RUBRIC FOR WRITE UP FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTATION

CRITERIA EXEEDS MEETS PROGRESSSION DOES NOT MEET

STANDARDS STANDARDS TOWARDS STANDARDS
STANDARDS
Question / The purpose of the lab or The purpose of the lab or The purpose of the lab or The purpose of the lab or
Purpose, the question to be the question to be the question to be the question to be
answered is clearly answered is identified, but answered during the lab is answered during the lab is
Problem and identified and stated. is stated in a somewhat partially identified, and is erroneous or irrelevant.
Experimental The identified problem of unclear manner. stated in a somewhat The identified problem of
Hypothesis the study targets The identified problem of unclear manner. the study vaguely targets
environmental concerns the study targets The identified problem of environmental concerns
and also relevant to environmental concerns or the study slightly targets or is relevant to
community problems. is relevant to community environmental concerns community problems.
Hypothesized relationship problems. or is relevant to No hypothesis has been
between the variables and Hypothesized relationship community problems. stated.
the predicted results is between the variables and Hypothesized relationship
clear and reasonable the predicted results is between the variables and
based on what has been reasonable based on the predicted results has
studied. general knowledge and been stated, but appears
observations. to be based on flawed
logic.

Materials / All materials and setup Almost all materials and Most of the materials and Many materials are
Setup used in the experiment are the setup used in the the setup used in the described inaccurately OR
clearly and accurately experiment are clearly and experiment are accurately are not described at all.
described. accurately described. described.

Experimental Experimental design is a Experimental design is Experimental design is Experimental design is not
Design, well-constructed test of adequate to test the relevant to the hypothesis, relevant to the hypothesis.
the stated hypothesis. hypothesis, but leaves but is not a complete test. Procedures do not
Procedures Procedures are listed in some unanswered Procedures are listed but accurately list the steps of
and Variables clear steps. Each step is questions. are not in a logical order the experiment.
numbered and is a Procedures are listed in a or are difficult to follow. The relationship between
complete sentence. logical order, but steps are The relationship between the variables is not
The relationship between not numbered and/or are the variables is discussed discussed.
the variables is discussed not in complete sentences. but no patterns, trends or
and trends/patterns The relationship between predictions are made
logically analyzed. the variables is discussed based on the data.
Predictions are made and trends/patterns
about what might happen logically analyzed.
if part of the lab were
changed or how the
experimental design could
be changed.

Data Neat looking and accurate Accurate representation of Accurate representation of Data are not shown OR
Drawings / representation of the data the data in tables and/or the data in written form, are inaccurate.
written, and in tables graphs. Graphs and tables but no graphs or tables is Needed diagrams are
Diagrams and/or graphs. Graphs are labeled and titled. presented. missing OR are missing
Conclusion and tables are labeled and Diagrams are included and Diagrams are included important labels.
and Summary titled. are labeled neatly and and are labeled. No conclusion was
Clear, accurate diagrams accurately. Conclusion includes what included in the report OR
are included and make the Conclusion includes was learned from the shows little effort and
experiment easier to whether the findings experiment. reflection.
understand. Diagrams are supported the hypothesis Summary describes the No summary is written.
labeled neatly and and what was learned from information learned.
accurately. the experiment.
Conclusion includes Summary describes the
whether the findings information learned and a
supported the hypothesis, possible application to a
possible sources of error, real life situation.
and what was learned
from the experiment.
Summary describes the
 skills learned, the
information learned and
some future applications
to real life situations.

References All resources are All resources are not Some resources are Resources are not in
alphabetized and with alphabetized but with indicated with proper proper format.
proper format (APA). proper format (APA). format.

Spelling, One or fewer errors in Two or three errors in Four errors in spelling, More than four errors in
Punctuation, spelling, punctuation and spelling, punctuation and punctuation and grammar spelling, punctuation and
grammar in the report. grammar in the report. in the report. grammar in the report.
Grammar

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