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Lab / Experiment Report Checklist

	Excellent (14 points)	Good (10 points)	Poor (5 points)
Title	The title clearly states the variables to be studied. The title is in question format.	· The title does not state the variables to be studied.	· The report has no title.
Purpose	The purpose clearly states why the experimenter is conducting the research. The purpose makes clear what the experimenter expects to learn.	· The purpose does not state why the experimenter is conducting the research, or what the experimenter expects to learn.	· The report has no purpose.
Hypothesis	The hypothesis clearly states what the experimenter expects to find and why. The hypothesis is in sentence format.	· The hypothesis clearly states what the experimenter expects to find, but does not state why.	· The report has no hypothesis.
Materials	The materials are a list of all the items that will be used for the experiment. If an item was left off, the experimenter added it to the list.	· The materials are a list of most of the items that will be used for the experiment. One or two items were omitted and not added later.	· The materials section is missing more than two items used for the experiment.
Methods	The methods tell the reader exactly what the experimenter will do. The reader could replicate the research following the steps. The methods are written as a paragraph or as a set of step by step instructions.	· The methods tell the reader generally what the experimenter will do, but the reader could not replicate the research following the experimenter’s methods section.	· The methods section is missing more than two crucial steps in the experiment.
Results	The results are presented in a table and as a graph or chart. The results are just a reporting of the actual results of the experiment.	· The results are presented in a table or a graph, but not both. The results include the experimenter’s opinion.	· The results are not presented or the experiment was not performed.
Conclusion	The experimenter used the results to write a concise conclusion. The conclusion is supported by the results. The conclusion contains a statement about future study.	· The experimenter offered a conclusion, but the conclusion was not strongly supported by the results. The conclusion does not contain a statement about future study.	· The conclusion is not presented or the experiment was not performed.

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