Paper Towel Lab / Rubric /

Lab Report: Your lab should be typed, NOT HANDWRITTEN. Your lab should be written in the third person (do not include me, I, we, our, etc.) and in past tense (you already performed the lab). TURN THIS RUBRIC IN WITH YOUR FINAL REPORT!! Include the following sections:

Section / Description / Point Value / Score
Title / Appropriate, original and descriptive title for the lab that includes both independent and dependent variables. / 2
Introduction / Includes all components described on back of page. MUST be in paragraph form. / 11
Materials / All materials are listed with the specific amounts when appropriate. / 4
Procedure / Includes all components described on back of page. MUST be in numbered list. / 10
Data Table / Table isin a neat, organized format and includes a title and labeled units. All data is included. / 4
Calculations / One example of each type of calculation needed for the lab is shown. / 3
Graph 1 / Includes all components described on back of page. / 6
Graph 2 / Includes all components described on back of page. / 6
Graph 3 / Includes all components described on back of page. / 6
Analysis & Conclusions / Includes all components described on back of page. MUST be in paragraph form. / 14
Word Choice and Voice / Correctly uses vocabulary appropriate to topic and third person scholarly voice (no pronouns used and in past tense). / 2
Conventions / Few to no grammar mistakes. / 2
Presentation / Lab report is neat and easy to read. Appropriate font size and margins are used. Titles are used for each section. / 2
TOTAL / 72

Introduction Components -MUST be answered in paragraph form.

  1. Describe the purpose of the experiment.
/ 1 Point
  1. Describe the research questions.
/ 3 Points
  1. State hypotheses (3).
/ 3 Point
  1. Identify the independent and dependent variables.
/ 2 Points
  1. Identify constant variables.
/ 2 Points

Procedure Components

  1. Procedure is in a numbered list.
/ 1 Point
  1. Experimental procedure is clear, complete & repeatable.
/ 6 Points
  1. Extraneous variables are clearly held constant.
/ 2 Points

Graph Components

  1. Proper type of graph is selected. Independent and dependent variables are on proper axes.
/ 1 Point
  1. Title is descriptive and describes relationship between dependent and independent variables.
/ 1 Point
  1. X-axis has proper scale and title with units or label.
/ 1 Points
  1. Y-axis has proper scale and title with units or label.
/ 1 Points
  1. Data is properly plotted.
/ 1 Point
  1. Graph is neat and organized.
/ 1 Point

Analysis & Conclusions Components -MUST be answered in paragraph form.

  1. Briefly restate your hypothesis and the purpose of the experiment.
/ 2 Points
  1. Describe your results in words and whether or not your hypothesis was supported.
/ 2 Points
  1. What conclusions can you draw from this data?
/ 2 Points
  1. Was the procedure consistently performed and repeatable?
/ 2 Points
  1. Was the data accurate and precise?
/ 2 Points
  1. Is the lab reliable?
/ 2 Points
  1. What are potential sources of error?
/ 2 Points