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Application of the Scientific Method for Experimental Design

Students are to design an experiment which can be conducted in the classroom. Projects must include a problem, hypothesis, research, step by step experiment instructions and a method to display data. Students state their conclusion explaining if the experiment supported their hypothesis. Students also discuss what this experiment might lead them to research next.

Rubric Code: UX935X4

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Subject: Science

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Grade Levels: 9-12

Scientific Method
	Excellent (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Poor (N/A)
Hypothesis 20 %	Excellent Hypothesis is clearly stated, is measureable and relates to the outcome of the experiment.	Good Hypothesis is stated but minor details are missing. Not measurable to the independent variable.	Fair Hypothesis is stated but does not fully relate to the outcome of the experiment.	Poor Hypothesis does not relate to outcome of experiment.
Collect Data/Procedure 20 % Organizing the experiment.	Excellent Steps of the experiment are clearly stated so that another person can perform the experiment. Student identified the Constant, Controlled, Independent & Dependent Variables	Good Steps of the experiment are stated but minor details are missing so that another person would have trouble performing the experiment. Some variables are identified.	Fair Steps of the experiment are unclear or missing so that another person would not be able to perform the experiment. No variables identified.	Poor Steps of the experiment are not included.
Details for Evidence 20 % Analyzing and Observation of data	Excellent Student gives detailed and appropriate method to collect, analyze, and display data. Student has named 2 Quantitative and 2 Qualitative data	Good Student gives an appropriate method to collect, analyze, and display data. Student has named only 1 Quantitative and 1Qualitative data	Fair Student gives an inappropriate way to collect, analyze, and display data. Brief explanation of data is given.	Poor Student does not include a method to collect, analyze, and display data.
Conclusion 40 % Discussion of ERRORS Similar in the real-world	Excellent Clear and concise conclusions are given. Conclusion addresses problem and states knowledge gained. Explanation of trials. Conclusion and hypothesis are plainly connected.	Good Conclusions are present and complete, knowledge gained is present, but not clear and concise about ERRORS. Hypothesis and conclusion are plainly connected.	Fair Missing some parts of conclusion or knowledge gained. Connection between conclusion and hypothesis is not entirely clear.	Poor Missing conclusion completely, or conclusion and hypothesis are not connected.

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