Name: Date: AP Biology Lab: LAB PRESENTATION GRADING RUBRIC Exemplary Competent Developing Unacceptable (5) (4.25) (3.5) (2.5) Clearly & concisely identifies Identifies the purpose of the Identifies the purpose of the Statement of purpose may be the purpose of the experiment experiment; experiment; unclear; & relates to scientific Relates to scientific principles; Attempts to identify real-world to scientific principles are Introductory principles; Some practical, real-world applications but unclear or unclear or irrelevant Identifies & relates practical, applications are identified contrived May not relate to real-world real-world applications applications (10) (8.5) (7) (0) Additional/outside research Some additional outside Additional outside research No additional/outside research done related to gene/protein research done may be may be minimal, unrelated or done related to the purpose, – Background investigated; Pertinent incomplete or relevance to the loosely related to the scientific principles, or Information findings included experiment not clearly experiment, and/or poorly experimental design Proper citations included communicated communicated Sources must be cited Sources must be cited (5) (4.25) (3.5) (2.5) Clearly stated hypothesis that Hypothesis is predictive but Hypothesis is written in proper Hypothesis is poorly written; relates to the purpose and may unclear or has minor format but loosely relates to Does not related to the stated Hypothesis predicts expected results if x omissions in purpose, the purpose of the lab, or purpose, is not predictive, condition/statement is true expected results unclear as to why expected and/or does not relate to the results support hypothesis experiment performed (10) (8.5) (7) (5) Exemplary summary of lab Summary of lab may need Summary of lab may be Summary of lab too to be procedures given; some clarification, or has unclear or have some more useful Experimental Design Difficulties with performing minor omissions; significant omissions; Evaluation of lab the lab should be noted, Difficulties noted Difficulties noted performance/procedure is discussed superficial or missing (10) (8.5) (7) (5) Results are clearly organized in Results include both graphical Results may include both Graphical or written Results graphical format etc) format and written findings. graphical and written findings. component missing. Written findings included
Name: Date: AP Biology Lab: LAB PRESENTATION GRADING RUBRIC Exemplary Competent Developing Unacceptable Introductory (5) Clearly & concisely identifies the purpose of the experiment & relates to scientific principles; Identifies & relates practical, real-world applications (4.25) Identifies the purpose of the experiment; Relates to scientific principles; Some practical, real-world applications are identified (3.5) Identifies the purpose of the experiment; Attempts to identify real-world applications but unclear or contrived (2.5) Statement of purpose may be unclear; to scientific principles are unclear or irrelevant May not relate to real-world applications Background Information (10) Additional/outside research done related to gene/protein investigated; Pertinent findings included Proper citations included (8.5) Some additional outside research done – may be incomplete or relevance to the experiment not clearly communicated Sources must be cited (7) Additional outside research may be minimal, unrelated or loosely related to the experiment, and/or poorly communicated Sources must be cited (0) No additional/outside research done related to the purpose, scientific principles, or experimental design Hypothesis (5) Clearly stated hypothesis that relates to the purpose and predicts expected results if x condition/statement is true (4.25) Hypothesis is predictive but may unclear or has minor omissions in purpose, expected results (3.5) Hypothesis is written in proper format but loosely relates to the purpose of the lab, or unclear as to why expected results support hypothesis (2.5) Hypothesis is poorly written; Does not related to the stated purpose, is not predictive, and/or does not relate to the experiment performed Experimental Design (10) Exemplary summary of lab procedures given; Difficulties with performing the lab should be noted, discussed (8.5) Summary of lab may need some clarification, or has minor omissions; Difficulties noted (7) Summary of lab may be unclear or have some more significant omissions; Difficulties noted (5) Summary of lab too to be useful Evaluation of lab performance/procedure is superficial or missing Results (10) Results are clearly organized in graphical format etc) Written findings included (8.5) Results include both graphical format and written findings. (7) Results may include both graphical and written findings. (5) Graphical or written component missing.
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