BIOLOGY LAB REPORT OUTLINE RUBRIC

Title ______

Observation: Fish Response / Personality Indication
Observe fish on desk
Fish in student #1 hand
Fish in student #2 hand
Fish in student #3 hand

Names: ______Date ______

1. Problem: (5 points)

Is there a scientific basis to the Fortune Telling Fish — or can it really tell your fortune?

2. Purpose: (5 points)

Using fortune telling fish we will review the scientific method and make scientific inquiries about how they work and why.

3. Hypothesis (10 points)

Part 1 Read the back of the fish wrapper of the different types of personalities the fish can predict that you have. Make a prediction of what personality you will have once you are allowed to touch the fish. Why did you predict this personality?

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Part 2 Discuss the reason for the fish’s movements in your group and form at least two hypotheses to account for the fish’s behavior. In science, it must be a TESTABLE hypothesis. This means that we should be able to design an experiment to see whether or not our hypothesis is valid.

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4. Materials: (5 points)

Fortune Teller Fish

5. Procedures: (10 points)*must be in numbered order
1. Divide students into groups of 2–3 students each.

Place the Fortune Teller Fish on the desk and make observations.

2. Place the Fortune Teller Fish in the palm of Student #1 hand.

3. Instruct students to make observations as it sits in their palm and determine what personality that person has.

4. Repeat step #3 for Student #2 and #3. Ask yourself, “Does it respond the same way or differently?”

5. Allow students to experiment with the fish and brainstorm ideas of how the fish works.

7. Student groups should hypothesize why the fish responds as it does.

8. Inform students to design an experiment to test their ypothesis in their conclusion.

6. Data: (30 points) CHART FORM *must include all data

Record ALL Observations:

7. Results: (20 points)
Explain or Graph your results AND write in your own words what happened during the experiment and why.

Answer this question: (Why the fish responds the way it does?)

8. Conclusion: (15 points) (Design an experiment to test your hypothesis)

Characteristics of Living Things

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