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Graphing : Accelaration due to gravity

Teacher Name: Mrs. Bissonette

Student Name:
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CATEGORY

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Units

All units are described (in a key or with labels) and
are appropriately sized for the data set.

Most units are described (in a key or with labels) and

All units are described (in a key or with labels) but
are not appropriately sized for the data set.

Units are neither described NOR appropriately sized
for the data set.

Data Table

Data in the table is well organized, accurate, and
easy to read.

Data in the table is organized, accurate, and easy to
read.

Data in the table is accurate and easy to read.

Data in the table is not accurate and/or cannot be
read.

Title

Title is creative and clearly relates to the problem
being graphed (includes dependent and independent variable). It is printed
at the top of the graph.

Title clearly relates to the problem being graphed
(includes dependent and independent variable) and is printed at the top of
the graph.

A title is present at the top of the graph.

A title is not present.

Labeling of X axis

The X axis has a clear, neat label that describes the
units used for the independent variable (e.g, days, months, participants'
names).

The X axis has a clear label that describes the units
used for the independent variable.

The X axis has a label.

The X axis is not labeled.

Labeling of Y axis

The Y axis has a clear, neat label that describes the
units and the dependent variable (e.g, % of dogfood eaten; degree of
satisfaction).

The Y axis has a clear label that describes the units
and the dependent variable (e.g, % of dogfood eaten; degree of
satisfaction).

The Y axis has a label.

The Y axis is not labeled.

Neatness and Attractiveness

Exceptionally well designed, neat, and attractive.
Colors that go well together are used to make the graph more readable. A
ruler and graph paper (or graphing computer program) are used.

Neat and relatively attractive. A ruler and graph
paper (or graphing computer program) are used to make the graph more
readable.

Lines are neatly drawn but the graph appears quite
plain.

Appears messy and "thrown together" in a hurry. Lines
are visibly crooked.

Unit conversion

All work is shown with units and the steps are correct
and easy to follow.

All work is shown with units but the steps are not
easy to follow.

Not all the work is shown and it may or may not be
easy to follow.

No work is shown.

Percent Error

All work is shown with units and the steps are correct
and easy to follow. The correct answer (with units) is given for the
student's data.

All work is shown with units but the steps are not
easy to follow. The correct answer (with units) is given for the student's
data.

Not all the work is shown and it may or may not be
easy to follow. The correct answer may have missing units.

The answer is not coorect, units and/ or work may be
missing.

Date Created: November 30, 2006

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