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Lab Conclusion and Analysis 2

Lab Conclusion and Analysis

writing a good lab conclusion after performing the lab.

Rubric Code: CBWX32

By mfultz

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Subject: Science

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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	Novice 1 pts	Apprentice 2 pts	Practitioner 3 pts	Expert 4 pts
Purpose/Experiment Summary What were you trying to find out? What did you do?	Novice Purpose for doing this lab is missing.	Apprentice Purpose for doing this lab is somewhat outlined with little or no explanation	Practitioner Purpose for doing this lab is clearly outlined with some explanation in a short summary.	Expert Purpose for doing this lab is clearly outlined with detailed explanation in a thorough summary.
Hypothesis Revisited Did you restate your original thinking? Is the hypothesis supported by the data?	Novice Hypothesis is not clearly restated with supportive quantitative data and results to back up claim.	Apprentice Hypothesis is somewhat restated but lacks solid supportive quantitative data and results to back up claim.	Practitioner Hypothesis is clearly restated with some supportive quantitative data and results to back up claim.	Expert Hypothesis is clearly restated with supportive quantitative data and results to back up claim.
Analysis Is table or graph used to support the conclusion?	Novice Relationship between variables is neither clearly explained nor are trends or patterns discussed.	Apprentice Relationship between variables is somewhat explained but lacks explanation of trends or patterns.	Practitioner Relationship between variables is discussed but trends or patterns are not clearly explained.	Expert Relationship between variables is clearly discussed and trends or patterns logically analyzed.
Conclusion What did you learn? Is data used for support?	Novice Missing conclusion completely, or it is inaccurate. Data is not presented at all, or is inaccurately represented.	Apprentice Missing some parts of conclusion or knowledge gained. Some data is presented, may be missing some units.	Practitioner Conclusions are present and complete, explains some of the findings of the results. Some data is presented with appropriate units.	Expert Clear and concise CONCLUSIONS are given. Conclusion clearly explains the results using scientific language. Many examples of supporting data presented; includes all appropriate units.
Writing Mechanics subject/verb agreement, sentence structure, paragraph structure, transition words used, spelling mechanics, use of objective voice.	Novice There are several errors, which detract from the overall meaning and flow of the conclusion. Lack of objective voice; the writer at times speaks to the reader, Ex. "As you can see..."	Apprentice Several errors in mechanics are present; may include spelling, grammar, missing capitalization, punctuation, etc. Overall meaning can still be determined; Objective voice is mostly maintained	Practitioner There are no more than 2-4 errors, which do not detract from the writing. Writing flows but is a bit choppy at times. Objective voice is maintained.	Expert There are 0-2 errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. Writing flows easily. Objective voice is used throughout.

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Purpose, hypothesis, analysis, conclusion, writing mechanics

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