Biomes in Miniature

INDIVIDUAL INVESTGATION Name:______Period:______

25 / 20 / 15 / 10
Designing the
Experiment / Hypothesis is clear and testable. Plan involves controlling all variables except the one being tested, Data tables allow daily qualitative observations, Quantitative observations include two or more metric measurements. / Hypothesis is clear and testable. Plan involves controlling most variables except the one being tested. Data tables include some daily recording of observations and at least one metric
measurement is
included. / Hypothesis is not clearly stated. Plan omits controlling one major variable. Data tables allows
some daily recording of observations.
Quantitative observations are not metric
measurements. / Hypothesis is not clearly stated. Plan involves changing more than one variable or does not address controlling other variables. Data table has major flaws.
Conducting the Experiment / Closely follows original plan. Measurements and observations are precise, made daily, and recorded clearly in data tables, does extensive research. Citations are included.
Minimum of 3 trials is expected. / Follows original plan, with minor deviatons in controlling some variables. Measurements and observations are careful, made daily, and recorded clearly,
Does some research. Citations are included. Two or less trials included. / Follows original plan but does not carefully control all variables other than the one being tested. Observations are made daily but not recorded clearly, research is not clear.
No Citations are included.
One trial included. / Does not follow original plan. Observations are not made daily and not recorded clearly,
Research is poorly done or none is done.
Reporting the Results / Lab Report is well organized and effectively summarizes experiment procedures and results. Well-constructed conclusion is included. / Lab Report is fairly well organized and focuses on experiment procedures and results. / Lab Report is disorganized and unfocused. / Lab Report is disorganized, unfocused, or incomplete
Class Presentation / Class presentation is well organized, clear and interesting.
Visual included. / Class presentation is clear. Visual included. / Class presentation is clear but includes many minor points. / Class presentation is unclear and includes many minor points.

Individual Investigation Timeline:

10/28/13: (3pts) -Two project proposals in the form of problem statements. List the independent variable and dependent variable.

(You may begin the project after one of your ideas is approved.)

11/12/13: (10pts) -bulleted research with citations

-hypothesis

-materials list and outline of procedure

1/2/14: (100pts) -Project due. PowerPoint presentations begin.