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

• 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

• 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)