Brine Shrimp lab Report Grading Card
Name ______________________________
1 point
1.
0.5 points 2.
1 point
2 points
2 points
2 points
2 points
5 po
Report Header (Upper Right Hand Corner)
A.
Names of Lab Group Member
B.
Class and Period
C.
Date
D.
Title
Introduction (Background Information)
B.
Include a statement of the problem to be investigated
C.
Definitions and explanations of terms used in the problem statement
D. why
An the
explanation
why the work was carried out (not because I told you to do it)
D. explain
work wasof
done
E.
Your hypothesis( if…. Then statement )
F. materials
Important
information
aboutfor
thethe
materials
or special equipment used in the lab
F. special
or equipment
needed
lab
G. This
is yourabout
“research”
G. a detailed
paragraph
range of tolerance for brine shrimp
0.5 points 3. Materials and Methods (Procedure)
A.
A description
what
youthe
didlab
during the lab to tell reader how and with what the work was done
5 points
A. a description
of what youofdid
during
3 points
B. a diagram of the experimental set-up
3 points
C. an original drawing of a brine shrimp
0.5 points
v.
Write the section in past tense and avoid pronouns.
0.5 points 4. Results (Data & Observations)
A. relevant
Describequantitative
the relevant
and qualitative observations from your experiment, even if they don’t seem correct o
4 points
A. Describe
andquantitative
qualitative observations
B. Provide data in table format with correct SI units (if necessary).
4 points
C. Data tables should be numbered and include an appropriate title.
0.5 points
D. using
If appropriate,
datatables
should (computer
be graphed
using Excel
or some other spreadsheet program.
4 points
D. A graph
data from the
generated
)
E. Graph should include axis labels with units, trendlines, and proper scale.
1 point
F. should
Graphs
should with
be labeled
Figure
# and a one sentence title followed by a brief description (legend) to tell the read
0.5 points F. Graphs
be labeled
figure # with
and brief
description
0.5 Points 5. Error Analysis
A. What
Discuss
within thetoexperiment
3 points
A. Discuss
mightplaces
have happened
create errorswhere
in datathings could have happened to make your data less than ideal.
1 point
C. would
Include
someofdiscussion
what
effect this source of error would have on your results
B. What
the effect
those errorsonhave
been?
0.5 points 6. Discussion and Conclusion
A.
State whether or not your hypothesis is supported.
1 point
B. paragraph
Include athat
short
paragraph
with a (discussion
anddata
interpretation
of the most significant results.
3 points
B. a short
interprets
the results
refer to actual
)
C. suggestions
Discuss sources
of error and
suggestions
for improvement with regards to methodology.
2 points
c. discuss
for improvement
to the
lab
0.5 points 7. References
1 point
A. include two references on Brine shrimp
1 point
B. include two references on populations and or limiting factors
( give 3 )