Chemistry Level 1

Name______

Lab Rubric-Pittenger

Assessment completed by Self/Peer/Instructor (circle one)

Excellent / Good / Needs work / Unsatisfactory
Heading / Has title, your name, partner’s name, due date, period, room, and date. / Missing one piece of information. / Missing two pieces of information. / Missing more than two.
Purpose / Clear description of what is being studied in a grammatically correct future tense sentence. No personal pronouns used. / Clear description but poor sentence and/or personal pronouns used. / Description is a little unclear; good sentence format. / Description is unclear; poor sentence format.
Materials / All materials listed in alphabetical order. Very specific including all chemicals used. / Missing one of materials. / Missing two of materials. / Missing more than two.
Safety / The numbers of all safety rules that apply to the lab are written as well as a brief summary of each of the safety rules. / Missing one of the safety rules. / Missing two of the safety rules. / Missing more than two rules.
Procedure & Observations / Clear step by stepdescription of experimental procedures in number order. Written in past tense and passive voice. Observations are stated. / Clear description but missing one procedure and/or observation. / Missing two procedures and/or observations. / Missing more than two procedures and/or observations.
Data/
Calculations / Data recorded in a neatly created table or chart. All formulas are shown followed by work. Units and significant figures are used. / Neat table or chart, most data is recorded but missing one key piece (no labels or sig. figs.). / Table or chart is not neat and one key piece (no labels or sig. figs.). / Table or chart is not neat and missing two or more key pieces of data.

Lab Rubric-Pittenger

Excellent / Good / Needs work / Unsatisfactory
Conclusion
Paragraph #1 / Includes why done (objective of the experiment), brief summary of what was done. / Missing one key element such as what done or objective. / Missing two key elements. / Missing more than two key elements.
Paragraph #2 / Includes the results that were obtained in the experiment (all data). Discusses why results were obtained (key terms from content). / Missing one key element such as no results listed or data is not explained. / Missing two key elements. / Missing more than two key elements.
Paragraph #3 / Includes a complete discussion of all possible sources of error as well as any changes to the experimental design for future trials. / Includes a moderate discussion of error sources and a brief mention of future changes to experimental design. / Includes a brief and non-specific discussion of error and makes no mention of future experimental design. / Does not discuss any souces of error and makes no mention of future experimental design.
Questions / Show all work for calculations, including formulas and units; any questions answered in full sentences. / Calculations missing units or formula; or some questions not answered in full sentences. / No formula or units; or most questions not answered in full sentences. / Only answers given, no work shown for calculations.
Work Cited / Includes all references that were used in proper MLA format, even for websites. / Includes works cited section, but does not have complete MLA format. / Includes works cited but only url addresses for websites. / No bibliography included in report.