You may choose either Ex. 5A: The Cell—Transport Mechanisms & Cell Permeability or Ex. 16A: Skeletal Muscle Physiology
The report will be graded on content and format. Please see rubric below:
Content: 80%
INTRODUCTION: 25%
●Introduces the topic of the experiment, with sufficient background information to exhibit a clear understanding of the material covered
●States major objectives clearly
●States HYPOTHESIS properly
MATERIALS AND METHODS: 10%
●Includes all materials used through the entire experiment (Use complete sentences. Do not just make a list of materials)
●Describes all procedures as they were performed in paragraph form with complete sentences (NOT as a recipe or as written in the lab manual)
RESULTS: 15%
●Explains clearly and concisely, in paragraph form, data and observations (Do not explain or interpret your data, just state the results)
●Displays relevant graphs/tables/diagrams (Results are always written out first then you show your graph or table, if applicable) Be sure to reference all graphs/tables/diagrams in the written portion of the RESULTS
DISCUSSION and CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS/APPLICATIONS 30%
●Discusses how results support or fail to support hypothesis
●Explains and interprets the data/observations
●Explains possible sources of error
●Describes how information might have practical uses in a clinical setting
●Formulates further experiments to test hypothesis, or proposes a new hypothesis and experiment (based on observations in current experiment)
LITERATURE CITED
●Properly lists all reference books, articles and websites used to write the report (See syllabus for examples)
Format: 20%
GENERAL: 15%
●The report has a descriptive title
●Materials and Methods are written in paragraph form with complete sentences
●Each graph/table has a descriptive title
●Axes of graphs are properly labeled
●Sections are properly titled
●Length is 3-6 double-spaced pages
●References are cited correctly in the body of the paper and in the LITERATURE CITED section
●The report and each section are logically organized
ENGLISH: 5%
●Grammar, syntax, spelling, and punctuation are used correctly and consistently
●The report is written in third person
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Use a word processor to create your report. The preferred word processor is Microsoft Word but you may also use WordPerfect, RTF, PDF, PostScript, HTML, and plain text (TXT).
Double-space the text. When done, save the paper to your computer or a disk or a flash drive. A hardcopy of your report must also be submitted during class time on the due date which is two weeks after the experiment was performed.
