Name: ______Hour:______
Lab Report Rubric
Anatomy & Physiology
Title + ______/2 points
ü Title at the top of lab report
ü Title contains scientific information (aka: NOT “Scientific Lab Report”)
Purpose + ______/2 points
ü Written as a question
ü Related to the assigned topic
Hypothesis +______/4 points
ü Written as a statement
ü No pronouns (aka: do not use “I”, “we” or “you”)
ü Best guess at answering the question stated in the purpose
ü Shows significant thought and effort
Procedure +______/4 points
ü Includes a materials list
ü Includes numbered steps
ü Includes specific amounts
ü Provides clear, detailed instructions that another person could follow
Results +______/10 points
ü Contains a data table
ü Data table has a title
ü Data table has labeled rows (with units)
ü Data table has labeled columns (with units)
ü Data table contains accurate information
ü Contains a graph
ü Type of graph is appropriate for given information (aka: line vs. bar graph)
ü Graph has a title
ü Graph has labeled x and y axis’
ü Graph contains accurate information
Analysis +______/ 5
ü Explains what the results of the experiment were.
ü Explains why you got these results (scientific explanation of what occurred)
ü Explains what errors occurred in lab (all labs have errors!)
ü Explains how errors may have affected results.
ü Explains how to improve lab next time (how would you fix the errors?)
Conclusion +______/3
ü Relates results back to hypothesis (was hypothesis found to be correct or incorrect)
ü Explains what was learned in this lab
ü Does NOT use the word “proven”
Professionalism +______/5
ü Typed
ü Title and headings are underlined or bolded
ü Spelling and grammar are correct
ü Scientific language is used (aka: beakers, milliliters etc rather than containers, cups etc)
ü The report shows significant thought and effort
Total Points: +______/35 points