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Microscope Basics Worksheet

This lesson will identify the name and use of the microscope parts and provide students with practice using the microscope. i

Rubric Code: GCACW7

By tstacy

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Subject: Science

Type: Handout

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Microscope Basics
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 2 pts
Participation	Excellent Used time well in lab and focused attention on the experiment.	Good Used time pretty well. Stayed focused on the experiment most of the time.	Fair Did the lab but did not appear very interested. Focus was lost on several occasions.	Poor Participation was minimal OR student refused to cooperate.
Parts Labeling	Excellent Every item that needs to be identified has a label. It is clear which label goes with which structure.	Good Almost all items (90%) that need to be identified have labels. It is clear which label goes with which structure.	Fair Most items (75-89%) that need to be identified have labels. It is clear which label goes with which structure.	Poor Less than 75% of the items that need to be identified have labels OR it is not clear which label goes with with item.
Safety and Handling	Excellent Lab is carried out with full attention to relevant safety procedures. Microscope and slides are handled correctly	Good Lab is generally carried out with full attention to relevant safety procedures. Microscope and slides are handled correctly, but one procedure needs to be reviewed.	Fair Lab is carried out with some attention to relevant safety procedures. Microscope and slides are handled correctly, but more than one procedure needs to be reviewed.	Poor Safety/handling procedures were ignored and/or some aspect of the lab posed a threat to the safety of the student or others.
Questions and Drawings	Excellent All questions are answered correctly and slide drawings show attention to detail and differentiation between lens powers	Good No more than one question is answered incorrectly. Slide drawings show attention to detail and differentiation between lens powers.	Fair More than one question is answered incorrectly and slide drawings show little attention to detail and do not differentiate between lens powers.	Poor More than two questions are answered incorrectly and slide drawings show little effort (no detail, differentiation)