Homologous Structures Lab Grading Rubric

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General Format Rules and Writing (10 pts)

Title in Bold, Names of group members below title, date submitted
Sub-headings are in bold & on left hand margin
Data tables and graphs centered and unbroken by page breaks
Grammar, sentence structure, and spelling are correct
Appropriate voice for professional audience
References appropriately cited in APA format

Introduction (15 pts)

Purpose accurately stated
Adequate background information provided-describe homologous structures
Hypothesis correctly expressed
Hypothesis justified by background information

Methods (15 pts)

Written in paragraph form.
Describes what was done, not a cookbook
Clearly describes the rules used for measuring.

Results and Analysis (40 pts)

Data presented in table form-Tables properly titled and formatted - Excel
used to calculate % of humerus (10)
Bar graph-number of each bone per forelimb (5)
Bar graph- total bones in each forelimb (5)
Bar graph-length of each bone as % of humerus (5)
Bar graph-diameter of each bone as % of humerus (5)
Accurate drawings(or digital photos) properly labeled (10)

Discussion (20 pts)

Addressed evidence for common ancestor-most recent common ancestor?
Hypothesis is evaluated-Do all share a common ancestor?
Explanation for variations in forelimb structure related to function
Discussion refers to specific data in graph or table
Changes in procedure, new investigations suggested

Extra Credit- Extra forelimb data and analysis

Grade (100 pts)