iRubric: Scientific Method rubric

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Scientific Method Scientific Method This rubric can be used to evaluate the performance of science experiments. Rubric Code: UX276BC By meetvnirmala Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Biology Type: (Other) Grade Levels: 9-12

Science Experiment
	Excellent: A 4 pts	Good: B 3 pts	Fair: C 2 pts	Poor: D 1 pts	Incomplete 0 pts
Report	Excellent: A Report is clear and includes PROBLEM, HYPOTHESIS, RESEARCH, MATERIALS, PROCEDURE, OBSERVATIONS, CONCLUSION.	Good: B Report is mostly complete, neat, but 1 or two minor details are missing.	Fair: C Report is hastily done, student did not follow directions, and is incomplete, or there are significant errors in more than one place.	Poor: D Report is mostly not done, may be unable to understand, has errors.	Incomplete Required work has not been done
Format	Excellent: A All MATERIALS are listed and step-by-step PROCEDURES are neatly written and complete. Safety rules were followed, clean up was performed.	Good: B Materials and/or procedures are written, but rushed and sloppy/incomplete. Some safety procedures were overlooked.	Fair: C Missing some materials and/or steps in the procedures. Safety procedures may have been left out. Clean up may not have been done.	Poor: D Materials list and procedures are rushed and missing vital steps and/or items. Safety procedures were not followed.	Incomplete Required work has not been done.
Procedures	Excellent: A Student answers questions completely and accurately including charts.	Good: B Students answer questions completely and accurate, but may not include data.	Fair: C Students partially answer questions, diagram is inaccurate and/or incomplete.	Poor: D Required work is incomplete and inaccurate.	Incomplete Required work has not been done.
Conclusions	Excellent: A Clear and concise CONCLUSIONS are given. Conclusion addresses problem and states KNOWLEDGE GAINED. Conclusion and hypothesis are plainly connected.	Good: B Conclusions are present and complete, knowledge gained is present, but not clear and concise. Hypothesis and conclusion are plainly connected.	Fair: C Missing some parts of conclusion or knowledge gained. Connection between conclusion and hypothesis is not entirely clear.	Poor: D Missing conclusion completely, or conclusion and hypothesis are not connected.	Incomplete Required work has not been done.