Lab Write-up Awesome
Rubric
(35 pts) 5 4
Follow There are no safety
Procedures, infractions
Safety, and
Preparation Procedure is completed
smoothly in the allotted
time
Lab Write-up All sections are complete
Format and formatted correctly.
Sections include:
Introduction, Variables,
Research Objective or
Hypothesis, Materials,
Procedure, Data and
Analysis, Error analysis,
and Conclusion
Introduction Includes all appropriate
Course Domains. There is
a clear succinct
explanation to how you
met the domains. All
relevant equations are
included with a clear
succinct explanation. All
other information is
relevant and succinct
Procedure Share in a step-by-step list
and Set-up in the group's own words.
Can clearly be used to
recreate the work the lab
group did exactly.
Includes diagram or
picture of the set-up
with-in the introduction
with title and description.
Takes into account any
changes the lab group
made on the day
Good Good Enough Not good enough Are you sure you
want to share this?
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N/A There are minior safety N/A There is a problem with
infractions. lab safety
There is a problem when Procedure is not
completing the lab but it completed
is corrected.
All sections are complete most sections are There is a section that is Formatting is incorrect
and most are formatted complete and most are not include And
correctly. formatted correctly. Or Section(s) are not
Or Formatting is incorrect included
Sections are combined
Or
Information is in the
wrong section
Included multiple domains There is an explanation Background information There is an introduction
with an explanation. as to how the lab meets is included
the domain(s)
Equations are included Equations are listed
with with an explanation Relevant equations are
included
All other information is
relevant
Typed in the groups own Typed in Docs Procedure is not This section is
words - in Docs reflective of the work the incomplete
If reflective of the work lab group done
Can be used to generally done by the lab group
recreate the work done by Or Or
the lab group in a Uses the wording from
step-by-step list the original lab Not typed in Docs
document
Changes are accounted for
Data and All appropriate data is
Analysis clearly shared in an
appropriate data table
Graphs clearly reflect data
analysis, include the listed
variables, are clearly
labeled, and created in
Sheets and pasted into
report
Any Calculations are clear
and complete with original
equations, clear steps
shown and correct.
Error In a separate section there
Analysis is a clear and concise
description of possible
errors in the lab, how it
affects the data, and how it
was minimized
Conclusion Summarizes the results,
restates and answers the
Research Objective (or
Hypothesis), with support
from the data analysis.
Shows evidence of higher
level thinking.
Most appropriate data is
shared in an data table
Graphs reflect data
analysis, include the listed
variables, are clearly
labeled, and created in
Sheets and pasted into
report
Any Calculations are
complete and correct
In a separate section there
is a description of possible
errors in the lab including
how it affects the data, or
how it was minimized
Summarizes the results
And
Restates and answers the
Research Objective (or
Hypothesis)
data is shared Data is incomplete Key data is missing
Graphs include the Graph and/or data table Analysis is attempted
listed variables, are is included separately
clearly labeled
Calculations are
incomplete or incorrect
Calculations are
complete
In a separate section Included as a part of Data Descriptions is unclear
there is a description of and Analysis, but is or incomplete
possible errors complete and clear
Summarizes the results, Conclusion does not There is a conclusion
Or clearly summarize the sections
Restates and answers results
the Research Objective And
(or Hypothesis) Does not clearly restate
or answer the research
objective (or hypothesis)