Laboratory report rubric

35 points total

purpose (3 points)

2 points: appropriate question or statement about what you are doing in the lab

1 point: why you are doing this lab in chemistry class

hypothesis (5 points)

1 point: appropriate “if” statement

1 point: appropriate “then” statement

3 points: appropriate “because” statement

logical explanation of hypothesis

citing of previous knowledge and facts in support of the statement

materials (2 points)

1 point: names of the materials

1 point: descriptions and amounts of the materials

procedure (3 points)

1 point: procedure in list form

1 point: procedure in logical order for the lab

1 point: clear and specific instructions in your own words

data and observations (6 points)

2 points: appropriate qualitative (descriptive) data

2 points: appropriate quantitative (numerical) data

2 points: clear presentation of the data (charts, images, etc.)

calculations and analysis (8 points)

2 points: showing appropriate calculations (showing work, significant figures)

2 points: graphing numerical data (correct graph, labels, title, key)

3 points: analysis of data and how it answers the purpose

1 point: errors in experiment and how they could have been fixed

conclusion (3 points)

2 points: explaining whether the hypothesis is correct

1 point: suggesting what could be the next experiment done after the one you just completed

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