Name of Student who wrote the lab report:______Period: ______Date: ______
Name of Student scoring the lab report: ______Period: ______Date:______
Lab Report Grading Rubric Lab Title: ______
Criteria / Points Earned / Points Assigned
Part 1: Heading
Does it have a title that is centered and underlined? (3 pts.)
Does it have the lab partners’ names? (4 pts.)
Does it have the period and date? (2 pts.)
Does it have the group number or station number? (1 pt.) / 10
Part 2: Lab Report
Is/Are the Benchmark(s) stated properly (4 pts.)
Is the problem stated properly?(4 pts.)
Is the hypothesis stated properly with variables identified correctly? (Preferably in the format: If…(IV)…, then…(DV)…, because…)(5 pts.)
Are materials listed with exact measurements?(3 pts.)
Are the variables (IV, DV, and CV) properly identified?(3 pts.)
Are procedures coherent and listed in a step-by-step numbered list or summarized in such a way that all the steps are included?(6 pts.) / 25
Part 3: Calculations and Data (Qualitative and Quantitative)
Is the calculations page present and showing calculations with units/labels?(5 pts.)
Is there qualitative data present, properly written (including dates/times)?(5 pts.)
Do the tables/charts/graphs have titles that properly describe the information displayed?(5 pts.)
Do the tables/charts/graphs have labels that properly describe information displayed (and, if necessary, have units of measurement)?(5 pts.)
Are the tables/charts/graphs neatly displayed?(5 pts.) / 25
Part 4: Results and Conclusion
Are the results written properly, including units and sources of error?(5 pts.)
Is the conclusion properly written with at least 3 paragraphs, using proper spelling and grammar conventions?(4 pts.)
Are the following questions answered in the introduction?(6 pts./ 3 pts. each)
  • What was investigated?
  • What was your hypothesis? Was the hypothesis supported by the data?
Are the following questions answered in the body?(15 pts./ 5 pts. each)
  • What were the major findings?
  • How did the findings compare to that of other researchers?
  • What possible explanations can you offer for your findings?
Are the following questions answered in the conclusion?(10 pts./ 5 pts. each)
  • What recommendations do you have for further study and for improving the experiment?
  • What are some possible application(s) of the experiment?
/ 40
Grading Scale: / Total: / 100
A =90-100B=80-89C=70-79D=60-69 (Lab reports are worth 4 grades)
Comments: