Scientific arguement
Good Developing Not sufficient
2 1 0
1 0.5 0
Included where needed and with
proper format
Error(s) in format/usage (e.g. not
enough citations) Many errors in format/usage OR missing
Clear logical flow of ideas that is
easy to follow from start to finish Some parts unclear or hard to follow
Many instances where writing was
unclear and hard to follow
Little to no grammar or sentence
structure mistakes, no spelling
errors
Some grammar, sentence structure, or
spelling errors
Multiple of grammar, sentence structure,
or spelling errors
◻ Missing much or all of the
necessary data to support
claim(s)/includign far too much
irrelevant data
◻ Includes most of the necessary
data to support claim(s) OR includes
all relevant data + some irrelevant
data
Clarity of writing 1
Clarity of writing 2
Accurate ◻ Incorrect explanation, reasoning is
irrelevant to the data and/or claim
◻ Some inaccuracies in the
explanation
◻ Correctly connects data and
claim using logical explanations of
biology/genetics
Complete ◻ Reasoning is insufficient or
missing
◻ Some reasoning missing (e.g.
some evidence not justified)
◻ Includes all the necessary
reasoning to support claim(s)
◻ Some possible claims are
missing
◻ Includes all claims possible &
relevant from the given data
◻ Includes all necessary data to
support claim(s), and not
irrelevant data
CLAIM
Complete &
relevant
Component:
Missing or extremely incomplete
EVIDENCE
EXPLANATION (model):
connect evidence to the
underlying biology/genetics to
explain or hypothesize about
why these results exist. Connect
to claim and broader research
question
Citations & references
Accurate ◻ Inaccurate description of the data◻ Some inaccuracies ◻ Descriptions of the evidence
are accurate
Accurate
◻ No, the claim(s) does not fit the
data/does not answer research
question.
◻ Some of the claim(s) fits the
data/answers the research question.
◻ All of the claim(s) fit the data
and answer the research
question.
Complete
