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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: ZB342X By otakukitty74 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Science Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Lab report
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 5 pts	Teacher Comments/Explanations (N/A)
Question/Problem Statement	Poor Purpose is absent or not written clearly as a question	Fair Purpose is stated as a question, but is not clearly focused on what is to be discovered	Good Purpose is stated as a question and clearly explains what is to be discovered	Teacher Comments/Explanations
Hypothesis	Poor Hypothesis is absent, or not written in "if...then..." format	Fair Is stated in "if...then..." format but needs to predict more clearly what you think the results will be.	Good Is stated in "if...then..." format and clearly predicts what you think the results will be.	Teacher Comments/Explanations
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 accurate replication of the experiment. List includes quantities of measurements	Teacher Comments/Explanations
Procedures	Poor Procedure is absent. Procedure needs more steps to be reliable. Procedure contains incomplete sentences	Fair Procedure is in a logical sequence, but is missing some steps. Some steps are in incomplete sentences	Good Procedure is in a logical sequence, contains all steps, and is written in complete sentences.	Teacher Comments/Explanations
Data Collected/Observations	Poor Data missing from the data chart and or graph. Observations written are inferences. Observations are not in complete sentences. Observations do not relate to the experiment	Fair Data chart and or graph is missing proper units or labels. Some calculations are absent or not clearly shown. Some observations are inferences. Some observations are not in complete sentences, and some observations do not relate to the experiment.	Good A completed data chart<BR> and graph is present. the graph properly set up and is supported by the data in the chart. Observations are in complete sentences, are clear, and directly relate to the experiment.	Teacher Comments/Explanations
Conclusion	Poor Does not relate to the original question asked. Does not tell if hypothesis was supported or not supported and doesn't explain why. 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 if hypothesis was supported or not supported and somewhat explains why. 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 if hypothesis was supported or not supported and explains why. Clearly explains what you learned from the lab or if the lab leads you to any further questions.	Teacher Comments/Explanations
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, neatly organized, and clearly formatted (or written). Scientific vocabulary is present and used correctly. No spelling or grammatical errors. Scientific writing style is evident.	Teacher Comments/Explanations
Drafts	Poor Previous draft(s) not included/ Final draft not included.	Fair Previous draft(s) corrections not accomplished, partially completed/included. Final draft shows minimal changes.	Good Previous draft(s) complete/included, corrections made when needed. Final draft shows all changes	Teacher Comments/Explanations
Neatness	Poor Final draft expectations not met, missing final draft.	Fair Final draft in need of slight reorganization and "clean up".	Good Final draft is legible, organized, and pages written only on one side of notebook paper.	Teacher Comments/Explanations

Keywords:

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

Subjects:

Science

Types:

Writing

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