Lab Report Grading - Dr. Hitchcock - Clinton High School - Fall 2000

• Title 
• Clear Problem Statement 
• Relevant background information 
• General hypothesis clearly stated 
• H_O and H_A clearly stated 

• All materials used are listed 
• Clear instructions how to repeat experiment 
• No referring to teacher or students 

• Some type of table and/or graph 
• Must have some text describing results 
• Tables and graphs labeled and titled 
• Any visual is referred to in text 
• No conclusions or explanations 
• Quantitative data w/math correct 

• Explanation of results (t-test) 
• Accept or reject null hypothesis 

• Importance & broader implications (what’s it mean) 
• Next step (further research) 

• At least two references 
• Reference used in text and marked properly 

• Typed/word processor/printed 
• Spelling 
• Reasonable grammar 
• No use of 1^st person 
• Metric system 
• Major headings used 

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