For each lab the student will had in a typed lab write up, however a portion of the lab
grade will be determined by the lab notebook (which will be checked periodically), the
general rubric for lab write-ups is below but may be changed for a given labs requirements:
Lab Awesome
notebook
Rubric 5 4
(35 pts)
Following The are no safety infractions
Procedures,
Safety, and Procedure is completed smoothly
Preparation within allotted time
Lab Write-Up All section are complete and
Format formatted as indicated by format
sheet. Sections include:
Introduction, Research Objective,
Materials, Procedure, Data and
Analysis, Error Analysis, and
Conclusion.
Introduction Includes all appropriate Domains
There is a clear, succinct explanation
as to how the lab meets the domains
All relevant equations are included
with a clear succinct explanation.
All other information is relevant and
succinct
Procedure Typed in the lab group's own words
and Set-up
Can clearly be used to recreate the
work the lab group did exactly step-
by-step.
Includes diagrams or pictures of set-
ups with-in the document including
titles and captions .
Takes into account any changes lab
group made on the day.
Is in list form
Good
There is one minor safety
infraction
Procedure is completed
smoothly
All sections are complete
most are formatted
correctly
Includes all multiple
Domains with an
explanation as to how the
lab meets the domains
Equations are included with
explanation.
All other information is
relevant
Typed in the lab group’s
own words
Can be used to generally
recreate the work done by
lab group step-by-step.
Includes diagrams or
pictures of set-ups with-in
the document
Changes are accounted for
Is in list form
Good Enough
3 2
There are minor safety
infraction
There is a problem with the
procedures but students
correct the issue
Most sections are complete
most are formatted correctly
Or
Sections are combined or
information is included in the
wrong section
There is an explanation as to
how the lab meets the
domain(s)
Relevant equations are
included
Typed
Is reflective of the work done
by the lab group
Or
Student has used wording
from the original lab
Not Good Enough
There was a major safety
infraction
Students need to be prompted
to fix procedural issues
There is a section missing or
most formatting is incorrect
Background information is
included
Equations are listed
Procedure is not reflective of
the work the lab group did
Or
Not typed
Are you sure you want to
present this in?
1
There is a problem with lab
safety
Lab notebook/ iPad is missing
Procedure is not followed
Formatting is incorrect and
there are sections missing
There is an introduction
This section incomplete
Data All appropriate data is shared in a
and data table
Graphs
Any errors in data are accounted for.
Graphs and data tables are
completed in Sheets(or Sheet like
program), properly formatted, and
embedded into the lab document.
All graphs include a title and caption
that includes a description of what
the data shows
Analysis Clearly discusses trends within the
data.
and
Any calculations are clear, neat, and
complete with original equations,
Error
clear steps shown, and numerical
Analysis results
In a separate section there is a clear
and concise description of possible
systematic error and random error,
and how this effects the data.
In addition, calculations of relative
error, percent error, or percent
deviation should be included, if
necessary
Conclusions Summarizes the results
Restates and answers the research
question, with support from data
analysis
Evaluates whether the equations
were verified.
Show evidence of higher level
thinking
All data is shared
Graphs and data tables
included in the lab
document and completed in
a spreadsheet
All Graphs include a title
and caption
Discusses trends within the
data
Calculations are clear and
complete, correct, and
numerical results
In a separate section there
is a clear and concise
description of possible
systematic error and
random error
Summarizes the results
and restates and answers
the research question
Most appropriate data is
shared
Graphs and data tables are
completed in a spreadsheet
and formatted properly
All graphs include a title
Data is discussed
Calculations are complete
with numerical result
In a separate section there is
a description of possible
error
Summarizes the results
Or
restates and answers the
research question
Data is shared data or content is missing
Graphs and data tables are
included separately or not
formatted correctly
Calculation are incomplete or Analysis is attempted
unclear
Included as a part of Data or
Analysis, but complete and
clear
It does not clearly There is a conclusion section
Summarizes the results
and
Does not clearly restate and
answers the research
question