Sparks High School, Science Department Rubric scoring for lab
reports
Name of student________________________________
Period:_________
Name of Lab: __________________________________
Category 4 pts 3pts 2pts 1pt 0 pts
Question or The purpose of The purpose The purpose The purpose Not found Purpose the lab or the of the lab or of the lab or of the lab or or identified question to be the the the in the answered question to question to question to report. during the lab be be be is clearly answered answered answered identified and during the during the during the stated. lab is lab is lab is identified, partially erroneous but is identified, or stated in a and is irrelevant. somewhat stated in a unclear somewhat manner. unclear manner. Experiment Hypothesized Hypothesis Hypothesize Hypothesis Not found al relationship is testable d is testable is testable or identified Hypothesis between the and logical but not in the variables and based on logical report. the predicted observed results is events. reasonable based on general knowledge and observations. Procedures Procedures are Procedures Procedures Procedures Not found listed in clear are listed in are listed do not or identified steps or a logical but are not accurately in the paragraph order, but in logical list the report. form. Each steps are order or are steps of the step is not difficult to experiment. numbered/writt numbered follow. en and is in a and/or are complete not in sentence. complete sentences. Materials All materials Almost all Most of Many Not found and step-up materials materials materials or identified used in the and step-up and step-up are in the experiment are used in the used in the described report. clearly and experiment experiment inaccurately accurately are clearly are clearly OR are not described. and and described at Amounts/quanti accurately accurately all. ties are described. described. specified. Subtotal
Category 4 pts 3pts 2pts 1pt 0 pts
Data and Professional Accurate Accurate Data is not Not found Graphs looking and representati representati shown or is or identified accurate on of the on of the inaccurate. in the representation data in data in report. of the data in tables and written tables and graphs. form, but no graphs. Graphs Graphs and graphs or and tables are tables are tables are labeled and labeled and presented. titled. titled. (handwritte (Expectation of (expectatio n graphs, a color n of hand with no axis computer written labeled, or generated, x color or no units) and y axis black and labeled and white include units.) computer generated) Calculations All calculations Some Some No Not found are shown and calculations calculations calculations or identified the results are are shown are shown are shown in the labeled and the and the OR the report. appropriately. results are results are results are (I.E. formula, correct and labeled inaccurate steps to solve labeled. appropriatel or included) y. (not mislabeled. correct answer) Analysis The relationship The The The Not found between the relationship relationship relationship or identified variables are between between between in the discussed and the the the report. the trends variables variables variables and/or patterns are are are not logically discussed discussed discussed. analyzed; and trends but there is There is no supported with and/or no pattern, logical quantitative patterns trend, or pattern or values. logically predictions trends analyzed; expressed written. supported based on with the data. qualitative statements. (I.E. bigger, smaller) Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion Not found includes includes addresses addresses or identified whether the whether the hypothesis hypothesis in the findings findings and what report. supported the supported data was hypothesis, the found possible hypothesis sources of and what error, and what was learned was learned from the from the experiment. experiment. Subtotal