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Score

Introduction

Does not give any information about what to expect in the report.

Gives very little information about the report.

Gives too much information—more like a summary.

Presents a concise lead into the report.

No question stated or question is unanswerable by scientific inquiry

Question is stated but is vague or ambiguous.

Good question but too wordy or imprecisely stated.

Question is clearly stated.

Hypothesis

No hypothesis or hypothesis is not testable by scientific means.

Hypothesis is unrelated to the experimental question.

Hypothesis is only tangentially related to the experimental question.

Hypothesis is stated clearly and is directly related to the experimental question.

Protocol

Not sequential, most steps are incomplete, missing, or confusing.

Some of the steps are understandable, most are confusing and lack necessary detail.

Most of the steps          can be followed,  some lack detail or are confusing.

Easy-to-follow steps which are logical and appropriately detailed.

Data

Data table and/or graph missing or inaccurate.

Both are complete but contain significant inaccuracies and/or technical errors.

Both are accurate with only minor technical errors in graphing or table design.

Conclusion

Presents an illogical explanation for findings and does not address the hypothesis.

Addresses the hypothesis but presents an illogical interpretation of the data.

Conclusion is logical and addresses the hypothesis but needs to be explained more clearly.                            

A clearly stated, conclusion,
soundly based on the data, and logically constructed.

Contains frequent grammar and/or spelling errors.

Contains more than two errors.

Has only one or two errors.

All grammar and spelling are correct.