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Is able to meet professional expectations, including i) timeliness, ii) collaboration, and iii) clear oral and written communication.
Is able to communicate physics concepts clearly, correctly, and completely in writing and with representations (such as labeled diagrams).
Is able to identify the research question and therefore the purpose of the investigation.
Is able to design a reliable experiment that aligns with the purpose of the lab and will yield outcomes that can be used to address the research question.
Is able to present raw and calculated quantitative data in an organized manner collected from performing the experiment. For qualitative data, is able to describe what is observed without trying to explain.
Is able to justify calculations performed with raw data and identify and represent a pattern in the data in an effort to answer the research question.
Is able to answer the research question using data as evidence, thereby meeting the purpose of the experiment. Is able to devise an explanation for an observed pattern. Is able to determine specifically the way in which assumptions or shortcomings may have affected the results. Is able to propose future investigations to further develop understandings of physics phenomena.