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Unknown Project Research Paper Rubric

This paper is a long lab report, highlighting the final experiment in the course.

Rubric Code: P5B4B9

By robertse8

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Subject: Biology

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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	Great 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 3 pts
Abstract	Great Student properly summarized the findings of the paper.	Fair	Poor
Spelling & Grammar	Great The student has no errors in spelling or grammar.	Fair Student forgets to italicize the scientific name of the organism	Poor
Methods and Materials	Great Student identifies which media and tests were used in the experiment. A clear justification is provided for the media and tests used.	Fair	Poor
Introduction	Great References used to provide a clear background of the biology and life cycle of the unknown organism	Fair	Poor
Observations/Results	Great Student provides a table showing the results of all of the tests. Pictures taken by the student or descriptions may also be used. Tables and Figures have legends.	Fair	Poor
Conclusions	Great Student summarizes the findings and provides clear reasoning behind the results. References are used to help explain findings.	Fair Student does not show a complete understanding of why certain results occurred.	Poor Student lacks any understanding of why certain results occurred, and does a poor job explaining the results.
References Cited	Great At least 5 books or journals are provided as references and were referenced throughout the paper.	Fair References were listed but not cited in text.	Poor Improper citations or references used.