SPH 3U ASSESSMENT

LABORATORY REPORT FORMAT

	- LEVEL 1 +	- LEVEL 2 +	- LEVEL 3 +	- LEVEL 4 +
Format of Lab Report Communication	Lab Report is Handed in with Enough Information to Describe the Lab	Level 1 + Most of the Format Requirements Listed are Completed	Level 1&2+ Report Conforms to the Requirements Listed	Level 1&2&3+ Report Format is Exceptional

INDICATORS

Level 1

• Lab Report must have sufficient evidence to indicate the lab was completed.

Level 2

Level 3

• Headings and Format are as per pp. 560 to 564 in Text.
  • Title (page) - must include your name and name(s) of students for which data has been shared or you have done the lab "together"
  • Purpose
  • Question
  • Hypothesis/Prediction
  • Design
  • Materials
  • Procedure
  • Observations - Note: Only observed quantities are indicated in observations. (Calculated quantities are indicated in Analysis )
  • Analysis - Note: Calculations done on a separate sheet, in pencil. A FBD is included with all calculations involving Forces. (Only forces are included on FBDs)
  • Evaluation
•  Calculations should
  • be of the specified format with
    • margins at the top and across both sides of the page as well at 45 degrees where the page numbers go.
    • an indication of the page number and total number of pages.
    • information at the top including;
      • a title
      • your name
      • the date
    • equal signs aligned vertically
    • answers underlined or otherwise clearly marked
  • have any assumptions or given data clearly indicated
• Graphs should
  • be clear and correct in format

Level 4

• word processed (except calculations, and possibly figures including tables, graphs diagrams etc.)
• staple in top left corner of lab
• diagram and or photograph of experimental setup included
• diagrams graphs and charts are of high quality, clear and labeled ( Figure 1, Figure 2 etc.) with a title
• graphs have all axes properly labeled with the name, variable and (units) example measured Force, Fm, (N)
• in write-up diagrams charts and tables are properly referred to
• a title page is included
  • must have your first and last name
  • teacher name and period of the class
  • date the lab was conducted
  • date the lab was written or submitted
• calculation includes relevant features as shown in example, calculations done by hand (not word processed)
• calculations neat and clear -example
• repetitive calculations done in a spreadsheet with a sample calculation completed for at least one full set of data
• headings are numbered e.g.. 1.0 Purpose, 2.0 Question, 3.0 Hypothesis/Prediction.......
• Calculations should;
  • be clearly written, well spaced.
  • sub headings should be used to allow the marker to follow what is being calculated.
  • diagrams should be used where appropriate to provide clarity
  • pages must be in the correct order
  • symbols used correctly
  • fastened as specified (staple in top left corner)
  • all information in correct location when specified
  • variables should be defined and unambiguous
  • vectors should be identified as such
  • be presented in the most concise way possible perhaps with a spreadsheet or other computer program,