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Lab Report Rubric

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Students write a complete lab report while completing an experiment.

Rubric Code: F45WW5

By whitbread

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Subject: Science

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Lab Report Rubric
	0 pts	1 pts	2 pts	3 pts	4 pts
Question	0 No experiment question included.	1 Experiment question does not match the purpose of the experiment.	2 Experiment question written, but is not in a full sentence.	3 Appropriate experiment question written in full sentence form.	4 n/a
Hypothesis	0 No hypothesis included.	1 Guess shows no connection between purpose of experiment and student knowledge.	2 Educated guess made in point form to answer experiment question.	3 Educated guess made in full sentence form to answer experiment question.	4 Educated guess made in full sentence to answer experiment question. Hypothesis explains the "why" behind student's thinking.
Materials and Procedure	0 Materials and procedure not included.	1 Materials and procedure list included.	2 n/a	3 n/a	4 n/a
Data and Observations	0 No data or observations included.	1 Data and observations are inaccurate or have several errors.	2 Data and observations have one or two errors or omissions.	3 Data and observations are accurate and complete.	4 n/a
Analysis: results discussion	0 No discussion of experiment results included.	1 Results of experiment are described inaccurately.	2 Results of experiment described accurately in point form.	3 Results of experiment described accurately in full sentence form.	4 Results of experiment are described accurately with great detail in full sentence form. Student explains why the results occured.
Analysis: What was learned?	0 No statement of what was learned included.	1 Student's description of what s/he learned from the experiment is unrelated to the purpose of the experiment.	2 Student described what s/he learned from the experiment using an incomplete sentence.	3 Student described what s/he learned from the experiment using the full sentence "I learned _________."	4 Student described what s/he learned from the experiment using the full sentence "I learned _________." Much detail and supporting facts are included.
Analysis: textbook questions	0 No textbook questions answered.	1 Assigned questions from textbook answered inaccurately and in point form.	2 Assigned questions from textbook answered either accurately in point form OR have one or two inaccuracies.	3 Assigned questions from textbook answered accurately in full sentence form.	4 Assigned questions from textbook answered accurately in full sentence form. Much detail and supporting facts are included.
Conclusion: lab question answered	0 Experiment question not answered.	1 Experiment question answered incorrectly.	2 Experiment question answered correctly in point form.	3 Experiment question answered correctly in full sentence form.	4 Experiment question answered in full sentence form. Student provided facts and details to support answer.
Conclusion: Evaluating hypothesis	0 Hypothesis evaluation not included.	1 Student evaluates own hypothesis using the sentence "My hypothesis was _________ (right, partially right, or wrong)."	2 n/a	3 n/a	4 na/
Presentation	0 No name, date, or class on lab report. Assignments looks as though student ran out of time to finish.	1 Lab report is missing two of the following identifying information: name, date, and class. It looks as though student rushed to complete assignment.	2 Lab report is missing one of the following identifying information: name, date, and class OR information is written in wrong place. Student put little effort and detail into assignment.	3 Lab report is well identified with name, date, and class in proper place. Student put effort into completing report neatly with proper spacing. All titles are underlined in red.	4 n/a

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