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Drops on a Penny Lab

This rubric is for the Drops on a Penny Lab modified from http://sciencespot.net for use in my 6th grade science classroom. The focus of this assignment was the use and understanding of acontrol group.l

Rubric Code: SB3847

By MWeintraub3

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Subject: Science

Type: (Other)

Grade Levels: 6-8

Drops On A Penny Lab
	Excellent 100-90 4 pts	Very Good 89-80 3 pts	Good 79-70 2 pts	Fair 69-60 1 pts
Lab Activity Time	Excellent *Student's work reflects active participation and appropriate use of class time on lab project.	Very Good *Student's work reflects some lack of focus or effort during class on lab project.	Good *Student's work does not show evidence of using time wisely in class on lab project.	Fair *Student did not use the lab time appropriately or effectively.
Lab Reflection	Excellent *Reflection questions are answered with enough information that demonstrates an understanding of control group.	Very Good *Reflection questions are answered with some understanding of control group but lacks elaboration.	Good *Reflection questions are attempted lacks understanding of control group.	Fair *Reflection questions are not answered.
Lab Activity	Excellent *Student accurately follows all of the lab directions.	Very Good *Student attempts to follow all of the lab directions accurately but makes some mistakes.	Good *Student shows little regard for directions on the lab activity.	Fair *Student did not follow the directions on the lab activity.
Procedure	Excellent Detailed step by step instructions for entire lab Describes how all equipment is used includes tools and units for all measurements *Clearly identifies independent variable, dependent variable, controlled variables	Very Good Sstep by step instructions for lab Describes how most equipment is used includes tools and units for measurement *Identifies independent variable, dependent variable, controlled variables,	Good Step by step instructions for lab Describe how some equipment is used *Missing tools and units for measurements	Fair Incomplete instructions for lab with little detail Does not describe how equipment is used
Results	Excellent Presents data in a organized, clearly labeled data table Collects all necessary data Graph is correctly set-up and labeled Graph accurately reflects data	Very Good Presents data in an organized, clearly labeled data table Collects most necessary data Graph is incorrectly set-up or partially labeled Graph reflects data	Good Presents data in a partially labeled data table Collects some necessary data *Graph does not reflect data	Fair * Data table is unorganized, incomplete, or missing Missing necessary data graph is incorrectly set-up, incomplete or missing *Graph does not accurately reflect data
Analysis	Excellent *All questions answered correctly and completely	Very Good *Most questions answered correctly and completely	Good *Some questions answered correctly and completely	Fair *Analysis missing
Conclusion	Excellent Clearly summarizes results of lab Relates results to hypothesis, using correct terminology	Very Good Summarizes results of lab Relates results to hypothesis	Good Mentions results of lab Gives a partial scientific explanation for the lab results	Fair Missing or incorrect summary of results of lab Missing or incorrect scientific explanation for the lab results
Overall presenatation	Excellent Very neat Well organized	Very Good Neat Organized	Good Somewhat neat Somewhat organized	Fair Messy Unorganized

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Science

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