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A.P. Biology Research Project Ecology can be defined as the relationship living organisms have amongst themselves and their environments. In this project we discovered how biotic and abiotic factors interacted as we explored the biodiversity of a creek. Rubric Code: UXA67XA By amolloy1 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Biology Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

Research Project Rubric
	Excellent 8 pts	Good 6 pts	Needs improvement 4 pts	Poor 2 pts	Incomplete 0 pts
The Title	Excellent Tells the reader exactly what kind of work is being done. It is simple, direct, and informative; using the fewest possible words to convey it's meaning.	Good Generally describes what kind of work is being done. The title is simple, direct, and informative; although it can be condensed into fewer words.	Needs improvement Is somewhat related to what kind of work is being done. It may not be simple, direct, and informative. The title reads as a complete sentence rather than a label.	Poor Does not tell the reader what kind of work is being done. The title is not simple, direct, nor informative. The title is a complete sentence rather than a label.	Incomplete No title present in paper.
The Abstract	Excellent Successfully condenses the entire article into a brief one to two paragraph description of the results and the significance of the study.	Good Gives the reader a good idea about what the article was over, although it skipped some major aspects of the paper. It describes the results and the significance of the study.	Needs improvement Gives a general recollection of the article but leaves out major aspects. It describes the results but not the significance of the study or vice versa.	Poor Gives a poor summary of the article. It does not describe the results of the article nore the significance of the study.	Incomplete No abstract section present in paper.
The Introduction	Excellent Successfully presents the question being asked in the study and places this question in the context of what is already known about the topic. Background information is given on chosen topic that suggests why the question is of interest.	Good Successfully presents the question being asked in the study, although it does not place the question in the context of what is already known about the topic. Background information is given on chosen topic that suggests why the question is of interest.	Needs improvement Successfully presents the question being asked but does not place the question in the context of what is already known about the topic. No background information is given on chosen topic that suggests why the question is of interest.	Poor Does not successfully present the question being asked. There is no attempt to place the question in the context of what is already known about the topic. No background information is given on chosen topic that suggests why the question is of interest.	Incomplete No introduction section present in paper.
Materials and Methods	Excellent Successfully describes the materials and procedures used in sufficient detail that others could repeat the research. Section is subdivided into materials, experimental design and statistical analysis.	Good Successfully describes the materials and procedures used, although others would struggle in repeating the research. Section is subdivided into materials, experimental design and statistical analysis.	Needs improvement Describes the materials and procedures used, although others would struggle in repeating the research. Section is missing one of the three subsections (materials, experimental design or statistical analysis).	Poor Does not adequately describe the materials and procedures used - others would be unable to repeat the research. Two or more of the three subcategories (materials, experimental design or statistical analysis) are missing.	Incomplete No materials and methods section present in paper.
Results	Excellent The results of the experiment are presented clearly, without comment, bias or interpretation. Separate paragraphs are used for each major result. Important features of the figures and tables are pointed out with a corresponding reference to the illustration (e.g., see Figure #).	Good The results of the experiment are presented although some comment, bias or interpretation is presented. Important figures and tables are pointed out with a corresponding reference to the illustration (e.g., see Figure #).	Needs improvement The results of the experiment are presented, although some comment, bias or interpretation is presented. Important features of the figures are pointed out although no reference is given to the illustrations.	Poor The experiments of the experiment are not presented clearly. Comment, bias and interpretation are given throughout the section. Important features of the figures are not discussed.	Incomplete No results section present in paper.
Discussion	Excellent The meaning of the results are evaluated in terms of the original question asked and how the data supports or refutes your hypothesis. The importance of the data is discussed in a broad biological sense.	Good The meaning of the results are evaluated in terms of the original question asked and how the data supports or refutes your hypothesis. The importance of the data however is not applied in a broad biological sense.	Needs improvement The meaning of the results are evaluated but are not connected to the original question asked and how the data supports or refutes your hypothesis. The importance of the data is not applied in a broad biological sense.	Poor The meaning of the results are not evaluated and are not connected to the original question asked. No mention is made as to how the data supports or refutes your hypothesis. The importance of the data is not applied in a broad biological sense.	Incomplete No discussion section present in paper.
Literature Cited	Excellent The "References" section of the paper contains three citations in APA format. These sources are cited correctly in the text of the paper.	Good The "References" section of the paper contains two citations in APA format. These sources are cited correctly in the text of the paper.	Needs improvement The "References" section of the paper contains one citation in APA format. This source is cited correctly in the text of the paper.	Poor The "Reference" section of the paper does not contain properly cited sources and/or sources that are cited correctly in the text of the paper.	Incomplete No literature cited section in paper.
Grammar and Format	Excellent There are fewer than three grammatical and/or APA formatting errors in the paper.	Good There are fewer than five grammatical and/or APA formatting errors in the paper.	Needs improvement There are fewer than seven grammatical and/or APA formatting errors in the paper.	Poor There are fewer than ten grammatical and/or APA formatting errors in the paper.	Incomplete There are more than ten grammatical and APA formatting errors in paper.

Keywords:

ecology, biotic, abiotic, biodiversity, pollution, dissolved oxygen

Subjects:

Biology

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