Bacteria Lab Rubric

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Excellent 3 Initializing Lab Lab starts out with a well thought out question having to do with bacteria growth and the hypothesis states a concrete statement answering the problem. Lab includes accurate and well thought out control, variables and constants. Satisfactory 2 Lab starts out with a problem regarding bacteria growth though the hypothesis us missing some key points in the statement. Lab includes control, variables and constants with a couple of mistakes (inaccuracies in assigning control)

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Needs Development 0 Problem is not related to bacteria growth and the hypothesis does not answer the problem.

Target 1: I can design a lab to form a scientific investigation. Part 1 Beginning 1 The problem and the hypothesis are missing major portions.

Lab Variables

Lab includes control, variables and constants with major mistakes.

Lab does not includes control, variables and constants.

Target 2: I can collect and analyze data taken from experiments. Part 2

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Needs Development 0 Not organized or illegible.

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Excellent 4 Collecting Data The visual and descriptions are well sketched, neat and easily understood. Satisfactory 3 Beginning 2

Visual and Visual and descriptions are descriptions are clear, organized organized and and able to be somewhat understood though readable. might not match up. Target 3 : I can report lab experiments in written format with

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viable (successful) and defendable conclusions. Part 2 Excellent Satisfactory 3 2 Summary of findings Tests were summarized without retelling all the results Conclusion matches data collected. Conclusion includes specific data used to make conclusion. All 4 quadrants are analyzed. More than one reason was given for how conclusion was reached or why the hypothesis has been proven true Summary is missing small parts of the results or may include too much information. Parts of the conclusion match the data. Conclusion includes data where only 3 quadrants are analyzed. At least one reason was given for how conclusion was reached or why the hypothesis was proven true or false. Beginning 1 Summary missing major portions or results were not summed up, only retold. Conclusion does not match data collected. Conclusion includes data where only 1 quadrant is analyzed X Needs Development 0 Summary is not done or is not readable.

Viability of Conclusion Use of data analysis

No conclusion was presented. Conclusion does not include any data from petri dish drawing,

Conclusion defended with evidence

No mention of how conclusion was formed, or why the hypothesis was proven true or false.

or false.

Sources of Error

Extension of Inquiry

The lab includes two detailed items why there might have been error. Full explanation of what would be done differently was written.

Only one way of reducing error is given.

Suggestions for improvement (reducing error) are not identified. No ideas for further study are given.

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