Step by Step Lab Report Rubric
Section Specifics Points
Heading [5]
Name - full name 2
Date - the date of lab writing 1
Title - relevant title 2
Introduction [20]
Who - full names of all people in group 2
When - date and time of experiment 1
Where - location of experiment 1
What - brief overview of what you did 2
Why - brief explanation of why you did it (testable question) 5
How - brief description of procedure 2
Hypothesis statement - if, then statement (your prediction) 5
Why you made this prediction 2
Materials & Procedure [20]
Detailed list of all materials used (specific where relevant) 4
Step by step procedure is repeatable (detail where relevant) 4
No steps skipped or assumed 4
Procedure derived from and relevant to hypothesis 4
One-to-one correlation between listed materials and materials used 4
Results [15]
Objective data only 5
One-to-one correlation between procedure and results 3
Data displayed in a chart, graph, or drawing 3
Data display is labeled clearly 2
Uses terms like control and variable (or independent and dependent) 2
Conclusions [15]
Conclusions drawn are supported by the evidence in the results 10
Conclusions answer the testable question 5
Discussion [20]
Any outliers, difficulties, and surprises explained 5
Assumptions and other possible sources of error explained 5
Possible ways of correcting errors and difficulties 5
Next steps to continue this research 5
Spelling and Grammar [5]
Each error I find is -1
Ideally lab reports are concise (short but thorough) and dry (boring) and written in thrid person past tense ("This was done...these results were observed...").