miniPCR bio™ Electrophoresis Forensics Lab. Wrongfully Convicted? Instructor's and Student's Guide
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Instructor's Guide
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CLAIM
A statement
that answers the
original question/
problem.
Makes a clear,
accurate, and
complete claim.
Makes an accurate
and complete claim.
Makes an accurate
but incomplete or
vague claim.
Makes a claim that is
inaccurate.
EVIDENCE
Data from the
experiment that
supports the
claim.
Data must be
relevant and
sufficient to
support the
claim.
All of the evidence
presented is highly
relevant and clearly
sufficient to
support the claim.
Provides evidence
that is relevant and
sufficient to support
the claim.
Provides relevant
but insufficient
evidence to support
the claim. May
include some non-
relevant evidence.
Only provides
evidence that does
not support claim.
REASONING
Explain why
your evidence
supports your
claim. This must
include scientific
principles/
knowledge that
you have about
the topic to
show why the
data counts as
evidence.
Provides reasoning
that clearly links
the evidence to
the claim. Relevant
scientific principles
are well integrated
in the reasoning.
Provides reasoning
that links the
evidence to the
claim. Relevant
scientific principles
are discussed.
Provides reasoning
that links the
evidence to the
claim, but does not
include relevant
scientific principles
or uses them
incorrectly.
Provides reasoning
that does not link
the evidence to
the claim. Does not
include relevant
scientific principles
or uses them
incorrectly.
Rubric score 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Equivalent Grade 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
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