Rubric For Conducting Laboratory Experiments

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 Set-up of equipment  Set-up of  Set-up of equipment  All equipment  All equipment accurately
Set-up is not accurate, help equipment is is generally accurately placed placed
and is required with generally workable accurate with 1 or 2  All necessary  All necessary supplies on
Equipme several major details with several details small details that supplies on hand hand
nt Care  Many necessary that need need refinement  Very neat and organized
supplies must found refinement  All necessary
in mid-lab  Some necessary supplies on hand
supplies must be
searched out
 Lacks the  Demonstrates  Demonstrates good  Demonstrates  Demonstrates very good
Followi appropriate general knowledge knowledge of the sound knowledge knowledge of the lab
ng knowledge of the lab of lab procedures lab procedures of lab procedures procedures
procedures  Requires help from  Will ask peers for  Will discuss with  Gladly helps other
Proced  Often requires help teacher with some help with problems peers to solve students to follow
ure from the teacher to steps in in lab procedures problems in procedures
even complete basic procedures  Works to follow each procedures  Thoroughly and carefully
procedures step before moving  Carefully follows follows each step before
on to the next step each step moving on to next step
 Measurements are  Measurements are  Measurements are  Measurements are  Measurements are both
Data incomplete, somewhat mostly accurate accurate with accurate and precise
Collecti inaccurate and inaccurate and  Observations are reasonable  Observations are very
imprecise very imprecise generally complete precision thorough and may
on  Observations are  Observations are  Observations are recognize possible
 Work is organized
incomplete or not incomplete or  Only 2 or 3 minor thorough errors in data collection
included recorded in a errors using  Work is generally  Work is neat and
 Symbols, units and confusing way symbols, units and neat and organized
significant figures  There are 3 or more significant digits organized  Includes appropriate
are not included minor errors using  Includes symbols, symbols, units and
symbols, units and units and significant digits
significant digits or significant digits
2 major errors
 Proper safety  Proper safety  Proper safety  Proper safety  Proper safety
Safety precautions are precautions are precautions are procedures are precautions are
consistently missed often missed generally used consistently used consistently used
 Needs to be  Needs to be  May need to be  Uses general  Consistently thinks
reminded often reminded more reminded once reminders of safe ahead to ensure safety
during the lab than once during during the lab practices  Will often help other
the lab independently students to conduct labs
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 Proper clean-up  Needs to be  Proper clean-up  Consistently uses  Consistently uses proper
Clean- procedures are reminded more procedures proper clean-up clean-up procedures
up seldom used than once during generally used procedures  Often will help other
 Often requires help the lab to use  May need some help  Station generally students to complete
to complete clean-up proper clean-up on occasion to neat and clean tasks properly
 3 or more items left procedures complete tasks  Station always left neat
at station or station  1 or 2 items left at  Station generally and clean
not cleaned station or not left clean
cleaned