25/25 points for the draft lab report.
If this report is submitted with no
changes as the final draft, the grade for the report will be 60% Possible Points Points earned
Title (3 points) 3 3
Abstract (10 points) Total -1
Sentence of introduction 2 2
Sentence of methods 2 2
Sentence of results 2 1
Sentence of conclusion 2 2
Accurate overview of paper 2 2
Introduction (17 points) Total -10
Introductory sentence 2 2
Purpose of the lab clearly stated 3 3
Relevant Background info presented from at least 2 published primary
sources--information must be paraphrased in your own words, no direct
quotes allowed! 5 0
In-text citations used 2 0
Background info clearly connected to lab work 2 1
Hypothesis presented 3 1
Methods (10 points) Total -1
Describes all the steps of the lab, including calculations 2 1.5
Enough detail provided 2 1.5
Written in past tense 2 2
Written in paragraph format 2 2
Written in 3rd person 2 2
Results (20 points) Total -14
Figures and figure legends are provided 5 2
Tables with measurements and calculations are provided 5 0
Text accurately describes all of the figures/tables/calculations 10 4
Discussion (15 points) Total -8.5
Statement about whether hypothesis was suported or not 3 1.5
Provides context for results, including unexpected results 5 5
Relates findings of lab to at least 2 primary published sources 5 0
Provides in-text citations for sources 2 0
Bibliography (5 points) Total -5
At least 3 peer-reviewed primary source references, with additional
secondary references allowed. Bibliography must be correctly formatted
in CSE format. 5 0
no webpages or blogs will be accepted and only one secondary source
can be from a textbook or lab manual
Presentation (10 points) Total -0.5
Clarity of wording 3 2.5
Organization 3 3
Spelling and grammar 4 4
Overall aims (10 points) Total
All statements in the lab are correct 5 5
Reasonable interpretations and conclusions are drawn 5 5
comments
Nice title!
Excellent
Use numbers from your experiment as
evidence here
Really nice work
Good
Not clear where background information
originates from. Not possible to identify
any primary sources. Information provided
is not specific enough
currently missing
Introduction is too short, with not enough
background for the assignment
A hypothesis needs to be stated explicitly
for both of the compounds being tested.
Some information is missing
Figure of the plates is shown, but a figure
legend is missing, and graphs from the two
experiments are missing.
currently missing
More information/explanation is needed
here. Discuss and compare specific
measurements, using the numbers in the
text. In particular, provide t-test values and
discuss what they mean in the context of
the experiment.
Since a hypothesis about dish soap was not
provided at the end of the introduction,
the statement here does not match. See
comments about the hypothesis in the
introduciton section and revise.
Nice discussion of possible sources of error
and suggestions for future experiments.
currently missing
currently missing
The one source appears to be a website that
does not appear to be peer-reviewed. This
assignment requires the use of 3 peer-
reviewed primary research articles.
Overall a well-written report. See
comments and blue highlighting regarding
unclear wording.