6th Grade Physical Science - Mrs. Hill
LAB REPORTS
Students are to complete the following six steps in their notebook:
1. Ask a Question: "How can I find the mass and volume of each item?"
2. Form a hypothesis (If I __do this_______ , then this will happen. You need TWO, one for volume and one for mass).
3. Create and Conduct an Experiment (Materials and Procedures: Steps taken during the lab)
4. Create and Conduct an experiment (3 observations with volume and mass measurements for each)
5. Analyze and Conclude (Bulleted List of what results you received from your experiment and how they relate to the hypothesis).
6. Communicate the results: Final Report/Essay. Complete sentences, At least two paragraphs! 1st paragraph: Lab Summary (Tell me in detail about the lab and your findings) 2nd paragraph: Reflection (What did YOU learn from this lab in general? What did you learn about mass and volume? What would you change next time in a lab setting? etc...) REFLECT on the lab done in class, like a journal entry.
The following Rubric is how the Lab Report will be graded, it is worth a total of 20 points.
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Science Lab Grade |
2 points |
1 point |
0 points |
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1. Ask a question |
Included; information is correct. |
Included, but information incorrect. |
Not included |
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2. Form a hypothesis |
Included; information is correct. |
Included, but hypothesis is not written in the correct format. |
Not included |
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3. Create and Conduct an Experiment |
Included; information is correct. |
Included, but information is incorrect or missing. |
Not included |
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4. Observe and Record Data |
Included; information is correct. |
Included, but information is incorrect. |
Not included |
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5. Analyze and Conclude |
Included; information is correct and complete. |
Included, but information is lacking detail or accuracy. |
Not included |
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6. Communicate the Results |
Included; information is correct and complete. |
Included, but information is lacking detail or accuracy. |
Not included |
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Reflection Grade (8 points): 2 full paragraphs. Detailed description of the lab; What have you learned? |
Lab Grade:
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Students will have a chance to resubmit their lab reports once graded. They will have one week. They are able to earn half of the points back that they missed.
Example: Student earned 8 out of 20 points on the lab. They missed 12 points; they can earn back up to 6 points giving them a revised grade possibility of 14 out of 20 points.
