NAME:___________________________________________

ClassPeriod:________________________

Title:____MythbustersLab_________

TotalScore____/30

CriterionD:ScientificInquiry

65
Thestudent
provides
a
researchquestionthat
canbeinvestigatedor
testedthrough
experimentation

43
Thestudent
provides
a
researchquestionthat
canbeinvestigatedor
testedthrough
experimentationwith
somedifficulty

21

Comments

Thestudent
provides
a
researchquestionthat
cannot
beinvestigated
ortestedthrough
experimentation

Thestudent
failsto
provide
aresearch
questionthatcanbe
investigatedortested
throughexperimentation

Purpose/Research
Question

The
studentformulates
ahypothesis
and
explainsit
using
scientificreasoning.

Thestudent
providesa
hypothesis/prediction
butisnotfullydeveloped
orexplained.

Thestudent
attempts
to
explainorpredictwhat
maycomefromthe
investigation.

Thestudent
failsto
explainorpredict
what
maycomefromthe
investigation.

Prediction/Hypothesis

Thestudentcorrectly
identifiesthe
all
variables
independent,
dependent,andcontrol

Thestudentidentifies
mostofthevariables
involvedthoughis
missingafewkey
variables

Thestudentidentifies
variablesbuttheyare
largelyincomplete

Thestudent
failsto
identify
variablesinthe
investigation.

ExperimentalVariables

Thestudentprovidesa
methodthatis
complete
andthorough
and
includesallappropriate
materials,stepsand
equipment.

Thestudentprovidesa
methodthatis
complete
andincludes
most
ofthe
appropriatematerials,
steps,andequipment,
thoughmissingafew
necessaryelements.

Thestudentprovidesa
methodthatis
partially
complete
missing
significantstepsand
materialsintheir
investigation
.

Thestudent
failsto
provide
amethodto
carryoutthe
investigation.

Lab
Design/Methodology

Thestudentevaluatesthe
lab
commentingonits
reliability/validity
and
provides
suggestions
forimprovementand
furtherinquiry.

Thestudentevaluatesthe Thestudent
attempts
to
labbutitisonly
partially evaluatethelabbutitis
developed
withonly
incomplete
.
minorsuggestionsofhow
toimprove.

Thestudent
failsto
provide
alabevaluation.

LabMethodEvaluation

Title:____MythbustersLab_________

TotalScore____/12

CriterionE:ProcessingData

65

43

21

Comments

Thestudentorganizes
rawdatainto
appropriate
numericalformsincluding
allproperinformation.
Thisincludesoriginal
handwrittendatainthe
formofdiagrams
includingrequiredlabels
andarrowsordata
tables.

Thestudentorganizes
rawdatausing
simple
numericalformsthat
sometimesare
incompleteorlacking
handwrittenorproper
information.

Thestudent
attempts
to
organizedatausing
simple

orinappropriate
numericalformsthatare
incompleteorlacking
handwrittenorproper
information.

Thestudent
failsto
organize
raw

dataand
includehandwrittendata.

RawDataOrganization

Thestudent
clearlyand
preciselyexplains
trends,patterns,
and
relationshipsinthe
data
,commentsonits
reliability,anddrawsa
clearconclusionbased
on
correctinterpretation
ofthedata
.Thisis
explained
using
scientificreasoning
.

Thestudent
recognizes
trends,patterns,
or
relationshipsinthedata
anddrawsaconclusion
consistentwiththedata
basedoninterpretation.
Explanationmissing
somedetail.

Thestudentdrawsan
obviousconclusion
wheninterpretingdata
usinglittlescientific
reasoning.Explanation
missingseveralto
numerousdetailsandnot
clear

Thestudent
failstodraw
aconclusion
fromdata.

Conclusion

TotalScoreforMythLab:______________/42points