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Laboratory Activity Rubric

This rubric is useful for assessing student performance during a lab activity.

Rubric Code: FXBB59X

By nikolmundy

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Subject: Science

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Conducting Laboratory Experiments
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 1 pts	Good 2 pts	Excellent 3 pts	Outstanding 4 pts
Interaction with Group	Poor No participation; sits on the sidelines with no interaction; disinterested; No stake in time management	Fair Minimal participation; Shows little interest; doesn't pay attention to other group members; may argue to get point across;helps group only when asked; fools around;little emphasis on time	Good Good participation; appears interested; enthusiastic but talks over teammates or may "hog" tasks; trys to help group complete tasks; somewhat conscious of time	Excellent Very good participation; is respectful of others and their point of view; makes sure that everyone gets a turn;conscious of time	Outstanding Shows outstanding leadership qualities through shared participation and respect for others; keeps others on task, managing time; Assumes responsibility for effective functioning of the group.
Following Procedure	Poor Lacks the appropriate knowlege of the lab procedures. Has no idea what to do. Often requires help from the teacher to complete basic procedures.	Fair Demonstrates general knowledge of lab procedures. Has some idea of what to do. Asks questions to teacher that are answered in the procedure, more than once.	Good Demonstrates good knowledge of the lab procedures. Will ask peers for help with problems in lab procedures, before asking the teacher. Works to follow each step before moving on to the next step.	Excellent Demonstrates sound knowledge of lab procedures.< Will discuss with peers to solve problems in procedures. Carefully follows each step and checks them off as they are completed.	Outstanding Demonstrates superb knowledge of the lab procedures. Willingly helps other students to follow and understand procedures. Thoroughly and carefully follows and checks off each step before movng on to next step and encourages other group members to do the same.
Station 1 Answers	Poor Questions not answered.	Fair Question answered but little explanation and time spent analyzing data. Answers are brief and shows little understanding.	Good Shows understanding but lacks mention of properties/behavior of waves. Group tries to explain what is happening but it is not specifically directed to properties of waves.	Excellent Sentences provide clear explanation of the meaning of your data. Shows understanding using specific properties/behaviors of waves but properties/behaviors lack connection with station.	Outstanding Sentences provide clear explanation of the meaning of your data. Shows understanding using specific properties/behaviors of waves. Clear description of the properties and how they relate to station.
Station 2 Answers	Poor Questions not answered.	Fair Question answered but little explanation and time spent analyzing data. Answers are brief and shows little understanding.	Good Shows understanding but lacks mention of properties/behavior of waves. Group tries to explain what is happening but it is not specifically directed to properties of waves.	Excellent Sentences provide clear explanation of the meaning of your data. Shows understanding using specific properties/behaviors of waves but properties/behaviors lack connection with station.	Outstanding Sentences provide clear explanation of the meaning of your data. Shows understanding using specific properties/behaviors of waves. Clear description of the properties and how they relate to station.
Station 3 Answers	Poor Questions not answered.	Fair Question answered but little explanation and time spent analyzing data. Answers are brief and shows little understanding.	Good Shows understanding but lacks mention of properties/behavior of waves. Group tries to explain what is happening but it is not specifically directed to properties of waves.	Excellent Sentences provide clear explanation of the meaning of your data. Shows understanding using specific properties/behaviors of waves but properties/behaviors lack connection with station.	Outstanding Sentences provide clear explanation of the meaning of your data. Shows understanding using specific properties/behaviors of waves. Clear description of the properties and how they relate to station.
Station 4 Answers	Poor Questions not answered.	Fair Question answered but little explanation and time spent analyzing data. Answers are brief and shows little understanding.	Good Shows understanding but lacks mention of properties/behavior of waves. Group tries to explain what is happening but it is not specifically directed to properties of waves.	Excellent Sentences provide clear explanation of the meaning of your data. Shows understanding using specific properties/behaviors of waves but properties/behaviors lack connection with station.	Outstanding Sentences provide clear explanation of the meaning of your data. Shows understanding using specific properties/behaviors of waves. Clear description of the properties and how they relate to station.
Station 5 Answers	Poor Questions not answered.	Fair Question answered but little explanation and time spent analyzing data. Answers are brief and shows little understanding.	Good Shows understanding but lacks mention of properties/behavior of waves. Group tries to explain what is happening but it is not specifically directed to properties of waves.	Excellent Sentences provide clear explanation of the meaning of your data. Shows understanding using specific properties/behaviors of waves but properties/behaviors lack connection with station.	Outstanding Sentences provide clear explanation of the meaning of your data. Shows understanding using specific properties/behaviors of waves. Clear description of the properties and how they relate to station.
Station 6 Answers	Poor Questions not answered.	Fair Question answered but little explanation and time spent analyzing data. Answers are brief and shows little understanding.	Good Shows understanding but lacks mention of properties/behavior of waves. Group tries to explain what is happening but it is not specifically directed to properties of waves.	Excellent Sentences provide clear explanation of the meaning of your data. Shows understanding using specific properties/behaviors of waves but properties/behaviors lack connection with station.	Outstanding Sentences provide clear explanation of the meaning of your data. Shows understanding using specific properties/behaviors of waves. Clear description of the properties and how they relate to station.

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