Whale lab design rubric
Name:
Your final lab report must be submitted to www.turnitin.com
Category
Marks
Communication
/12
Lab design is written in 3rd person past passive
0
1
2
Procedure is clear, concise, and can be performed given the materials and
time constraints of the lab
0
2
4
Data table is well designed, and includes proper units
0
1
2
6
8
Thinking Investigation
/23
Controls are clearly identified
0
1
2
Data table is complete
0
1
2
The data has been graphed appropriately
0
2
4
Analysis Questions:
1. Was the experimental design reasonable? Why?
0
1
2
2. Was the execution of the experiment successful? How could you tell?
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3. Analysis of experiment:
a. Did your conclusion support your hypothesis?
b. Give your instructor a one sentence rationale of "Why don't whales
have legs?"
c. What was the probable intended purpose of the styrofoam cup?
d. What is the corresponding function of such a cup in common use?
e. What is the adaptive advantage of a sea lion's legs?
6
8
Application
/8
Extension Questions
4. Analyze other marine animals and their adaptations to the marine
environment. Do other marine mammals display the same adaptations as
whales? Are there any adaptations that are different from that of whales?
0
1
2
5. What other adaptations do whales have to allow them to live in an
aquatic habitat? List and describe at least 2.
0
1
2
6. How would natural selection operate to support the evolution of the
fully aquatic mammals such as whales from terrestrial mammals?
0
1
2
3
4
Whale lab design rubric
Name:
Your final lab report must be submitted to www.turnitin.com
Category
Marks
Communication
/12
Lab design is written in 3rd person past passive
0
1
2
Procedure is clear, concise, and can be performed given the materials and
time constraints of the lab
0
2
4
Data table is well designed, and includes proper units
0
1
2
6
8
Thinking Investigation
/23
Controls are clearly identified
0
1
2
Data table is complete
0
1
2
The data has been graphed appropriately
0
2
4
Analysis Questions:
1. Was the experimental design reasonable? Why?
0
1
2
2. Was the execution of the experiment successful? How could you tell?
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3. Analysis of experiment:
a. Did your conclusion support your hypothesis?
b. Give your instructor a one sentence rationale of "Why don't whales
have legs?"
c. What was the probable intended purpose of the styrofoam cup?
d. What is the corresponding function of such a cup in common use?
e. What is the adaptive advantage of a sea lion's legs?
6
8
Application
/8
Extension Questions
4. Analyze other marine animals and their adaptations to the marine
environment. Do other marine mammals display the same adaptations as
whales? Are there any adaptations that are different from that of whales?
0
1
2
5. What other adaptations do whales have to allow them to live in an
aquatic habitat? List and describe at least 2.
0
1
2
6. How would natural selection operate to support the evolution of the
fully aquatic mammals such as whales from terrestrial mammals?
0
1
2
3
4
Whale lab design rubric
Name:
Your final lab report must be submitted to www.turnitin.com
Category
Marks
Communication
/12
Lab design is written in 3rd person past passive
0
1
2
Procedure is clear, concise, and can be performed given the materials and
time constraints of the lab
0
2
4
Data table is well designed, and includes proper units
0
1
2
6
8
Thinking Investigation
/23
Controls are clearly identified
0
1
2
Data table is complete
0
1
2
The data has been graphed appropriately
0
2
4
Analysis Questions:
2. Was the experimental design reasonable? Why?
0
1
2
2. Was the execution of the experiment successful? How could you tell?
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3. Analysis of experiment:
a. Did your conclusion support your hypothesis?
b. Give your instructor a one sentence rationale of "Why don't whales
have legs?"
c. What was the probable intended purpose of the styrofoam cup?
d. What is the corresponding function of such a cup in common use?
e. What is the adaptive advantage of a sea lion's legs?
6
8
Application
/8
Extension Questions
4. Analyze other marine animals and their adaptations to the marine
environment. Do other marine mammals display the same adaptations as
whales? Are there any adaptations that are different from that of whales?
0
1
2
5. What other adaptations do whales have to allow them to live in an
aquatic habitat? List and describe at least 2.
0
1
2
6. How would natural selection operate to support the evolution of the
fully aquatic mammals such as whales from terrestrial mammals?
0
1
2
3
4
Whale lab design rubric
Name:
Your final lab report must be submitted to www.turnitin.com
Category
Marks
Communication
/12
Lab design is written in 3rd person past passive
0
1
2
Procedure is clear, concise, and can be performed given the materials and
time constraints of the lab
0
2
4
Data table is well designed, and includes proper units
0
1
2
6
8
Thinking Investigation
/23
Controls are clearly identified
0
1
2
Data table is complete
0
1
2
The data has been graphed appropriately
0
2
4
Analysis Questions:
2. Was the experimental design reasonable? Why?
0
1
2
2. Was the execution of the experiment successful? How could you tell?
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3. Analysis of experiment:
a. Did your conclusion support your hypothesis?
b. Give your instructor a one sentence rationale of "Why don't whales
have legs?"
c. What was the probable intended purpose of the styrofoam cup?
d. What is the corresponding function of such a cup in common use?
e. What is the adaptive advantage of a sea lion's legs?
6
8
Application
/8
Extension Questions
4. Analyze other marine animals and their adaptations to the marine
environment. Do other marine mammals display the same adaptations as
whales? Are there any adaptations that are different from that of whales?
0
1
2
5. What other adaptations do whales have to allow them to live in an
aquatic habitat? List and describe at least 2.
0
1
2
6. How would natural selection operate to support the evolution of the
fully aquatic mammals such as whales from terrestrial mammals?
0
1
2
3
4