Lab Report : Sample Lab Report

Teacher Name: Kaitlyn

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Student Name:

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CATEGORY
4
Question/Purpos The purpose of
e
the lab or the
question to be
answered during
the lab is clearly
identified and
stated.

Background
Sources

Scientific
Concepts

Experimental
Design

3
The purpose of
the lab or the
question to be
answered during
the lab is
identified, but is
stated in a
somewhat
unclear manner.

2
1
The purpose of The purpose of
the lab or the
the lab or the
question to be
question to be
answered during answered during
the lab is
the lab is
partially
erroneous or
identified, and is irrelevant.
stated in a
somewhat
unclear manner.
Several
A few reputable A few
Material is
reputable
background
background
directly copied
background
sources are used sources are used rather than put
sources were
and cited
and cited
into students
used and cited
correctly.
correctly, but
own words
correctly.
Material is
some are not
and/or
Material is
translated into
reputable
background
translated into
student\'s own
sources. Material sources are cited
student\'s own
words.
is translated into incorrectly.
words.
student\'s own
words.
Report illustrates Report illustrates Report illustrates Report illustrates
an accurate and an accurate
a limited
inaccurate
thorough
understanding of understanding of understanding of
understanding of most scientific
scientific
scientific
scientific
concepts
concepts
concepts
concepts
underlying the
underlying the
underlying the
underlying the
lab.
lab.
lab.
lab.
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
design is a well- design is
design is
design is not
constructed test adequate to test relevant to the
relevant to the
of the stated
the hypothesis, hypothesis, but hypothesis.
hypothesis.
but leaves some is not a complete

unanswered
questions.

Procedures

Procedures are
listed in clear
steps. Each step
is numbered and
is a complete
sentence.

test.

Procedures are Procedures are Procedures do

listed in a logical listed but are not not accurately
order, but steps in a logical order list the steps of
are not
or are difficult to the experiment.
numbered and/or follow.
are not in
complete
sentences.
Conclusion
Conclusion
Conclusion
Conclusion
No conclusion
includes whether includes whether includes what
was included in
the findings
the findings
was learned from the report OR
supported the
supported the
the experiment. shows little effort
hypothesis,
hypothesis and
and reflection.
possible sources what was
of error, and
learned from the
what was
experiment.
learned from the
experiment.
Spelling,
One or fewer
Two or three
Four errors in
More than 4
Punctuation and errors in spelling, errors in spelling, spelling,
errors in spelling,
Grammar
punctuation and punctuation and punctuation and punctuation and
grammar in the grammar in the grammar in the grammar in the
report.
report.
report.
report.