50 POINTS TOTAL

BIG PICTURE: Did the reflection appropriately bring together relevant data to support assertions about the process of
science?

OBJECTIVE 5 POINTS 4 POINTS 3 POINTS 2 POINTS 1 POINT 0 POINTS

STRUCTURE Reflection contains 4 or more Reflection contains Reflection Reflection Reflection Descriptio
accounts of prediction/result. The 4 or more accounts contains contains less than contains less ns of
inclusion of particular examples is of prediction/result, less than 4 3 accounts of than 2 accounts prediction/
cohesive within the overall but they are stitched accounts of prediction/result. of result are
document. together in a way prediction/re prediction/result not clear
that is not cohesive sult. . enough to
(no ties between). define
specific
accounts.
INCORPORATION Examples from the WebMO Appropriate Examples Examples Inappropriate No
OF MOLECULAR experiment are selected that examples selected, selected do selected do not examples are examples
MODELING appropriately illustrate a result but the process of not appropriately selected and no from
contrary to Lewis rationalization is not appropriatel illustrate a result explanation is WebMO
structure/VSEPR prediction. clearly explained. y illustrate a where VSEPR is provided experimen
Connection and process of result where contradicted by t included.
rationalization thoroughly VSEPR is molecular
explained. contradicted modeling (and
by are not explained
molecular well within the
modeling theme)
(but are still
explained
well within
the theme)
INCORPORATION 2 or more additional experiments 2 or more 2 or more One additional One additional No
OF ADDITIONAL are described. The specific result additional additional experiment is experiment is additional
EXPERIMENTS that reflects the theme is experiments are experiments are described with addressed, but experimen
addressed: 1. the described, but described, but 2 significant little detail is ts
prediction/conception that you one of the 3 of the 3 below supporting detail provided. described.
came in with is clearly described, below are not are not (all 3 points).
2. The result that either confirmed appropriately appropriately
or refuted that prediction is described for all described for all
specifically described, and 3. A
rationalization is provided for the
consistency/discrepancy

SPECIFIC DATA The data used to describe Most (2/3) events One event Data are Data are No
REFERENCES experimental results from each utilize specific data utilizes referenced vaguely specific
prediction/observation event (but not all) specific vaguely, but not referenced for data are
(minimum 3) is specific and data, but the using specific only some reference
utilizes either numbers with units, rest are units, figures, or experimental d.
a figure, or an image **at least vaguely images results
one should be a figure and one referenced
should be an image (assessed (or not at
below) all)
INCORPORATION At least one figure (chart, graph) is Figures and images Figures and Either a figure or Only one No figures
OF FIGURES included and one image (probably are included but one images are an image is figure/image is or images
molecular modeling image). is not clearly included absent from the in the text AND are
Figures and images are referenced within and neither document. it is not clearly incorporat
referenced within the text clearly the text. are clearly referenced ed
and flow within the body of the referenced within the text.
text. within the
text.
FORMATTING OF Figures include: axis titles
FIGURES AND IN- (including units), titles, figure
TEXT captions (including a number that
REFERENCES TO is referenced in the text and a
FIGURES short description of the figure—
including which experiment and Deduct one point for every element missing (minimum 0)
what it is showing). Images also
include figure captions with
number and short description.
RELEVANT For each prediction (3 minimum) One or more One Two predictions Only one No
OUTSIDE you have an outside source (not predictions have prediction is are missing prediction has outside
SOURCES lab material or textbook) that sources that are missing an outside source an outside sources
supports your prediction. If you inappropriate (not outside and remaining source and it is are
predicted based on lab lecture, valid scientific source one has an not a valid included.
you must find an external source sources, textbook, entirely and invalid source. source.
that also supports your prediction. or lab material) at least one
Sources should be reliable other has an
scientific sources (if you’re not invalid
sure, ask!) source
APPROPRIATE All outside sources are cited Sources are cited Sources are In-text citations In-text citations No in-text
CITATION OF appropriately within text and in incorrectly in text cited are absent, but are absent AND or
SOURCES (ACS works cited bibliography (see OR in bibliography incorrectly bibliography is bibliography is bibliograp
FORMATTING) description of assignment for in text AND done properly done improperly hy
resources on this). in provided
bibliography
APPROPRIATE In cases where results don’t follow In cases where In cases Results don’t Even more Results
ASSESSMENT OF predictions and it is believed to be results don’t follow where follow predictions vague don’t
ERROR the result of an error, the error is predictions and it is results don’t in a situation reference to follow
explained appropriately: believed to be the follow where error could error than prediction
1. The phenomenon behind the result of an error, predictions be the cause, and category 3… s in a
measurement is explained, the error is and it is error is situation
2. The specific physical cause of explained believed to mentioned in a where
the error is suggested, and appropriately: be the result vague way, but error
3. An adjustment to the (one of the three is of an error, referenced as could be
measurement that would missing) the error is “human error” or the cause,
minimize error is suggested. explained “instrument error” and error
appropriatel is not
y: mentioned
(two of the .
three are
missing)
ORGANIZATION, The document (overall) is written Reasonably easy to Introduction Neither The document The
CLARITY AND in language that is clear to follow follow, but or introduction nor is very difficult document
FLOW and flows logically through the organization or flow conclusion conclusion to follow. Not exists, but
different examples. There is an is lacking. Theme is absent. included, but cohesive and not much
introduction and conclusion identify throughout. Organizatio organization is evidence does beyond
paragraph that outline the overall n otherwise otherwise not flow from that.
theme of the document. reasonable. reasonable. any unifying
theme.