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The Individual Laboratory Report Although raw data collected in the laboratory may, of course, be shared amongst group members, the

laboratory report must be the students own, individual work. The laboratory report is not a group

assignment; any plagiarism will result in a zero for the laboratory report score in addition to any other

consequences of academic dishonesty. If you are unsure as to what might constitute plagiarism within

the laboratory report, be sure to ask your TA or instructor before submitting anything.

In general, a scientific paper should:

 Be concise but descriptive

 Use a past tense, third-person narrative and strong verbs

 Be written in paragraph form

 Follow the outline provided below

Individual Laboratory Report Rubric (100 points)

Title (5 points)  5 points. A descriptive title that clearly represents the main experimental question and what

was measured (and was not copied from the Project Description). Report author's name and

group member's name(s) are listed.

 4 points. An adequate title that mostly represents the main experimental question and what

was measured (and was not copied from the Project Description). Report author's name and

group member's name(s) are listed.

 3 points. The title does not make clear what the main experimental question or what was

measured (and was not copied from the Project Description). Report author's name and group

member's names are listed.

 2 points. A generic title such as "Lab Report 1" or copied from the Project Description and/or

incomplete list of names.

 0 points. Not included.

Abstract (10 points) This section outlines the purpose of the experiment, the tests carried out, and the measured values

obtained. Details about errors that occurred, etc. should not be included. This section is essentially a brief

summary and should typically be around only four or five sentences in length.

 10 points. A clear, concise description of the purpose of the experiment, tests carried out, and

measured values obtained. The text is tightly focused and relevant.

 8 points. A decent description of the purpose of the experiment, tests carried out, and

measured values obtained. Text is fairly focused and mostly relevant.

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 6 points. A mediocre description that mostly encompasses the purpose of the experiment, tests

carried out, and measured values obtained with significant details omitted. Text is only

somewhat focused.

 4 points. A poor description that mostly encompasses the purpose of the experiment, tests

carried out, and measured values obtained with significant details omitted. Text is poorly

focused.

 0 points. Not included.

Introduction (15 points) The section should state the hypotheses/objectives of the experiments and why these experiments were

carried out. This should include externally referenced information that ties into the preformed

experiment and enhances the reader’s understanding of the topic. This is also where the underlying

theory of the experiments should be described. This section should typically be about one-half to one

page in length at the most.

 15 points. The introduction contains scientific background information from relevant sources to

explain the context of why the study and the variables are important. The research question and

information are translated into student’s own words. Purpose of the experiment, research

question, hypothesis and predicted outcome are clearly stated.

 12 points. The introduction refers to some scientific background information but does not

completely support the research question or variables. Purpose, research question, hypotheses,

and predictions are stated.

 8 points. The introduction does not provide adequate background information about the

question or variables of the research question, and/or research question, hypothesis or

predictions are missing.

 5 points. Little to no background information is provided. The introduction is missing several

pieces of information including purpose, research question, hypotheses and predictions.

 0 points. Not included.

Experimental (10 points) This section should detail what was actually done in the laboratory. It is essentially a well-edited version

of the information collected in the laboratory notebook during the