Lab Report Grading Checklist
___ Typed
___ Format – 1-inch margins, 12 font
___ No personal pronouns
___ Each section clearly labeled
___ Title – good title – brief phrase that identifies the experiment
___ Purpose
___ Used own words
___ Stated what experiment was designed to test
___ Stated hypothesis
___ Included background information
___ Materials – listed all materials used in experiment
___ Procedure
___ Used own words
___ Listed as numerical steps
___ Included all steps of procedure
___ Observations/Data
___ Provided all data for experiment
___ Data is clearly shown – chart, graph, diagrams are legible and
clearly labeled
___ Conclusions
___ Data was analyzed and explained clearly
___ Data was shown to support or disprove hypothesis
___ Any changes that should be made in the future were noted
___ Any sources of error were noted