Name(s)____________________________________________
Class ____ Lab group___ Date__________
Lab Report Rubric
Use this rubric to guide your evaluation of how well your lab report has been completed
Excellent (4 pts)
Good (3 pts)
Adequate (2 pts)
Needs Work (1 pt)
Not attempted (0)
Descriptive of experiment, includes
name(s), date, and class period
Missing 1 of excellent category
Missing 2 of excellent category
Missing 3 of excellent category
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Introduction:
-Purpose
- Research
1. States the purpose/objective of the lab
2. Gives background information
3. Provides a high level of detail
1 and 2 of excellent criteria are met
but lacking in number 3
Lacking in any 2 of the excellent
conditions
Introduction is unclear and
lacking 3 of the excellent
conditions
missing
Clear and concise, makes sense/logical
1. observable 2. measurable 3. objective
Clear and concise, makes sense
lacking 1 excellent condition
Clear and concise, makes sense
lacking 2 excellent condition
Not completely clear or doesn’t
make sense, and/or lacking all 3
excellent conditions
Missing
Question
1, 2 and 3 of excellent category are
met but clarity, based on research
and sound reasoning are lacking
Based on research and sound
reasoning lacking 1 of the 3
excellent condition
Not completely based on
research and sound reasoning
and/or lacking 2 to 3 excellent
conditions
missing
Hypothesis
Clear and concise - based on research and
sound reasoning
1. testable 2. falsifiable 3. possible
solution
Description of step-by-step process is
included, could be repeated by another
scientist, includes materials, variables
(I.V. & D.V.), control, constants
Description included, some steps
are vague or unclear, materials list
may be incomplete or vague
The description gives generalities,
enough for reader to understand how
the experiment was conducted
Difficult to repeat, reader must
guess at how the data was
gathered or experiment
conducted
missing
Method/
Procedure
Clearly recorded and organized so it is easy
for the reader to see trends. Both
1. Quantitative(measurecharts/tables/graphs)
2. Qualitative observations (include - date,
time, place, etc)
3. All appropriate labels are included
Results are clear and labeled, trends
are mostly obvious or there are
minor errors in organization, 1 and
2 of excellent condition meet.
Results are less clear, missing labels,
trends are not obvious, lacking some
organization, there is enough data to
show the experiment was conducted,
missing 1 or 2 of excellent condition
Results are disorganized or
poorly recorded, do not make
sense ; not enough data was
taken to justify results, missing 1
and/or 2 of excellent condition
missing
Results and findings are somewhat
summarized and less clear as stated
in excellent criteria but still good
and/or 1 of the 3 areas for the
excellent criteria are lacking
Results and findings are somewhat
summarized and less clear as stated
in excellent criteria but still adequate
and/or 1 of the 3 areas for the
excellent criteria are lacking
Results and findings are poorly
summarized and unclear and/or
2 of the 3 areas for the excellent
criteria are lacking
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Analysis
This is your interpretation of the results,
findings are summarized and clearly
explained.
1. all data is considered
2. both qualitative and quantitative data are
addressed
3. relationships clearly identified
At least 1, 2 and 3 of the "excellent"
condition are met and/or the clarity
of the conclusion is good but
lacking the clarity of the excellent
condition
At least 1 and 2 of the excellent
condition are met and/or the clarity
of the conclusion is adequate but
lacking the clarity of the excellent
condition
At least number 1 of the
excellent conditions is met
and/or the clarity of the
conclusion is without sound
logical sense.
missing
Conclusion
With clarity the following are addressed in
paragraph form:
1. Hypothesis is rejected or accepted based
on the data.
2. Clearly summarizes and explains data
used to draw conclusions(evidence given)
Title
Data and
Results
3. Conclusions follows data (not wild
guesses or leaps of logic--no new ideas or
items which were not tested are presented)
4. Possible errors and further questions
discussed .
Format
Lab
Protocols
Total score:
1. Typed, no major grammar or spelling
errors
2. Clear headings and/or sections, well
organized
3. No use of personal pronouns
1. Typed, a few grammar and/or
spelling errors
2. Mostly clear headings and/or
sections, mostly organized
3. Uses a few personal pronouns
1. Partially typed and written, more
than a few errors in spelling and
grammar
2. Many sections out of order with
missing headings
3. Some personal pronouns
1. Not typed, many errors in
spelling and grammar
2. Disorganized out of order
3. Many personal pronouns
Lab report submitted as directed, and on
time. Directions were followed, stations
were cleaned. All safety protocols
followed.
Most of the excellent conditions
were met; possible minor errors in
format or procedures
Some of the excellent conditions
met, directions were not explicitly
followed, not on time, lab stations
may have been left unclean or group
not practicing good lab safety
Student did not follow
directions, practiced unsafe
procedures, goofed around in the
lab, left a mess or equipment
lost, was not submitted on time
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