Sparks High School, Science Department Rubric scoring for lab

reports

Name of student________________________________

Period:_________

Name of Lab: __________________________________

Category 4 pts 3pts 2pts 1pt 0 pts

Question or The purpose of The purpose The purpose The purpose Not found
Purpose the lab or the of the lab or of the lab or of the lab or or identified
question to be the the the in the
answered question to question to question to report.
during the lab be be be
is clearly answered answered answered
identified and during the during the during the
stated. lab is lab is lab is
identified, partially erroneous
but is identified, or
stated in a and is irrelevant.
somewhat stated in a
unclear somewhat
manner. unclear
manner.
Experiment Hypothesized Hypothesis Hypothesize Hypothesis Not found
al relationship is testable d is testable is testable or identified
Hypothesis between the and logical but not in the
variables and based on logical report.
the predicted observed
results is events.
reasonable
based on
general
knowledge and
observations.
Procedures Procedures are Procedures Procedures Procedures Not found
listed in clear are listed in are listed do not or identified
steps or a logical but are not accurately in the
paragraph order, but in logical list the report.
form. Each steps are order or are steps of the
step is not difficult to experiment.
numbered/writt numbered follow.
en and is in a and/or are
complete not in
sentence. complete
 sentences.
Materials All materials Almost all Most of Many Not found
and step-up materials materials materials or identified
used in the and step-up and step-up are in the
experiment are used in the used in the described report.
clearly and experiment experiment inaccurately
accurately are clearly are clearly OR are not
described. and and described at
Amounts/quanti accurately accurately all.
ties are described. described.
specified.
Subtotal

Category 4 pts 3pts 2pts 1pt 0 pts

Data and Professional Accurate Accurate Data is not Not found
Graphs looking and representati representati shown or is or identified
accurate on of the on of the inaccurate. in the
representation data in data in report.
of the data in tables and written
tables and graphs. form, but no
graphs. Graphs Graphs and graphs or
and tables are tables are tables are
labeled and labeled and presented.
titled. titled. (handwritte
(Expectation of (expectatio n graphs,
a color n of hand with no axis
computer written labeled, or
generated, x color or no units)
and y axis black and
labeled and white
include units.) computer
generated)
Calculations All calculations Some Some No Not found
are shown and calculations calculations calculations or identified
the results are are shown are shown are shown in the
labeled and the and the OR the report.
appropriately. results are results are results are
(I.E. formula, correct and labeled inaccurate
steps to solve labeled. appropriatel or
included) y. (not mislabeled.
correct
answer)
Analysis The relationship The The The Not found
between the relationship relationship relationship or identified
variables are between between between in the
discussed and the the the report.
the trends variables variables variables
and/or patterns are are are not
logically discussed discussed discussed.
 analyzed; and trends but there is There is no
supported with and/or no pattern, logical
quantitative patterns trend, or pattern or
values. logically predictions trends
analyzed; expressed written.
supported based on
with the data.
qualitative
statements.
(I.E. bigger,
smaller)
Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion Conclusion Not found
includes includes addresses addresses or identified
whether the whether the hypothesis hypothesis in the
findings findings and what report.
supported the supported data was
hypothesis, the found
possible hypothesis
sources of and what
error, and what was learned
was learned from the
from the experiment.
experiment.
Subtotal