Geranium Leaf Lab Report Rubric
Format
0
1
2
3
no title page with name, date and period
2 out of 4 are present
3 out of 4 are present
there is a title page with the name date, class and period
0
1
2
report is sloppily written
report is neatly written
report is neatly typed
0
1
2
3
lots of grammar errors
some grammar errors
minimal grammar errors
almost no grammar errors
Hypothesis
0
1
2
3
no hypothesis is present
hypothesis present but does not state all of what is expected
hypothesis present and states some of what is expected
hypothesis is clearly written and precisely explains what is expected
0
1
2
no hypothesis present
hypothesis present for one part of the lab
hypothesis present for two parts of the lab
Materials
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1
2
3
no materials section present
less than half of materials needed are listed
80% of materials are listed
all materials needed are listed
Predictions
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1
2
3
no predictions of what is expected are made
predictions are present but are very brief and incomplete
predictions are made for half of the experiments
predictions are made for both parts of the experiment
0
1
2
predictions do not contain why the researcher believes this
predictions explain why for half of the experiment
predictions explain why for both parts of the experiment
Procedures
Experiment #1-leaf with foil over it
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1
2
3
no procedures are listed
few procedures are listed – incomplete, could not replicate
procedures are present and possible to follow – some confusion or steps
missing
procedures are complete and total replication is possible – not confusing
Experiment #2 – leaf in glucose
0
1
2
3
no procedures are listed
few procedures are listed – incomplete, could not replicate
procedures are present and possible to follow – some confusion or steps
missing
procedures are complete and total replication is possible – not confusing
Data/Observations
0
1
no data tables present
data table present
0
1
2
3
data table present but not complete
data tables present but with only 1/3 of the information is present
data tables present but only half way completed
data Tables present and completed filled in
0
2
observation picture for geranium leaf not present
observation picture made for geranium leaf with foil put on it
0
2
observation picture for geranium leaf not present
observation picture made for geranium leaf stained with iodine
0
1
observation picture not in color
observation picture in color
Conclusion
Experiment #1 – leaf with aluminum foil on it
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1
2
3
no conclusion present for what happened and why
conclusion present but only states the observations and what happened
conclusion present states what happened and why
conclusion present, states what happened and why – based in research/scientific
knowledge
0
2
conclusion does not explain why the leaf in the light tested positive for starch
conclusion states why the leaf in the light tested positive for starch
0
2
conclusion does not explain why the covered leaf in the light tested neg. for starch
conclusion states why the covered leaf in the light tested negative for starch
Experiment #2 – leaf in glucose
0
1
2
3
no conclusion present for what happened and why
conclusion present but only states the observations and what happened
conclusion present states what happened and why
conclusion present, states what happened and why – based in research/scientific
knowledge
0
conclusion does not explain why the leaf in glucose in the dark tested positive for
starch
conclusion states why the leaf in the dark in glucose tested positive for starch
2
0
2
conclusion does not explain why the leaf in the dark in water tested negative for
starch
conclusion states why the leaf in the dark in water tested negative for starch
Total Points __________ X 2 = ____________
_________/ 100
+ 10 early