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Environmental Science Research Report 
General Science Lab Report
Use the "Research Report Format" to create your written report. Each of the 10 sections in the checklist will be evaluated to compile an overall 100% classwork/project grade for each report. Use this rubric to help you critique your lab report so that you may get the highest score possible.
Rubric Code: WX86XCX
By CarolShores
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Subject: Science  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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  Above Standard

5 pts

Standard

4 pts

Below Standard

3 pts

Needs Improvement

2 pts

Header/Title

Above Standard

Complete and written with care. Includes data, title of lab, and page number.
Standard

Complete, but not written with care, missing some one aspect of the format
Below Standard

Not complete and/or not written with care, missing more than one aspect of the format.
Needs Improvement

No header present.
Purpose

Above Standard

Purpose clearly explains what topic will be explored.
Standard

Purpose is not clearly focused on what was to be discovered.
Below Standard

Purpose present but does not explain purpose of lab.
Needs Improvement

Purpose is absent or not written properly.
Hypothesis

Above Standard

Clearly predicts expected results. Uses "if this...then" phrasing.
Standard

Needs to predict expected results more clearly.
Below Standard

Does not predict expected results.
Needs Improvement

Absent or not specific.
Materials

Above Standard

List is complete for accurate replication of the experiment.
Standard

List is missing no more than 2 materials.
Below Standard

List is missing more than 2 materials.
Needs Improvement

List is incomplete or
absent.
Procedure

Above Standard

Written in complete sentences with no steps missing from checklist. At least one procedure diagram is present.
Standard

Logical sequence with complete sentences but missing some steps from checklist.
Below Standard

Procedure needs more steps for the lab to be reliable and is not written in complete sentences.
Needs Improvement

Procedure is absent.
Data/Observatios

Above Standard

Well written observations are taken at different points of the experiment. Numerical data is present in a chart with complete labels.
Standard

Observations are taken but are not complete or well written. Numerical data is present in a chart but is incomplete.
Below Standard

Observations or data are present but are severely lacking in organization.
Needs Improvement

There are no observations or data present.
Analysis of Data

Above Standard

Sentences provide clear explanation for the meaning of your data, if applicable. Specific references are made to the data.
Standard

Sentences provide an explanation for the meaning of your data, if applicable. References are made to the data.
Below Standard

Sentences are present but provide no clear explanation of data or do not make specific references to the data.
Needs Improvement

Absent.
Conclusion

Above Standard

Conclusion is well written and includes the following: support or refute hypothesis, details from the experiment, modifications to the experiment.
Standard

Conclusion is well written but does not include all aspects of the format.
Below Standard

Conclusion is present but is severely lacking in proper format.
Needs Improvement

Conclusion is absent.
Writing Guidelines

Above Standard

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

Minor problems exist with writing style, organization, formatting, scientific vocabulary or spelling/grammar.
Below Standard

Multiple problems exist with writing style, organization, formatting, scientific vocabulary or spelling/grammar.
Needs Improvement

Serious problems exist with writing style, organization, formatting, scientific vocabulary or spelling/grammar.
Bibliography

Above Standard

Correct documentation of all references including author,agency if any, title of article, date of publication on Interntet;properly copied hyperlink for article underlined in blue. 4 internet references required; no text book allowed. Documentation for all tables, graphs or photos.
Standard

Any one element missing in only one reference. Only one missing documentation on tables or graphs or photos.
Below Standard

Multiple elements missing in more than one reference. One or more references missing. Documentation of more than one table, graph or photo missing.
Needs Improvement

Absent



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  • Question, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, Data, Results, Conslusion, General Writing Guidelines

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