Title of the experiment

Name of the student

Class:

RESEARCH QUESTION:

Defining the Problem (B.i)- Your research question is what you are trying to answer.

INTRODUCTION: - Relevant Background Information*

a) What will you be doing in this experiment?

b) Background research on the topic - Background research should be directly related to your
research question and your variables.
c) Reasonable justification for why you are experimenting using these variables.
d) Supported by reliable, credible research.
e) Discuss any important science concepts that will be needed to understand the question, results,
etc.
f) Reference scientific journals
g) ALL information should be in-text cited using a recognized format (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc), a
bibliography should then be created at the end of the report.

HYPOTHESIS:
Hypothesis (B.ii) -Your hypothesis can be one well-written sentence or an entire paragraph. It should
sound something like “If...then...because...”. IF you change your independent variable, THEN you predict
this change in your dependent variable, BECAUSE of the scientific explanation that you offer.

VARIABLES:

Variables (B.iii)- Variables are the part of your experiment that you will change and measure.

Variable How is it measured? Description

Independent variable
something that you change in
the experiment.

Dependent variable
the data you are collecting
(how will you measure if the IV
is working.

Control

Variable How is it controlled? What value it will be Impact of

kept at. investigation
(justification of
control)

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METHOD:

Materials (B.iv) -The materials is what you need for your lab

Materials

Item Quantity Type (provide pics and

description)

Name of item

Apparatus diagram:

Procedure:

Procedure (B.iv) -your procedure is a very detailed description of what you PLAN to do and how will you
do it. Write the step-by-step procedure.

Useful words: Set up, Measure, Weigh, Pour, Mate, Record, Connect, Join, Calculate, Determine, Read,
Locate, Mark, Label, etc...

Precautions/ Risk Assessment:

Type of Risk: How you will control it

Safety or Environmental Concerns

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DATA TABLE:

Collecting raw data, presenting processed data, graphs (C.i)

Qualitative Data table:

Observation

Quantitative Data:

PROCESSED DATA:

Formula: Calculation:

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 Independent variable Processed Data Result

GRAPH/CHART:

Don’t forget to include...

• title
• x and y axis
• axis titles including units
• proper scale of numbers

OBSERVATION /PATTERNS: Interpret your results from the investigation.

Patterns (C.ii)- Before evaluating your hypothesis, you need to first identify the patterns in the data. Is
the dependent variable increasing or decreasing? Is there a linear relationship, or exponential? How
exactly are the variables related or not related?

CONCLUSION

Evaluating the Hypothesis (C.iii)- When you evaluate your hypothesis, you will be discussing if your
hypothesis was supported or not. This should reference your data, graph, and the patterns you found.
Make sure to have a very clear statement of your final conclusion.

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EVALUATION

a) Evaluating the Method (C.iv)- Your method probably may not be perfect, that’s ok, as long as
you discuss the issues. List down what could have been some of the errors in the investigation,
and how did those errors effect your results.
b) Suggesting Improvements (C.v) - Now that you have identified areas of reliability and validity
that need improvement, make sure to suggest specific ways to improve on these.

BIBLOGRAPHY:

Science Investigation Rubric (B/C)

Criterion B: Inquiring and designing Year 3
Level 1–2 3–4 5–6 7–8 Reflection

Describe a State a problem State a problem Outline a problem Describe a Specific for the
problem or or question to be or question to be or question to be problem or assignment/criteri
question to be tested by a tested by a tested by a question to be a
tested by a scientific scientific scientific tested by a
scientific investigation, with investigation investigation scientific
investigation limited success investigation

Outline a testable State a testable Outline a testable Outline and Outline and Specific for the
hypothesis and hypothesis hypothesis using explain a testable explain a testable assignment/criteri
explain it using scientific hypothesis using hypothesis using a
scientific reasoning scientific correct scientific
reasoning reasoning reasoning

Describe how to State the Outline how to Outline how to Describe how to Specific for the
manipulate the variables manipulate the manipulate the manipulate the assignment/criteri
variables, and variables, and variables, and variables, and a
describe how data state how outline how describe how
will be collected relevant data will sufficient, sufficient,
be collected relevant data will relevant data will
be collected be collected

Design scientific Design a method, Design a safe Design a Design a logical, Specific for the
investigations. with limited method in which complete and complete and assignment/criteri
success. he or she selects safe method in safe method in a
materials and which he or she which he or she
equipment. selects selects

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 appropriate appropriate
materials and materials and
equipment. equipment.

Criterion C: Processing and evaluating Year 3

Level 1–2 3–4 5–6 7–8 Reflection

Present collected Collect and Correctly collect Correctly collect, Correctly collect, Specific for the
and transformed present data in and present data organize and organize, assignment/criteri
data numerical and/or in numerical present data in transform and a
visual forms and/or visual numerical and/or present data in
forms visual forms numerical and/ or
visual forms

Interpret data and Accurately Accurately Accurately Accurately Specific for the
describe results interpret data interpret data and interpret data and interpret data assignment/criteri
using scientific describe results describe results and describe a
reasoning using scientific results using
reasoning correct scientific
reasoning

Discuss the State the validity State the validity Outline the Discuss the Specific for the
validity of a of a hypothesis of a hypothesis validity of a validity of a assignment/criteri
hypothesis based with limited based on the hypothesis based hypothesis based a
on the outcome reference to a outcome of a on the outcome on the outcome
of the scientific scientific scientific of a scientific of a scientific
investigation investigation investigation investigation investigation

Discuss the State the validity State the validity Outline the Discuss the Specific for the
validity of the of the method of the method validity of the validity of the assignment/criteri
method with limited based on the method based on method based on a
reference to a outcome of a the outcome of a the outcome of a
scientific scientific scientific scientific
investigation investigation investigation investigation

Describe State limited State Outline Describe Specific for the

improvements or improvements or improvements or improvements or improvements or assignment/criteri
extensions to the extensions to the extensions to the extensions to the extensions to the a
method. method. method that method that method that
would benefit the would benefit the would benefit the
scientific scientific scientific
investigation. investigation. investigation.