Sex and the Single Guppy - Grading Rubric
| Unsatisfactory (1 pt) | Good (2 pts) | Exellent (3 pts) | |
| Introduction | Either background information or hypothesis is missing | Background information included,could be expanded upon, hypothesis included | Background information included and provides a context for the problem, hypothesis stated |
| Data | Data is not included as a chart or graph; not enough data is taken to draw conclusions, difficult to interpret | Data includes enough information to draw conclusions, some labels are missing or data is difficult to interpret | Data is extensive and clearly shows trends in the populations. All graphs and charts are labeled and easy to read |
| Conclusions | Conclusions do not follow data; experimental question is not answered; summary missing or incoherent | Conclusions appear to follow data, the experimental question is answered, summary of data missing or incoherent | Conclusions logically follow data, trends in data are summarized; the experimental question is answered and the hypothesis is addressed |
| Format | Organization lacking; not neat | Neat, organized and easy to read | x 2 = Total of 20 possible |