Your introduction states the purpose of the lab and the variables to be studied. Documentary video product from digital online judging to state championship team event, 2 titles allowed per school to apply recording history of your school or community. Ink report is written in blue or black ink or typed. Multimedia lab documentary rubric the final product should be a wellproduced video photo documentary of the lab. May be typed or neatly handwrittenuse ink only, no pencil. The effect of ph on the activity of the enzyme lactase. This rubric example puts a greater evidence on the lab report itself, focusing on students ability to write a wellorganized and coherent paper presenting their findings. Connects the experimental goals or methods to previous research from lab handouts, text, journal articles, etc. Biology lab report rubric in cover letter for job transfer.
Save the file in the pdf format with the following filename structure. Lab report is neatly handwritten and uses headings and subheadings to visually organize the material. Is a lessthan complete summary of lab report, andor does not include specifics findings or conclusions, leans toward a teaser or advertisement for the paper. If the task has been completed, all points are awarded. Hands on labs require the information be presented in one of 2 ways. Lab report rubric 1 beginning or incomplete 2 developing 3 accomplished 4 exemplary score introduction very little background information provided or information is incorrect some introductory information, but still missing some major points andor missing hypothesis introduction is nearly complete, missing some minor points or missing hypothesis. The criteria were selected as the minimum framework one would expect to see in any good biology lab report or other scientific communication.
Guidelines for writing lab reports las positas college. March 6, 2015 a few semesters ago i helped a professor from cus school of business with an assignment in which students were asked to show working supply chains in local businesses. Designing labs is the category for labs in which students design their own experiments. Official ceeet lab report templates computer, electrical, and. According to heidi goodrich a rubric is a scoring tool that lists the criteria for a piece of work or what counts. The report shall not exceed 6 a4 pages when typed using times new romancalibri font 12, singlespaced with 20 mm margins. Lab report is handwritten and looks sloppy with crossouts, multiple erasures andor tears and creases. The purpose is to generate content mastery, higher order thinking and creativity. Lab report rubric for forensic science all virtual labs require the following information be typed and submitted with the following information. Lab grading rubric format may be traditional such as a formal lab report or nontraditional such as a video documentary name. Rubric for formal lab reports in science category exceptional 4 satisfactory 3 unsatisfactory 2 poor 1 introduction your introduction clearly states the purpose of the lab and you explicitly state the variables that are to be studied. I do not doubt there are still mistakes in this document i have run it through spelling and grammar. Consult how to use the excel grading rubric found below for explanations of the fixedmodifiable scale grading sheets.
Title is not complete or does not match problem purpose of the lab. An assessment tool to save grading time, convey effective feedback and. Na na report is written in anything other than blue or black ink. Purpose equipment a list of all laboratory equipment used in the investigation. Clearly states the hypothesis or purpose of the experiment. Lab report is neatly written or typed, but formatting does not help visually organize the material.
On the next few pages are examples showing a generic laboratory report format that can be adapted to fit your class needs and a disciplinaryspecific guideline for a lab report. A sessment rubric lab report s criteria level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4 initiating purpose questions shows little understanding of the purpose of the task shows some understanding of the purpose of the task shows considerable understanding of the purpose of the task shows a solid understanding of purpose of the task. Physical science life science technology for teachers reading comprehension worksheets i might use. A detailed and labeled diagram to illustrate the configuration of the apparatus. Documentary rubric the rubric below constitutes 70 points of your total grade on this project each member of the group will receive the same grade on this portion. Has a famous person has been a student in your building. The rubric was created and refined in consultation with a wide variety of faculty, instructors and educational specialists, both within and outside the department see acknowledgements page.
States a hypothesis that is based on research andor sound reasoning title is relevant. Name period ap biology date scientific method lab report rubric. Lab report rubric level earned content graphscharts neatnesspresentation 4 lab is detailed, hypothesis is wellsupported, discussion is detailed and uses unique ideas. Teacher may explain specific assignment in this space. A simple rubric for a documentary, evidencebased video the. Perhaps a community person has made an impact to the school, all of these make possible subjects for a. The lab report is graded out of 20 points, as shown in the rubric on the next page. Novice ie process purpose purpose includes a statement or question, which clearly reflects an. We use a standard lab report rubric to help us grade lab reports. Graphs and charts are neatly done either computer or handmade. Descriptive labs are are not driven by hypotheses, e.
Physics 201 lab report grading rubric total score 20 summary clearly summarizes the experiment, results, and conclusions. Screenplay script the screenplay is developed from the narrative into scenes and visually describes the setting, characters, actions and reactions, each. Chemistry lab rubric lab report rubric all laboratory investigations will use the following rubrics for grading. Laboratory practical report rubric name of student matric no. Rubric for conducting an experiment in the lab from stevens, d. Lab report rubric task this performance assessment is intended to evaluate a formal lab report written following a semester. The report has several grammar and spelling mistakes, and many sentence fragments.
Bibliography and citations are written in apa format with minor errors. This is basically a minireport that summarizes the rest of the lab report for somebody who doesnt have time to read the whole thing. Place the researchexperiment in the proper context of biology. Mar 06, 2015 a simple rubric for a documentary, evidencebased video published. The other 30 points of your grade will be based on your individual contributions to the overall project. This analytic rubric is used to verify specific tasks performed when producing a lab report. Lab grading rubric format may be traditional such as a. Components of the report all required elements are present and additional elements that add to the report e. In 7th grade science, lab reports will be graded under two criterion. Virtual labs are those labs that only require a computer to complete. The final product must communicate scientific awareness and instruction. The following lab period, turn in your lab report as a single stapled document.
Lab reports are your first foray into scientific and technical communication. Even though it comes first, it is normally written last as some of the information is obtained during the experiment. A sample grading rubric for laboratory reports in psychology each criterion gets up to 10 points 80 points total. Appropriate scientific sources are cited to support lab report concepts. Multimedia lab reports worcester polytechnic institute. An assessment tool to save grading time, convey effective feedback and promote student learning. While it may take you additional time up front to create a grading rubric, the time you save when grading is worth the extra effort. Ap chemistry laboratory report rubric, 2nd ed may be typed. Relate your experiment to the concepts learned in class. This document is modeled after what you might be expected to produce for. A sample grading rubric for laboratory reports in psychology, for. Assessment based on a report on the laboratory practical conducted.
Some of the excellent conditions met, directions were not explicitly followed, lab stations may have been left unclean or group not practicing good safety such as not wearing goggles student did not follow directions, practiced unsafe procedures, goofed around in the lab, left a mess or equipment lost. A little extra care is taken to describe using detail. Laboratory report evaluation rubric expert advanced intermediate beginner introduction presents a clear summary of the reason for performing the experiment. The report is written is not well written and contains many errors in spelling, grammar, and sentence structure. Documentary format the intended documentary style is clear and easily identified. Universal rubric for lab reports college of charleston. Scientific sources are inappropriate for the lab report concepts. Lab report grading rubric component exceptional 5 4 points acceptable 3 2 points marginal 1 0 point points title ttitle of the lab is descriptive, and representative of the purpose. Documentary judging criteria judging criteria are explained in the contest rule book evaluation historical quality 60% entry is historically accurate shows analysis and interpretation places topic in historical context shows wide research uses available primary sources research is balanced relation to theme 20%.
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