Formal Lab Report Rubric
Formal Lab Report Rubric – Death of a Pond
Description / Possible Points / Points AwardedTitle Page / 1 - A good descriptive title
2 - Name, lab date, partners’ names, teacher, school / 3
Purpose Section / 2 – each purpose stated clearly / 4
Introduction Section / 2 – problem stated correctly, in the form of a question
2 – quality of other information / 4
Materials Section / 1 – all materials included
1 – in list form / 2
Methods Section / 4 (1 pt each) – IV, DV, Control Group, Exp. Groups
1 – hypothesis, testable, proper format
1 – paragraph form
2 – methods content is complete, correct
2 – past tense, passive voice / 10
Results Section / 3 – Data Table (titled, data, labeled)
5 – Graph (titled, labeled axes, key/legend, line graph, finished correctly / 8
Conclusion Section / 1 – accept or reject hypothesis
1 – data used to support acceptance or rejection
2 – describe independent and dependent variables
2- describe control group and explain importance of control
1 – elaboration point (for going further about answer, data, or hypothesis)
2 – long term consequence - including vocabulary
2 – experimental errors
1 – attempts to fix all errors / 12
Overall Writing and Formatting / 2 – correct sections, in order, titles included
1 – double spaced, 12 point font, normal margins
2 – well-written and synthesized
2 – spell-checked AND proofread / 7
Other issues / No title page, yet info included – 2 points off; More than one written correction added – 2 points off; data written into table – 2 points off.
Formal Lab Report Rubric – Death of a Pond
Description / Possible Points / Points AwardedTitle Page / 1 - A good descriptive title
2 - Name, lab date, partners’ names, teacher, school / 3
Purpose Section / 2 – each purpose stated clearly / 4
Introduction Section / 2 – problem stated correctly, in the form of a question
2 – quality of other information / 4
Materials Section / 1 – all materials included
1 – in list form / 2
Methods Section / 4 (1 pt each) – IV, DV, Control Group, Exp. Groups
1 – hypothesis, testable, proper format
1 – paragraph form
2 – methods content is complete, correct
2 – past tense, passive voice / 10
Results Section / 3 – Data Table (titled, data, labeled)
5 – Graph (titled, labeled axes, key/legend, line graph, finished correctly / 8
Conclusion Section / 1 – accept or reject hypothesis
1 – data used to support acceptance or rejection
2 – describe independent and dependent variables
2- describe control group and explain importance of control
1 – elaboration point (for going further about answer, data, or hypothesis)
2 – long term consequence - including vocabulary
2 – experimental errors
1 – attempts to fix all errors / 12
Overall Writing and Formatting / 2 – correct sections, in order, titles included
1 – double spaced, 12 point font, normal margins
2 – well-written and synthesized
2 – spell-checked AND proofread / 7
Other issues / No title page, yet info included – 2 points off; More than one written correction added – 2 points off; data written into table – 2 points off.