Lab report rubric

Each student must hand in her own lab reports.  All laboratory work is due the day following the conclusion of the lab.  Points will be deducted for each day work is late.  If you are sick the day a lab is done it is your responsibility to get the information from your partner and hand in the lab within two days of returning to school. Students present but  not participating in doing the lab on the day the lab is being done will receive no credit for the lab.
 
Points will awarded as follows:
Title of lab (include pg. number if applicable) 1 pt
Purpose or reason or hypothesis for lab (full sentences) 1 pt
Materials used (use columns) 1 pt
Procedures are listed in order performed 1 pt
Data/graphs/tables neat and easy to read 1 pt
Observations or results that occur during a procedure are clearly reported 1 2 3 pts
All measurements labeled with units and In correct number of significant digits
(Ex:  Mass of beaker = __________g )
1 2 3 pt.
All calculations shown with specific formulas and equations used 1 2 3 pts
Application questions answered in complete sentences and in such a way that the reader will know what the question being asked was.  Your answers should make sense and be well thought out. 1 2  3  4  pts
Conclusion: Write 2-3 sentences summary describing what you learned from the lab, where you might see these concepts in a real world application. Also include any errors that might have occurred while doing the lab and how this might have affected your results. 1  2  3  4 pts
The report should be typed with no errors 1  2  3  4  5  pts
The report should be written in complete sentences and in a manner that others could accurately duplicate the experiment and know what the questions being answered were. 1  2  3  pts

Labs that are done following a preprinted lab sheet should be finished as follows.
Handed in on time (day after lab is complete) 2 pt/day
All questions answered in complete sentences 2 pt
All calculation, equations etc shown neatly and correctly. 2 pt
Questions answered thoughtfully 2 pt