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    Rubric for Lab Report


    Rubric - Lab Report for Newton’s Law of Cooling
     
    Outcomes
    Below St’ds
    Meets St’rds
    Above St’ds
    TOTAL
    Statement of Objective:Determine why the student is doing the investigation and what the goals are.This section should be clear and concise.

    0-6

    6-8

    8-10

    Out of 10
    List of Materials:This is the only section of the report that is allowed to be bulleted.All materials/equipment used during the performance of the investigation are listed here.

    0-6

    6-8

    8-10

    Out of 10
    Procedure:This section should summarize all that the student did in the performance of the investigation and should be written in paragraph form.Any tables should be included in this section of the report.

    0-15

    15-20

    20-25

    Out of 25
    Data:All data taken should be listed in this section. This should be the original data, if any changes were made they should be explained and the new data should be listed.

    0-9

    9-12

    12-15

    Out of 15
    Calculations:Calculations should be clearly labeled and commented upon when not self-explanatory.When doing numerical calculations, keep the appropriate number of significant digits.

    0-9

    9-12

    12-15

    Out of 15
    Graphs:Each graph should be titled and the axes labeled with the units indicated.Graphs may be hand drawn or downloaded from a computer.

    0-6

    6-8

    8-10

    Out of 10
    Conclusion:In this final section, the results should be summarized.What new techniques were developed?What relationships were discovered?Were there any significant sources of error?Are there any improvements to the procedures to limit the error?

    0-9

    9-12

    12-15

    Out of 15

     


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