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Scientific Method 
Scientific Method
Rubric Code: NACA33
By kscience
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Subject: Biology  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Scientific Method
 

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Defining The Problem

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Lacks Stage and Question.
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Lists Stage or Question.
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Lists Stage and Question but both are incomplete or confusing.
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Lists Stage and Question. Stage is written correctly but Question is written poorly.
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Lists Stage and Question. Both are written with some clarity.
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Lists Stage and Question and both are written with clarity and correct scientific terminology.
Collecting Information

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Lacks Stage and Question.
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Lists Stage or One Component.
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Lists Stage and Presents Researched Information.
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Lists Stage and Presents Researched Information and Websites Where the Information was obtained. Information is not complete.
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Lists Stage, Presents Researched Information and Websites Where the Information was obtained. Information is somewhat complete.
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Lists Stage, Presents Researched Information and Where the Information was obtained. Information is complete and correct scientific terminology is used.
Forming A Hypothesis

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Lacks Stage and Hypothesis.
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Lists Stage or Hypothesis.
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Lists Stage and Hypothesis.
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Lists Stage and Hypothesis is written with some clarity.
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Lists Stage and Hypothesis is written in the if...then form.
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Lists Stage and Hypothesis is written in the if...then form with clarity.
Designing An Experiment

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Lacks Stage and Experiment.
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Lists Stage or has an incomplete experiment description.
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Lists Stage, has numbered experimental procedures and drawings.
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Lists Stage, has numbered experimental procedures and drawings. Has labeled the experimental and control groups, constants and variables. Lacks clarity. Has errors.
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Lists Stage, has numbered experimental procedures and drawings. Has labeled the experimental and control groups, constants and variable. Has clarity/no errors.
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Lists Stage, has numbered experimental procedures and drawings. Has labeled the experimental and control groups, constants and variables. Has clarity, is exceptional and uses scientific terminology correctly.
Collecting Data

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Lacks Stage and Data.
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Lists Stage or has incomplete data.
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Lists Stage and has incomplete data.
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Lists Stage, has data in chart form and graph form but not correctly presented.
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Lists Stage, has data in chart form and graph form. Has correct presentation.
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Lists Stage, has data in chart form and graph form. Has correct presentation. Data is consistent with research.
Drawing Conclusions

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Lacks Stage and Conclusion Statement.
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Lists Stage or has Conclusion Statement.
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Lists Stage, has a Conclusion Statement but it is not correlated with data.
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Lists Stage, has a Conclusion Statement and it is correlated with data.
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Lists Stage, has a Conclusion Statement and it is correlated with data. Does not support or reject hypothesis.
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Lists Stage, has a Conclusion Statement and it is correlated with data. Includes whether it supports, rejects or contradicts hypothesis.
Analysis and Interpret. of Results

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Lacks Stage and Analysis Statement.
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Lists Stage or has Analysis Statement.
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Lists Stage, has an Analysis Statement but it is not correlated with data.
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Lists Stage, has an Analysis Statement and it is correlated with data but has errors.
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Lists Stage, has an Analysis Statement and it is correlated with data. No errors.
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Lists Stage, has an Analysis Statement and it is correlated with data. No errors. Offers insight into subject.




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