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Objective

Clearly written as a complete question.

Question is somewhat clear and/or complete. Some difficulty in understanding.

Question is unclear and/or incomplete. Difficult to understand.

Hypothesis

Complete sentence(s) written so that they directly answer the objective question using “IF and THEN statement.  Hypothesis includes reasoning based on prior knowledge or understanding.

Hypothesis attempts to use an “IF...THEN...” statement to answer the Investigative Question somewhat.  Does not clearly answer the Objective question.

Hypothesis does not use an “IF...THEN statement and/or does not answer the Objective Question.

Materials

All materials used are identified in detail and listed neatly.

Most of the materials used are identified in some detail and listed somewhat neatly.

Materials are missing and/or are not identified in detail. Difficult to read.

Method

The method is written using complete sentences and each step is numbered.

Most steps followed are listed somewhat completely and with most of the details. Some difficulty in understanding.

Steps are missing and/or details are missing. Difficult to understand.

Data Table(s)

Data table is complete and neatly labeled. Easy to understand.

Data table is somewhat complete and mostly labeled. Somewhat easy to understand.

Data table is not complete and/or missing labels. Difficult to understand.

Graph(s)

Graph is complete and neatly labeled. Easy to understand. Axes are complete and labeled.  Title is written and appropriate type of graph for data is used.

Graph is somewhat complete and mostly labeled. Somewhat easy to understand. Inappropriate type of graph is used.

Graph is not complete and/or missing labels. Difficult to understand.  Inappropriate type of graph is used.

Analysis

Written paragraph using complete sentences summarizes data completely.  Each piece of data is described in the paragraph.

Conclusion

Conclusion answers the Question and clearly explains with details from your observations as to why the Hypothesis was correct, incorrect, or partially correct.

Conclusion somewhat answers the Question and somewhat explains with some details from your observations as to why the Hypothesis was correct, incorrect, or partially correct.

Conclusion does not answer the Question and/or does not explain with details missing from your observations as to why the Hypothesis was correct, incorrect, or partially correct.

Write up Format

Well organized. Neat and legible. Correct spelling and grammar used. Easy to read.

Somewhat organized. Neat and legible most of the time. Some spelling and grammar mistakes. Fairly easy to read.

Poorly organized. Sloppy and illegible. Many spelling and grammar mistakes. Difficult to read.

Total Points