Grading Rubric for Lab report Sheets

TITLE OF LAB, DATE AND PARTNERS NAME
________/1

PURPOSE/INTRODUCTION

  • Specific goal/question/hypothesis clearly stated
  • The basic background science needed to understand experiment
________/2

PROCEDURE

  •  Independent variable isolated
  •  Controls used appropriately
  •  Replications planned
  •  Experiment flow clear & concise
  •  Specific safety concerns identified
________/5

RESULTS

  •  Data table has title, column & row labels
  •  Values in table have units
  •  Data entered into table clearly described
  •  Additional observations or changes to procedure noted and explained
________/5

DISCUSSION

  •  Experiment and results briefly summarized and explained
  •  Errors that probably affected results identified & discussed
  •  If conclusion questions given then answered in this section
  •  Comparision to relevant results of other teams
________/10

NEATNESS

  •  Data table has ruled lines and doesn't need to be redone
  •  Titles for each section
  •  Pre-lab and Lab glued/taped into comp. book

 

________/2
TOTAL
________/25