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CATEGORY

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Concepts

Report illustrates an accurate and thorough understanding of scientific concepts underlying the lab.

Report illustrates an accurate understanding of most scientific concepts underlying the lab.

Report illustrates a limited understanding of scientific concepts underlying the lab.

Report illustrates inaccurate understanding of scientific concepts underlying the lab.

Procedures

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

Procedures are listed in a logical order, but steps are not numbered and/or are not in complete sentences.

Procedures are listed but are not in a logical order or are difficult to follow.

Procedures do not accurately list the steps of the experiment.

Research

Several reputable background sources were used and cited correctly. Material is translated into student's own words.

A few reputable background sources are used and cited correctly. Material is translated into student's own words.

A few background sources are used and cited correctly, but some are not reputable sources. Material is translated into student's own words.

Material is directly copied rather than put into students own words and/or background sources are cited incorrectly.

Summary

Summary describes the skills learned, the information learned and some future applications to real life situations.

Summary describes the information learned and a possible application to a real life situation.

Summary describes the information learned.

No summary is written.