Calculations/ Results: All calculations should Calculations are Calculations are Calculations are Calculations are Calculations be shown. If the same calculation is done accurate, error is accurate but not done correctly inaccurate and section is not many times it is permissible to do one sample low, significant is high. Either or units and units and included in final calculation and list the results of subsequent figures are correct, significant figures significant figures significant lab report calculations. Watch your significant figures and units are or units are are incorrect or figures are and don’t forget your units. Any graphs should correct incorrect or missing incorrect or be included in this sections and clearly define missing missing the dependent and independent variables. Particulate representation: Represent the Picture(s) clearly Picture(s) No pictures are chemical or physical process you are describe what is somewhat included in the investigating with a picture of what is happening at the describe what is lab. happening at the scale of individual atoms and particulate level. happening at the molecules. particulate level. Sources of Error: Sources of error include *Sources of *Sources of error *Sources of error *Sources of error *Sources of error systematic and experimental error. They do are listed, are listed and are listed but not are listed section is not NOT include blaming equipment and lab explained and the explained but explained or do not *Inappropriate included in the partners. All equipment (and lab partners) are effect of each error some errors do not predict the effect examples or final lab report assumed to be functioning optimally for the on the results is predict the effect on the results reasons; entire lab. A full statement about the error and explained of the error on the *Critical thinking insufficient its implications for the results should be given. *Insightfully results skill applied evidence developed through *Appropriately inconsistently outstanding developed through critical thinking competent critical thinking Answers to Lab Questions: Lab questions All lab questions 90% of the lab 75% of the lab All lab questions The answers to from the packet should be answered are answered questions are questions are are attempted the lab questions thoroughly. correctly answered answered correctly are not included in correctly the final lab report Conclusion: The conclusion should be a *Uses clear and *Uses clear *Uses some *Inadequate *Response is paragraph or two that discusses the you convincing reasoning, details, reasoning, details, reasoning, underdeveloped are making, the evidence for that claim and reasoning, details, text-based text-based details,
Calculations/ Results: All calculations should be shown. If the same calculation is done many times it is permissible to do one sample calculation and list the results of subsequent calculations. Watch your significant figures and don’t forget your units. Any graphs should be included in this sections and clearly define the dependent and independent variables. Calculations are accurate, error is low, significant figures are correct, and units are correct Calculations are accurate but is high. Either significant figures or units are incorrect or missing Calculations are not done correctly or units and significant figures are incorrect or missing Calculations are inaccurate and units and significant figures are incorrect or missing Calculations section is not included in final lab report Particulate representation: Represent the chemical or physical process you are investigating with a picture of what is happening at the scale of individual atoms and molecules. Picture(s) clearly describe what is happening at the particulate level. Picture(s) somewhat describe what is happening at the particulate level. No pictures are included in the lab. Sources of Error: Sources of error include systematic and experimental error. They do NOT include blaming equipment and lab partners. All equipment (and lab partners) are assumed to be functioning optimally for the entire lab. A full statement about the error and its implications for the results should be given. *Sources of are listed, explained and the effect of each error on the results is explained *Insightfully developed through outstanding critical thinking *Sources of error are listed and explained but some errors do not predict the effect of the error on the results *Appropriately developed through competent critical thinking *Sources of error are listed but not explained or do not predict the effect on the results *Critical thinking skill applied inconsistently *Sources of error are listed *Inappropriate examples or reasons; insufficient evidence *Sources of error section is not included in the final lab report Answers to Lab Questions: Lab questions from the packet should be answered thoroughly. All lab questions are answered correctly 90% of the lab questions are answered correctly 75% of the lab questions are answered correctly All lab questions are attempted The answers to the lab questions are not included in the final lab report Conclusion: The conclusion should be a paragraph or two that discusses the you are making, the evidence for that claim and *Uses clear and convincing reasoning, details, *Uses clear reasoning, details, text-based *Uses some reasoning, details, text-based *Inadequate reasoning, details, *Response is underdeveloped