C- T/I - Determining the Chemical Formula of a Hydrate Rubric
Level
Contains title, name, partners
Title Page name date lab completed, date
lab due, course, teacher.
Report is very neat and
organized. All proper headings category missing or out of Report is unorganized. Not more
Overall
present and easily visible.
Appearances
Straight edge used for table
and underlining. Calculations in underlining. Calculations in
pencil, text in ink.
Logically sequenced: Purpose,
Prediction, Materials,
Procedure, Observations,
Sequence Analysis, Evaluation,
Synthesis. All present.
Changes noted and data
presented in chart form.
Lab report sections clearly
distinct from each other;
Clarity grammatically correct English;
figures/graphs correctly titled & figures/graphs correctly but contain errors in units, axes or
labeled.
Pre-lab questions are
Pre-lab completed accurately and are
well-developed
The results obtained from all
Testing tests are highly accurate.
Accuracy Successfully identified all
unknowns.
Was correctly able to explain
the results of each test.
Reasoning
Included additional
research/examples.
Name:
3 2 1 < 1
Communication
Missing one except title or Missing more than two, or title
Missing two except title or name. No Title page
name. or name.
Report is organized but not Report is sloppy. More than 2
neat. Not more than one categories missing or out of Report is messy. More
sequence. than 2 categories
sequence. Straight edge than one category missing or out Items scratched out. No missing or out of
used for table and of sequence. Straight edge used straight edge used. sequence. All written in
for table and underlining. Calculations done in pencil, pencil. No straight edge
pencil, text in ink. Calculations in pencil, text in ink. text in ink. used.
More than 2 categories
Not more than one category Not more than 2 categories
missing or out of sequence.
missing or out of sequence. missing or out of sequence. More than 2 categories
Changes not noted.
missing or out of
Observations and data in Observations and data not in chart sequence.
Observations and data not in
chart form form.
chart form.
Sections clearly labeled but Sections labeled but not
Sections not labeled nor
not separated; English separated; frequent errors in
separated; English poor;
generally correct; grammar; figures/graphs labeled Many sections missing.
figures/graphs not titled nor
labeled.
labeled but not titled. headings.
Thinking/Investigation
Pre-lab questions are
Pre-lab questions are well-
Some questions are correct and/or incorrect and poorly Pre-lab questions are
developed and most are
poorly developed (3-4 are wrong) developed. (5 or more are not included
correct (1-2 are wrong)
wrong)
The results obtained
The results obtained are The results obtained are The results obtained are not
are not accurate at all.
accurate. Identified at least 3 somewhat accurate. Successfully accurate. Successfully
Did not identify any
unknowns. identified at least 2 unknowns. identified at least 1 unknowns.
unknowns.
Was able to explain the results of Struggled to explain the
Did not attempt to
Was correctly able to explain some of the tests. Unable to results of most tests. Unable
identify any explanation
the results of each test. explain 2 of the tests. to explain 3 or more tests.
for the results.