===== Notebook Rubric =====

==== General Grading Scale ====

4.0 (96-100%) - Perfect, I cannot think of anything else they could have done\\ 
\ \ \ \ \ //All categories and aspects are present and no further improvement is necessary//\\ 
3.75 (93-95%) - A very good notebook, they just have a couple of things they could improve on\\ 
\ \ \ \ \ //All categories and most aspects are present but there are several aspects that have room for improvement//\\ 
3.5 (87-92%) - A good notebook, could use some more work\\  
\ \ \ \ \ //All categories are present but there are some missing aspects or significant improvements to be made//\\ 
3.0 (78-84%) - An alright notebook, they have some good stuff but it needs a lot of improvement\\  
\ \ \ \ \ //Most categories are present but are missing some aspects. Some aspects are good but others need a lot of improvement//\\ 
2.5 (68-74%) - Not great, they left out very important pieces of information completely and what they have needs a lot of work \\ 
\ \ \ \ \ //Many categories or aspects are left out and what is there needs major improvement//\\ 
2.0 (65%) - Very weak notebook, they turned something in but that's about it\\ 
\ \ \ \ \ //Most categories are nonexistent and what is present is done poorly//\\ 
0.0 (0%) - Did not turn in a notebook

=== Experimental Design ===
  * Communication: Clearly record the steps and results of the experiment.
  * Scientific Process: Proceed intentionally through the experiment.
    * Communication
      * Diagrams are labeled and clear
      * Procedure is clear and detailed enough to reproduce the experiment
      * Observations are noted and related back to the concepts
      * Predictions are listed and explained
      * Reasoning/motivation shows why the experiment was carried out in this manner
    * Scientific process
      * List goals for each section of the lab
      * Did they plan ahead?
      * Did they work systematically? And intentionally?
      * Multiple trials
      * Attempts to improve accuracy

=== Discussion ===
  * Uncertainty: Discuss uncertainty in measurements, models, and results.
  * Results: Present results in a clear way and support claims with evidence.
    * Uncertainty
      * Measurements
        * Recorded with uncertainty
        * Discuss sources of uncertainty
        * Uncertainty is quantified and explained
        * Worked to reduce uncertainty
      * Models
        * Compared models to observations
        * Discussion of limitations/assumptions of model
        * Corrections to model based on experimental results
    * Results
      * Plot (if one exists)
        * They graph their data in a way that makes sense
        * The plot tells us something significant about the experiment
          * Not just, x and y are linearly related
        * There is a best fit line and a slope
        * There are error bars on the data points
        * Error bars that make sense
        * They graphed their data in an interesting way that tells us something about the experimental parameters
      * Conclusions
        * They discuss the motivation of the experiment
        * They summarize the process
        * They discuss the result
          * Slope or other significant result is given with uncertainty and compared to some expectation
        * The significance of the result is discussed
        * It is tied it to the bigger picture (implications)