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Lab Report 
Lab Report
Lab reports and research papers are worth 20% of your score. Use this rubric to help you critique your lab report so that you may get the highest score possible.
Rubric Code: KB347C
By AlexMaxwell
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Subject: Science  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Poor

1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Question/Problem Statement

Poor

Purpose is absent or not written clearly as a title
Fair

Purpose is stated as a title, but is not clearly focused on what is to be discovered
Good

Purpose is stated as a title and explains what is to be discovered
Excellent

Purpose is stated as a title and clearly explains what is to be discovered
Materials list

Poor

Materials are absent or the list is not complete
Fair

List is complete, but measurement quantities are not always there or are missing completely
Good

List is complete for replication of the experiment. List includes the quantities of measurements
Excellent

List is complete for accurate replication of the experiment. List includes all the quantities of measurements
Procedures

Poor

Procedure is absent. Procedure needs more steps to be reliable. Procedure contains incomplete sentences
Fair

Procedure is in a sequence, but is missing some steps. Some steps are in incomplete sentences
Good

Procedure is in a sequence, contains all steps, and is written in sentences.
Excellent

Procedure is in a logical sequence, contains all steps, and is written in sentences.
Data Collected/Observations

Poor

Data missing from the data chart and/or graph. Observations do not relate to the experiment
Fair

Data chart and/or graph is missing proper units or labels. Some observations do not relate to the experiment.
Good

A completed data chart and graph is present. The graph is properly set up and supported by the data in the chart. Observations are clear, and relate to the experiment.
Excellent

A completed data chart
and graph is present. The graph is properly set up and supported by the data in the chart. Observations are clear, and directly relate to the experiment.
Conclusion

Poor

Does not relate to the original question asked. Does not explain what you learned from the lab or if the lab leads you to any further questions.
Fair

Somewhat relates to the original question asked. Somewhat explains what you learned from the lab or if the lab leads you to any further questions.
Good

Clearly relates to the original question asked. Clearly explains what you learned from the lab.
Excellent

Clearly relates to the original question asked. Clearly explains what you learned from the lab or if the lab leads you to any further questions.
Writing Guidelines

Poor

Numerous problems exist with writing style, organization, formatting, scientific vocabulary, or spelling/grammar
Fair

Minor problems exist with writing style, organization, formatting, scientific vocabulary or spelling/grammar
Good

Well written, organized, and clearly formatted (or written). Scientific vocabulary is present and used correctly. Rare spelling or grammatical errors. Scientific writing style is evident.
Excellent

Well written, neatly organized, and clearly formatted (or written). Scientific vocabulary is present and used correctly. No spelling or grammatical errors. Scientific writing style is evident.
Neatness

Poor

Final draft expectations not met, missing final draft.
The images are not well drawn or are too small to be clear.
Fair

Final draft in need of slight reorganization and "clean up".
Some of the images are not well drawn or are too small to be clear.
Good

Final draft is legible, organized, and pages written only on one side of notebook paper.
The images are well drawn, labelled, and the right size to be clear.
Excellent

Final draft is legible, organized, and pages written only on one side of notebook paper, in blue or black ink. The images are neatly drawn, the right size, labelled and coloured.



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  • Observation, Problem, Hypothesis, Procedure, data collected/observations, conclusion, Writing Guidelines

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