Lab Report

5

Exceeds

Standard

4

Meets

Standard

3

Nearly Meets

Standard

2

Below

Standard

1

Little Progress

Toward Standard

0

Total

Abstract

** Possible 10 points

· Stand-alone accurate synopsis of lab report

· Includes: hypothesis, purpose statement, materials/methods, results and major conclusions

· Paragraph form

· 100-200 words

Does not include 1 of the following:

· Paragraph form

· 100-200 words

· Missing hypothesis, purpose statement, materials/methods, results and/or major conclusions

· Stand-alone accurate synopsis of lab report

Does not include 2 of the following:

· Paragraph form

· 100-200 words

· Missing hypothesis, purpose statement, materials/methods, results and/or major conclusions

· Stand-alone accurate synopsis of lab report

Does not include 3 of the following:

· Paragraph form

· 100-200 words

· Missing hypothesis, purpose statement, materials/methods, results and/or major conclusions

· Stand-alone accurate synopsis of lab report

Does not include 4 or more of the following:

· Paragraph form

· 100-200 words

· Stand-alone accurate synopsis of lab report

· hypothesis, purpose statement, materials/methods, results and/or major conclusions

· Stand-alone accurate synopsis of lab report

Introduction

(Does the background material relate to the topic of the investigation?)

**Possible 25 Points

· Provided accurate and sufficient background information from primary sources to support your hypothesis; relates to the topic being investigated; relevant and up to date

· A clear hypothesis and an informed prediction

· Justified the prediction with prior knowledge

· A clear purpose statement

· Explained the purpose statement

· Recent background information (before 2007)

· Connected the purpose to the background information from primary sources

· Discussion of content as it relates to the topic (how the background material relates to the topic of the investigation)

Does not include 1 of the following:

· Provided accurate and sufficient background information from primary sources to support your hypothesis; relates to the topic being investigated; relevant and up to date

· A clear hypothesis and an informed prediction

· Justified the prediction with prior knowledge

· A clear purpose statement

· Explained the purpose statement

· Recent background information (before 2007)

· Connected the purpose to the background information from primary sources

· Discussion of content as it relates to the topic (how the background material relates to the topic of the investigation)

Does not include 2 of the following:

· Provided accurate and sufficient background information from primary sources to support your hypothesis; relates to the topic being investigated; relevant and up to date

· A clear hypothesis and an informed prediction

· Justified the prediction with prior knowledge

· A clear purpose statement

· Explained the purpose statement

· Recent background information (before 2007)

· Connected the purpose to the background information from primary sources

· Discussion of content as it relates to the topic (how the background material relates to the topic of the investigation)

Does not include 3 of the following:

· Provided accurate and sufficient background information from primary sources to support your hypothesis; relates to the topic being investigated; relevant and up to date

· A clear hypothesis and an informed prediction

· Justified the prediction with prior knowledge

· A clear purpose statement

· Explained the purpose statement

· Recent background information (before 2007)

· Connected the purpose to the background information from primary sources

· Discussion of content as it relates to the topic (how the background material relates to the topic of the investigation)

Does not include 4 or more of the following:

· Provided accurate and sufficient background information from primary sources to support your hypothesis; relates to the topic being investigated; relevant and up to date

· A clear hypothesis and an informed prediction

· Justified the prediction with prior knowledge

· A clear purpose statement

· Explained the purpose statement

· Recent background information (before 2007)

· Connected the purpose to the background information from primary sources

· Discussion of content as it relates to the topic (how the background material relates to the topic of the investigation)

Materials / Procedure

(Could the investigation be repeated with the information provided?)

**Possible 10 points

· Paragraph, not list, that includes all quantities and purpose for each materials used

· Paragraph, not list, detailing the complete steps of the procedure in order in which they occurred

· Includes description of treatment and control groups

· Included types of data collected (units of measurement included when appropriate)

Does not include 1 of the following:

· Paragraph, not list, that includes all quantities and purpose for each materials used

· Paragraph, not list, detailing the complete steps of the procedure in order in which they occurred

· Includes description of treatment and control groups

· Included types of data collected (units of measurement included when appropriate)

Does not include 2 of the following:

· Paragraph, not list, that includes all quantities and purpose for each materials used

· Paragraph, not list, detailing the complete steps of the procedure in order in which they occurred

· Includes description of treatment and control groups

· Included types of data collected (units of measurement included when appropriate)

Does not include 3 of the following:

· Paragraph, not list, that includes all quantities and purpose for each materials used

· Paragraph, not list, detailing the complete steps of the procedure in order in which they occurred

· Includes description of treatment and control groups

· Included types of data collected (units of measurement included when appropriate)

Does not include 4 of the following:

· Paragraph, not list, that includes all quantities and purpose for each materials used

· Paragraph, not list, detailing the complete steps of the procedure in order in which they occurred

· Includes description of treatment and control groups

· Included types of data collected (units of measurement included when appropriate)

Results

(Data and Analysis)

** Possible 20 points

· Included detailed and precise observations for all data included

· Included any appropriate calculations

· Included graphs and/or tables with proper title/labels/captions/units

· Summarized data completely and effectively within a detailed paragraph

Does not include 1 of the following:

· Included detailed and precise observations for all data included

· Included any appropriate calculations

· Included graphs and/or tables with proper title/labels/captions/units

· Summarized data completely and effectively within a detailed paragraph

Does not include 2 of the following:

· Included detailed and precise observations for all data included

· Included any appropriate calculations

· Included graphs and/or tables with proper title/labels/captions/

units

· Summarized data completely and effectively within a detailed paragraph

Does not include 3 of the following:

· Included detailed and precise observations for all data included

· Included any appropriate calculations

· Included graphs and/or tables with proper title/labels/captions/

units

· Summarized data completely and effectively within a detailed paragraph

Does not include 4 of or more the following:

· Included detailed and precise observations for all data included

· Included any appropriate calculations

· Included graphs and/or tables with proper title/labels/captions/

units

· Summarized data completely and effectively within a detailed paragraph

Conclusion

**Possible 30 Points

· Restated hypothesis

· Discussed the validity of the hypothesis

· Restated purpose statement

· Used scientific concepts to explain the data

· Cited specific evidence from the data or observations

· Reflected on errors or limitations (how the limitations may have affected the outcome of the lab)

· A discussion of questions that still remain or improvements and modifications that could be made to the lab

· Connected the results to the background information from primary sources

Does not include 1 of the following:

· Restated hypothesis

· Discussed the validity of the hypothesis

· Restated purpose statement

· Used scientific concepts to explain the data

· Cited specific evidence from the data or observations

· Reflected on errors or limitations (how the limitations may have affected the outcome of the lab)

· A discussion of questions that still remain or improvements and modifications that could be made to the lab

· Connected the results to the background information from primary sources

Does not include 2 of the following:

· Restated hypothesis

· Discussed the validity of the hypothesis

· Restated purpose statement

· Used scientific concepts to explain the data

· Cited specific evidence from the data or observations

· Reflected on errors or limitations (how the limitations may have affected the outcome of the lab)

· A discussion of questions that still remain or improvements and modifications that could be made to the lab

· Connected the results to the background information from primary sources

Does not include 3 of the following:

· Restated hypothesis

· Discussed the validity of the hypothesis

· Restated purpose statement

· Used scientific concepts to explain the data

· Cited specific evidence from the data or observations

· Reflected on errors or limitations (how the limitations may have affected the outcome of the lab)

· A discussion of questions that still remain or improvements and modifications that could be made to the lab

· Connected the results to the background information from primary sources

Does not include 4 or more of the following:

· Restated hypothesis

· Discussed the validity of the hypothesis

· Restated purpose statement

· Used scientific concepts to explain the data

· Cited specific evidence from the data or observations

· Reflected on errors or limitations (how the limitations may have affected the outcome of the lab)

· A discussion of questions that still remain or improvements and modifications that could be made to the lab

· Connected the results to the background information from primary sources

Grammar and Formatting

**Possible 5 points

Format

· Created a correct title page, with a title that accurately reflects the experiment

· Included all required sections with headings

· Stapled; typed in a 12-point Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, and double spaced

· Minimum 3 pages meet

Grammar

Meet all basic English standards (no errors)

· Used CBE format (correctly)

· Included in-text citations in CBE format

· Included a works cited page in CBE format

· Written the report in third person and past tense

· Made no errors in spelling, grammar, and word usage

Does not include 1 of the following:

Format

· Created a correct title page, with a title that accurately reflects the experiment

· Included all required sections with headings

· Stapled; typed in a 12-point Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, and double spaced

· Minimum 3 pages meet

Grammar

Meet all basic English standards (no errors)

· Used CBE format (correctly)

· Included in-text citations in CBE format

· Included a works cited page in CBE format

· Written the report in third person and past tense

· Made no errors in spelling, grammar, and word usage

Does not include 2 of the following:

Format

· Created a correct title page, with a title that accurately reflects the experiment

· Included all required sections with headings

· Stapled; typed in a 12-point Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, and double spaced

· Minimum 3 pages meet

Grammar

Meet all basic English standards (no errors)

· Used CBE format (correctly)

· Included in-text citations in CBE format

· Included a works cited page in CBE format

· Written the report in third person and past tense

· Made no errors in spelling, grammar, and word usage

Does not include 3 of the following:

Format

· Created a correct title page, with a title that accurately reflects the experiment

· Included all required sections with headings

· Stapled; typed in a 12-point Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, and double spaced

· Minimum 3 pages meet

Grammar

Meet all basic English standards (no errors)

· Used CBE format (correctly)

· Included in-text citations in CBE format

· Included a works cited page in CBE format

· Written the report in third person and past tense

· Made no errors in spelling, grammar, and word usage

Does not include 4 or more of the following:

Format

· Created a correct title page, with a title that accurately reflects the experiment

· Included all required sections with headings

· Stapled; typed in a 12-point Times New Roman, 1 inch margins, and double spaced

· Minimum 3 pages meet

Grammar

Meet all basic English standards (no errors)

· Used CBE format (correctly)

· Included in-text citations in CBE format

· Included a works cited page in CBE format

· Written the report in third person and past tense

· Made no errors in spelling, grammar, and word usage

Point deductions

Deduction: ________

· Failure to include a work cited page will result in a zero.

Deduction: ______

· Work Cited Page: 3 primary literature sources each of which is actually cited within the lab report

· For each missing or uncited primary source, 5 points will be deducted from the entire assignment.

Deduction: ______

· Turnintin.com Confirmation sheet

· Failure to include Confirmation sheet will result in a deduction of 5 points from the entire assignment.

· Failure to turn assignment in through Turnitin by the deadline will result in a zero.

Deduction: _____

· Quotations: There should be no use of quotations for this assignment.

· For every quotation used, 5 points will be deducted from the entire assignment.