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|AP Chem FORMAL Lab |Needs Improvement |Meets AP Chem Standard |Exceeds AP Chem Standard (+1%) |

|ReportS |(-3% each) |(Earns 85%) |Includes “Meets Standard” description |

| |(If a section is missing, -5%) |

|OVERALL NOTEBOOK |Table of Contents (TOC) and/or Contact|All contents are listed in TOC. Pages in|TOC and/or Contact List are neat and |

| |List are not updated. Pages in lab |lab report are dated and numbered. |well-presented. Entire lab notebook is |

| |report are not dated and/or numbered. |Contact list is complete and updated. |numbered. |

|PRE-LAB | | | |

|TITLE |Title of experiment is missing or |Includes title of experiment. |Title is clever and reflectively shows how lab |

| |unclear. | |fits into current curriculum. |

|INTRODUCTION |Introduction is missing, too brief, or|Provides a short introduction (2-5 |Is a clear, concise, thoughtful description of |

| |too long, or restates title and/or is |sentences) on the purpose and background|experiment. Reflectively shows how lab fits |

| |copied from the source. Chemical |for the experiment. Shows molecular |into curriculum. Both molecular and net ionic |

| |equations are missing, incomplete, |equations for all reactions that occur |equations are correctly included. Reaction |

| |unbalanced and/or incorrectly shown. |in the procedure. |conditions are noted. |

|LAB PARTNERS |Lab partner(s) names are missing or |Includes a list of any people (first and|Lab partners are given clever, unique, and |

| |incomplete. |last name) with whom you are working. |appropriate nicknames that coincide with |

| | | |experiment. |

|PROCEDURE |List of chemicals/equipment is |Includes a neat list of chemicals by |Includes a well-organized list of chemicals |

| |missing, incomplete, or includes |formula and equipment needed to perform |with formulas and names, with amounts and/or |

|Materials & Equipment |extraneous or incorrect chemicals and |the experiment. |concentrations, safety concerns, and equipment |

| |equipment used to perform experiment. | |used in experiment, and a sketch of the |

| | | |complete apparatus. |

|Procedure |Is missing, incomplete, or described |Records procedures with sufficient |Clearly and concisely describes procedure in |

| |in insufficient detail. Is confusing,|detail. Uses past tense and passive |excellent detail and is easily followed. Is |

| |misleading or incorrect. Uses present|voice |recorded as experiment proceeds. |

| |tense, “command” format, or incomplete| | |

| |sentences. | | |

|RESULTS |Data is missing, incomplete, or poorly|Enters all information in ink. Data is |Reports data in neat, clear, effective form. |

| |organized. |clearly labeled with units and/or | |

|Data/Tables | |conditions. Collected data is initialed| |

| | |by a lab partner. | |

|Observations |Observations are missing, incomplete, |Reports observations (color changes, |Reports observations accurately, clearly, |

| |or incorrectly reported. Signature of|precipitation, gas evolution, etc.) |thoughtfully, and concisely. |

| |lab partner is missing. | | |

|Figures |Figures are missing, incomplete or |Graphs, charts, diagrams, and/or photos |Includes neat, readable figures. Color is used |

| |incorrect. Captions, axes labels, |have a caption and axes labels with |effectively. |

| |and/or units are missing or incorrect.|units. | |

|PROCESSING AND |Calculations are missing, incomplete, |Shows only one sample calculation of |Includes a simple title of what is being |

|CONCLUSION |or incorrectly shown. Significant |each type, with regard to significant |calculated. Calculations are written in a |

| |figures are disregarded or are |figures and includes all units. |clear, easily understandable and logical |

|Processing |incorrect. |Calculates average value, percentage |fashion. |

| | |yield, etc., as is appropriate. | |

|Conclusion: Purpose & |Does not connect purpose and |Restates overall purpose of experiment |Ties overall purpose of experiment, procedure, |

|Procedure |procedure, or is missing, incomplete, |and how procedure enables meeting stated|and curriculum in stated meeting objectives. |

| |incorrect, or with insufficient |objectives. Does not repeat the whole |Thoughtfully and concisely reflects on |

| |detail. |procedure. |procedure. |

|Conclusion: Analysis |Does not draw conclusion from data |Discusses overall results in two to |Clearly & concisely discusses overall results. |

| |and/or discuss possible trends, or is |three sentences. Draws conclusions from|Draws thoughtful, reflective conclusions from |

| |missing, incomplete, or incorrect. |data and discusses possible trends in |data and logically discusses trends in data |

| | |data and/or graphs. |and/or graphs. |

|Conclusion: Sources of |Sources of error are missing, |Describes likely, realistic sources of |Offers insight into removing or reducing these |

|Error |incomplete, or incorrect. |error. |errors. |

|DISCUSSION QUESTIONS |Answers are missing, incomplete, |Answers question(s) as posed and are |Thoughtfully answers question(s). Are written |

| |incorrect, or not written in complete |written in complete sentences. |in complete sentences. Logically incorporates |

| |sentences. | |key parts of experiment or curriculum. |

|FORMAT |Mistakes are crossed out with multiple|Mistakes are crossed out with one line |Report reflects overall effort to be neat, |

| |or heavy lines. Report is not written|only. Report is on right-hand page only |orderly, readable, and organized. |

| |in ink, and/or on left pages. |and written in ink. Report sections are| |

| |Sections are out of order. |in correct order. | |

STUDENT NAME: PD: SCORE: / 100

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