Sponge Animal Growth Rate
Poster Rubric
Required Content (51 points)
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Title (1 point)
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Problem (1 point)
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Hypothesis (2 points)
 Method (12 points)
Variables (5 points)
Independent (1 point)
Dependent (1 point)
Standardized (3 points)
Treatments (3 points)
Levels (2 points)
Control (1 point)
 Measurements (4 points)
What did you measure?
How did you measure it?
How often did you measure it?
How many trials did you perform?
 Data (30 points)
o Data table with measurements (5 pts)
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Calculations
Rate for each trial (5 pts)
Mean rate for each treatment (3 pts)
Standard deviation (3 pts)
Standard error (3 pts)
Bar graph with mean rate for each trial and error bars representing standard error (6
pts)
 Conclusion (5 points)
o Your conclusion must relate back to your hypothesis. Do your data support or refute
your hypothesis? Use the data collected or calculations performed to support your
conclusion.