General+lab+write+up+rubric

Rubric for lab write ups


 * 1) Table of Contents: Are the lab title, date and pages listed in the table of contents.
 * 2) Title: Is there a title, is it a relevant title?
 * 3) Problem: State the problem being studied
 * 4) Hypothesis: make an educated guess as to what will happen in the experiment. It must be in an If…then… format.
 * 5) Variables: List the independent variable (the one the experimenter is changing) and the dependent variable (the one that changes due to the independent variable)
 * 6) Procedure: the steps in the experiment, should be in paragraph form.
 * 7) Results: quantitative (numbers) or qualitative (description) observations should be in this section. This should be in the form of a table and use graphs if the lab calls for it.
 * 8) Analysis: what does the data mean? Answer any analysis questions here.
 * 9) Conclusion: what did you find? Did you support your hypothesis? Why or why not? What errors were made? How can you improve next time?

The lab will also contain points for the following items:
 * 1) are the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?
 * 2) neatness
 * 3) only write on the facing pages.
 * 4) each lab will be worth 50 points with 5 points off for each day it is late