Write two Abstracts

Point Value Descriptive Title

Purpose and

Analytical

Technique(s)

Summary of Results Summary of

Conclusions Error Analysis

Professional

Presentation

2

Title is complete and

informative, and written

in a scientific tone

A general purpose and

all relevant analytical

techniques are given

using the correct

scientific terminology

All major numerical

results are given with

correct units and

significant figures - All

important descriptive

results are given with

appropriate context

Conclusions are made

based on the results, any

accepted values are

given for comparison,

and percent error values

are provided

Errors are given,

followed through the

calculations, and the

effect on the result is

explained - Errors are

used to explain

deviations from the

expected results

Abstract is typed, proof

read, and printed on an

appropriate medium

1

Title is informative and

appropriate, yet is

somewhat incomplete,

contains errors, or is

written in an unscientific

tone

Purpose or techniques

are partially incomplete

or use layman's terms

Result section is mostly

complete, but some

relevant results are

omitted, or incorrect

units or significant

figures are used

Conclusion section is

mostly complete, but

some relevant

conclusions are omitted

Errors are given, but not

followed through the

calculations, or not used

to explain results

Abstract contains several

errors, or has

handwritten edits

0

Title is absent, or neither

informative nor

appropriate

Section is absent or not

relevant to the

experiment

Section is absent, less

than half complete, or

not relevant to the

experiment

Section is absent, less

than half complete, or

not relevant to the

experiment

Section is absent or not

relevant to the

experiment

Abstract is handwritten,

contains numerous

errors, or otherwise

unacceptably presented

Rubric for a Scientific Abstract

In general, abstracts will be graded on the six criteria below (column headings), worth two points each.

The resulting points out of 12 will be converted to a gradebook score out of five.

Score = ( 5 /12 ) × Points