Frog Dissection Report Rubric

Category / Criteria /

Level 1

/ Level 2 / Level 3 / Level 4
Knowledge and Understanding / Knowledge of terms/ concepts used in lab (Purpose: objectives; background info) / -demonstrates limited understanding of relationships between concepts and background knowledge / -demonstrates some understanding of relationships between concepts and background knowledge / -demonstrates considerable understanding of relationships between concepts and background knowledge / -demonstrates thorough and insightful understanding of relationships between concepts and background knowledge
Understanding of Concepts
(Analyze Questions) / -demonstrates limited understanding of concepts, principles, laws and theories. / -demonstrates some understanding of concepts, principals, laws and theories. / -demonstrates considerable understanding of concepts, principles, laws and theories. / -demonstrates thorough understanding of concepts, principles, laws and theories.
Thinking and Inquiry / Analyzes lab objectives / -lab objectives analyzed with limited competence / -observations used to analyze lab objectives with some competence / -observations used to analyze lab objectives with considerable competence / -observations used to analyze lab objectives with a high degree of competence
Follows appropriate lab techniques / -Applies few of the skills and strategies of scientific inquiry / -Applies some of the skills and strategies of scientific inquiry / -Applies most of the skills and strategies of scientific inquiry / -Successfully applies the skills and strategies of scientific inquiry
Plans and conducts an inquiry
(Works Cited) / - provides only 1 or 2 references without proper formatting / - provides 1 – 3 sources and is mostly formatted correctly / - provides 3 – 4 sources and properly references each one / -provides at least 4 sources and properly references each one
Communication / Vocabulary / - uses scientific terminology, symbols, SI units with limited accuracy and effectiveness
- spells and applies rules of grammar with limited accuracy and effectiveness / - uses scientific terminology, symbols, SI units with some accuracy and effectiveness
- spells and applies rules of grammar with some accuracy and effectiveness / - uses scientific terminology, symbols, SI units with considerable accuracy and effectiveness
- spells and applies rules of grammar with considerable accuracy and effectiveness / - uses scientific terminology, symbols, SI units with a high degree of accuracy and effectiveness
- spells and applies rules of grammar with a high degree of accuracy and effectiveness
Observations
(Results – Labeled diagrams of specimens) / - collects, organizes observations with limited competence
-summarizes results with limited effectiveness / - collects, organizes observations with some competence
-summarizes results with some effectiveness / - collects, organizes, observations with moderate competence
-summarizes results with considerable effectiveness / - collects, organizes observations with a high degree of competence
-summarizes results with a high degree of effectiveness
Report Title / -summarizes lab in a title with limited effectiveness / -summarizes lab in a title with some effectiveness / -effectively summarizes lab in a title / -thoroughly describes lab with the title.
Organization and Report Format / -little to no evidence of organization and report does not follow required format / -some evidence of organization and report somewhat follows required format / -evidence of organization and report generally follows required format / - report is highly organized and report is flawless in format
Application / Proposes courses of action to science problems / -Analyzes scientific problems with limited effectiveness. / -Analyzes scientific problems with some effectiveness. / -Analyzes scientific problems with moderate effectiveness. / -Analyzes scientific problems with a high degree of effectiveness.
Making connections in science / -Makes few connections between pig and human anatomy with limited competence / -Makes some connections between pig and human anatomy with competence / -Makes many connections between pig and human anatomy. / -Makes complete and thorough connections between pig and human anatomy.