KBCC/Colon Bio 14 *Complete form, circle each item, tally score and submit with report*
Fall, 2020
Student: _________________________
Inquiry Lab Grading Rubric Date: _________________
Species:1. ____________________________________________ (____________________________________)
Species:2. _____________________________________________(____________________________________)
This project is worth 10% of your grade and will be the basis of your PowerPoint presentation worth another 10%
The report must be based on the predator/prey hypothesis you will test in iNaturalist using the two species you’ve chosen. It will be supported by the 2 peer reviewed scientific articles you will summarize. The report should include the following component Each section in bold below must be clearly indicated by a
HEADING
and must contain one paragraph.
1. Descriptive title: Include the type of study, area, species and question asked
2. Abstract: 1 sentence from Intro, Methods, Results, Discussion. End with “Data did/did not support the hypothesis”
3. Introduction: Describe both species & the interaction studied. Summarize both peer articles. State your hypothesis.
4. Methods: Describe iNaturalist and how it was applied to collect data. Describe your use of Excel for graphs/stat
5. Results: Include a fully labeled graph & a narrative describing the data and summary statistics (means/peaks/ranges)
6. Discussion: Describe how this study helps us better understand the interaction examined. State sources of bias/error & limitations of this study. State any new questions that arose, or state how you might improve on this study.
7. Literature Cited: Authors last name, First initial (year) Title of article. Name of Journal. Issue/Volume: Page #s.
EXCELLENT (5 pts)
ACCEPTABLE (4 pts)
NOT ACCEPTABLE (2 pts)
1. Turned in:
On time
1 day late
2 days late
2. Descriptive title
Descriptive
One of the two
Neither
3. Proofread
Well written/few errors
Poorly written/with errors
Many errors
4. Formatting
Correct
Somewhat
Not correct
5. Unfamiliar terms
Always defined
Sometimes defined
Never/rarely defined
6. Scientific binomial
Always correct
Sometimes correct
Rarely correct
7. In your own words
Always
Often
Sometimes
8.
Abstract paragraph
Project well summarized
Somewhat summarized
Poorly summarized
9.
Introduction paragraph
Species well summarized
Somewhat summarized
Poorly summarized
10.
Article 1 summary
Findings summarized
Some summarized
Few summarized
11.
Article 2 summary
Findings summarized
Some summarized
Few summarized
12. Hypothesis
Correctly stated
Incorrectly stated
Not stated
13.
Methods paragraph
Steps well summarized
Somewhat summarized
Poorly summarized
14.
Results paragraph
Findings well summarized
Somewhat summarized
Poorly summarized
15. Line graph content
In Excel w/ all data
Not Excel or some data
Not Excel & few data
16. Line graph format
Title & axes labels & species ID
Some labels missing
No labels
17.
Discussion paragraph
Findings well summarized
Somewhat summarized
Poorly summarized
18. Literature Cited section
MLA & PDF
MLA or PDF
Neither
19. Page count
3 full pages 1.5 spaced
(20 point deduction per page missing)
20. Rubric
Completed fully & earnestly
Fully OR earnestly
Not completed
Comments/questions: _________________________________________
Total points (add above) _______________
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