questions: _________________________________________ Total points (add above) _______________