EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN - SCORING RUBRIC
1 EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
Students may bring and use…
❑ safety goggles for each participant
❑ writing utensils
❑ timepiece
❑ ruler
❑ calculator
Materials provided:
❑ 1 “+” shaped wooden piece
❑ 2 rulers
❑ 5 paperclips
❑ 5 rubber bands
❑ 2 toothpicks
❑ 5 pennies
❑ Scale (at the front of the room)
❑ Masking tape (at the front of the room)
1 Instructions:
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Devise an experiment to change the oscillatory motion of a pendulum using the given materials.
a. Statement of Problem: Experimental Question (4 pts)
b. Hypothesis: Including prior knowledge that contributed to hypothesis (8 pts)
c. Variables:
i. Constants: (Controlled Variables) Factors that are purposefully kept the same (8 pts)
ii. Independent Variable: Factor being manipulated (6 pts)
iii. Dependent Variable: Factor being measured which responds (6 pts)
d. Experimental Control: (Standard of Comparison) (4 pts)
e. Materials: (6 pts)
f. Procedure: Including Diagrams (12 pts)
g. Qualitative Observations During Experiment & Summary of Results: (8 pts)
h. Quantitative Data: including Data Table and use of Significant Figures for Division C (12 pts)
i. Graphs: Including drawn in line of best-fit (12 pts)
j. Statistics: Div. B&C Average (mean), median, mode or range or standard deviation or any other relevant statistics that teams choose (6 pts)
k. Analysis of Results: Interpretation (8 pts)
l. Possible Experimental Errors including identified human errors (6 pts)
m. Conclusion: Include why your results did or did not support the hypothesis (8 pts)
n. Recommendations for Further Experimentation Based on Your Data & Practical Applications (8 pts)
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