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Rubric For Formal Lab Reports in Science

The rubric outlines the criteria for a formal lab report in science across five key categories: introduction, experimental hypothesis, materials and procedures, data presentation, and analysis and conclusion. An exceptional report clearly states the purpose and variables, has a reasonable hypothesis, accurately describes all materials and procedures, uses professional-quality data tables and graphs, analyzes trends in the data to make predictions, and concludes by discussing whether findings supported the hypothesis and what was learned.

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Rubric For Formal Lab Reports in Science

The rubric outlines the criteria for a formal lab report in science across five key categories: introduction, experimental hypothesis, materials and procedures, data presentation, and analysis and conclusion. An exceptional report clearly states the purpose and variables, has a reasonable hypothesis, accurately describes all materials and procedures, uses professional-quality data tables and graphs, analyzes trends in the data to make predictions, and concludes by discussing whether findings supported the hypothesis and what was learned.

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Rubric for Formal Lab Reports in Science

CATEGORY Exceptional (4) Satisfactory (3) Unsatisfactory (2) Poor (1)


Introduction Your introduction clearly Your introduction states Your introduction states There is no
states the purpose of the lab the purpose of the lab the purpose of the lab, introduction.
and you explicitly state the and the variables to be but not the variables that
variables that are to be studied. will be studied.
studied.

Experimental Hypothesized relationship Hypothesized Hypothesized No hypothesis


Hypothesis between the variables and relationship between the relationship between the has been stated.
the predicted results is clear variables and the variables and the
and reasonable based on predicted results is predicted results has
what has been studied. reasonable based on been stated, but appears
general knowledge and to be based on flawed
observations. logic.
Materials All materials and setup used Almost all materials and Most of the materials and Many materials
in the experiment are clearly the setup used in the the setup used in the are described
and accurately described. experiment are clearly experiment are inaccurately OR
Drawings included as and accurately described. accurately described. are not described
appropriate. at all.

Procedures Procedures are listed in clear Procedures are listed in a Procedures are listed but Procedures do
steps. Each step is numbered logical order, but steps are not in a logical order not accurately
and is a complete sentence. are not numbered and/or or are difficult to follow. list the steps of
are not in complete the experiment.
sentences.

Data Professional looking and Accurate representation Accurate representation Data are not
accurate representation of of the data in tables of the data in written shown OR are
the data in tables and/or and/or graphs. Graphs form, but no graphs or inaccurate.
graphs. Graphs and tables and tables are labeled tables are presented.
are labeled and titled. and titled. Drawings are
Drawings are included as included when
necessary and are well necessary.
labeled.
Analysis The relationship between the The relationship between The relationship between The relationship
variables is discussed and the variables is discussed the variables is discussed between the
trends/patterns logically and trends/patterns but no patterns, trends or variables is not
analyzed. Predictions are logically analyzed. predictions are made discussed.
made about what might based on the data.
happen if part of the lab
were changed or how the
experimental design could
be changed.
Conclusion Conclusion includes whether Conclusion includes Conclusion includes No conclusion
the findings supported the whether the findings what was learned from was included in
hypothesis, possible sources supported the hypothesis the experiment. the report OR
of error, and what was and what was learned shows little
learned from the experiment. from the experiment. effort and
reflection.

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