Science Laboratory Activity Rubric

0 pt 2 pts. 3 pts. 4 pts. 5 pts.

Poor Fair Good Excellent Outstanding

Interaction No participation; sits Minimal participation; Good participation; Very good Shows outstanding
with the on the sidelines with Shows little interest; Appears interested; participation; is leadership qualities
Group no interaction; doesn't pay attention to enthusiastic but talks respectful of others through shared
disinterested; No stake another group over teammates or and their point of participation and
in time management. members; may argue may "hog" tasks; tries view; makes sure that respect for others;
to get point across; to help group complete everyone gets a turn; keeps others on task,
helps group only tasks; somewhat conscious of time. managing time;
when asked; fools conscious of time. Assumes
around; little emphasis responsibility for
on time. effective functioning
of the group.

Following Lacks the appropriate Demonstrates general Demonstrates good Demonstrates sound Demonstrates superb
Procedures knowledge of the lab knowledge of lab knowledge of the lab knowledge of lab knowledge of the lab
procedures. Has no procedures. Has some procedures. Will ask procedures. Will procedures. Willingly
idea what to do. Often idea of what to do. peers for help with discuss with peers to helps other students to
requires help from the Asks questions to problems in lab solve problems in follow and understand
teacher to complete teacher that are procedures, before procedures. Carefully procedures.
basic procedures. answered in the asking the teacher. follow each step and Thoroughly and
procedure, more than Works to follow each check them off as they carefully follows
once. step before moving on are completed. and checks off each
to the next step. step before moving on
to the next step and
encourages other
group members to do
the same.

Lab Measurements, skills Measurements, skills Measurements, skills Measurements,skills or Measurements, skills
Techniques or techniques are or techniques are or techniques are techniques are accurate or techniques are both
incomplete, inaccurate somewhat inaccurate mostly accurate. with reasonable accurate and precise
and/or imprecise. and very imprecise. Observations are precision. and may show
Observations are Observations are generally complete. Observations innovation.Observatio
incomplete or not incomplete or Work is organized. arethorough.Work is ns are very thorough
included. Symbols, recorded in a Only 2 or 3 minor generally neat and and may recognize
labels, units and confusing way. There errors using symbols, organized.Includes possible errors in data
significant figures are 3 or more minor labels, units and symbols,units and collection.Work is neat
are not included errors using symbols, significant digits significant and organized.
 where appropriate. labels, units and where appropriate. digits,where Includes appropriate
significant digits appropriate symbols, labels, units
where appropriate. and significant
digits,where
appropriate

Safety Proper safety Proper safety Proper safety Proper safety Proper safety
precautions are precautions are often precautions are precautions are precautions are
consistently missed; missed, as listed at generally used,One consistently used. consistently used.
goggles are worn on left; Two warnings warning given by the Thinks ahead to ensure
top of head or not at given by the teacher. teacher. safety and reminds
all; kneeling or other group members
standing on to do the
stool; sitting on feet; same.
using equipment not
for intended purpose.
Three warnings
given by the teacher.

Clean Up Proper clean-up Needs to be reminded Proper clean-up Consistently uses Consistently uses
procedures are seldom more than once during procedures generally proper clean-up proper clean-up
used. Requires the lab to use proper used. May need procedures. procedures
teacher's help to clean-up procedures. reminding once to Reminds others of Station left neat and
complete clean-up. 3 1 or 2 items left at complete clean-up. their responsibility; clean, pitches in a
or more items left at station or not cleaned. Station generally left Station generally neat help’s others clean up
station or station clean. and clean. and directs others to do
not cleaned. the same.

Science Did not use lab data Demonstrates general Demonstrates good Demonstrates sound Demonstrates superb
Content and observations to knowledge of science knowledge of science knowledge of science knowledge of science
make conclusions. Ask content and uses some content and uses content by using content. Shows
the teacher to help observations and data observations and data observations and data leadership for helping
make conclusions on to make conclusions. to make good to make conclusions. others without giving
content multiple times. Ask the teacher conclusions. Asks Grapples with data and away answers.
Doesn't grapple with minimal questions teacher on clarity of observations well to Grapples with data and
data and observations about conclusions on content, but makes find answers and make observations to find
to draw conclusions. content. Makes a good attempt to answer a thorough answers without giving
Left questions blank. effort to grapple with questions on their own. understanding of it. up.
data and observations Grapples with data and
to draw conclusions. observations with
perseverance.