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Grade 9 Science Lab Report Rubric

Outcome 3: Develops skills for inquiry and communication.

Level
4
3
Criteria
Excellent
Good




Skillfully communicates
Effectively

the information.
communicates the


information.

Oh, WOW!

Communication
Well written, detailed,
Complete, organized,
connects with previous
neat (lines are drawn
knowledge, gives
using a ruler), accurate,
examples, compelling,
uses scientific terms,
insightful, supports
evidence of thought, few
answers, reader has no
(less than 3)
questions after reading,
spelling/grammar
no spelling/grammar
mistakes
mistakes


Comments:

2
Basic

Simplistically
communicates the
information.

Fails to use a ruler for
graphs/diagrams,
missing some elements,
rough draft, limited use
of scientific terms, many
spelling/grammar
mistakes but still gets
the point across

1
Not Meeting

Communication of the
information is
incomplete.

Unorganized, incorrect
use of terms, scientific
terms not used, missing
many elements, failure
to use a ruler for
graphs/diagrams, many
spelling/grammar
mistakes and is hard to
understand