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Generic Science Lab Report

This is the rubric used for most of the science labs in this class. Grade is based on what you write and report in your lab notebook. NOTE: Procedures should include any safety precautions need for the lab.

Rubric Code: ACC89A

By staddona

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Subject: Science

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Lab report
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Emerging 2 pts	Incomplete or Unsatisfactory 1 pts
Materials list	Excellent List is complete for an accurate replication of the experiment. List includes quantitative measurements using the metric system.	Good List is complete but quantities not always there or missing completely.	Emerging Listed but not complete. Quantities missing or are rarely there or the metric system isn't used for data collection.	Incomplete or Unsatisfactory This part of the report is missing or doesn't provide enough learning evidence.
Procedures/Directions	Excellent Written as though giving directions. Written in complete sentences.<BR> Are complete with no steps missing. A model or diagram is used as needed.	Good Logical sequence but missing steps. Some incomplete sentences. The model or diagram that is used is incomplete or distracting.	Emerging Needs more steps for the lab to be reliable. Needs complete sentences. Model isn't used when it would have been an obvious addition.	Incomplete or Unsatisfactory This part of the report is missing or doesn't provide enough learning evidence.
Test Results/Data	Excellent An accurate data chart is present. The data graph is properly set up and is supported by the data in the chart. Includes relevant qualitative data and other observations.	Good Data chart needs to be properly labeled to make sense of the data and /or graph needs to be properly labeled to make better sense of the results.	Emerging Data missing from the data chart and or graph.	Incomplete or Unsatisfactory This part of the report is missing or doesn't provide enough learning evidence.
Conclusion Questions	Excellent Conclusion sums up the data and analyzes how the test procedures could have been improved and how the data relates to the hypothesis.	Good Some questions about the data are not discussed or have incomplete answers conclusions.	Emerging data needs to be used to describe how it is or is not supported needs more analysis.	Incomplete or Unsatisfactory This part of the report is missing or doesn't provide enough learning evidence.

Keywords:

Observation, Research, Problem, Hypothesis, Procedure, independent variable, dependent variable, constants, control, data table, graph, results statement, conclusion

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