Soda Can Calorimetry Rubric

Criteria
Prelab/Initial
Investigatio
n

Laboratory
Data Table

Levels of
100%potential
90%
Initial
Investigation
response is
clear, follows
English
grammar and
punctuation
rules, states
the students
previous
experiences
with or
knowledge of
nutrition
labels and
accurately
cites
information
in at least one
credible,
relevant
website or
other source
to support the
students
response.
The data
table is
completely
filled with
appropriate
values and
information
in each slot.
Each value
depicting
either mass
or temp. is

Initial
Investigatio
n response
is clear but
has some
grammar
and
punctuation
mistakes; it
goes over
the students
previous
experiences/
knowledge
with
nutrition
labels and
cites one
credible,
relevant
website or
other source
to support
response.

The data
table is
completely
filled, but it
has values
and
information
in some
slots that
need to be
exchanged,
or some
values dont
include
units.

80%

70%

60%

Initial
Investigation
response is
essentially clear,
with a sentence
or two that is
not
understandable.
It has some
grammar and
punctuation
mistakes; it goes
over the
students
previous
experiences/kno
wledge with
nutrition labels
and cites one
credible,
relevant website
for information,
but is not
connected well
to students
response.
The data table is
completely
filled, but it has
values and
information in
some slots that
need to be
exchanged; most
values dont
provide units.

Initial
Investigation
response has
information that
is not
understandable,
has grammar
and punctuation
mistakes; it goes
over the
students
previous
experiences/kno
wledge of
nutrition labels,
but does not
provide much
info. It cites a
website for
connected
information, but
it is not
connected well
to students
response

Initial
Investigation
response
is not
understandable
or is missing;
it has numerous
grammar and
punctuation
mistakes; it
does not go
into much
detail about
students
knowledge/
experiences of
nutrition labels.
It cites an
irrelevant
website or does
not cite one at
all.

The data table

has some slots
that are not
filled in; it
might provide
values with no
or few units.

The data table

has few or no
slots filled in
with
appropriate
values, or is not
readable.

Calculations

Summary of
Results

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

The
calculations
section is
completely
filled out for
the 3 food
samples and
accurately
shows in
each problem
how to take
values from
the data table
to obtain
requested
information.

The
calculations
section is
completely
filled out for
the 3 food
samples, but
there is one
or two
mistakes the
student
makes when
taking
values from
the data
table to
obtain
requested
information.
The
response
shows a
clear
connection
between
calculations
performed
and food
calorie
results from
lab.
Nutrition
label
calories and
calorie
results are
compared
and
contrasted,
but not in
detail.
Reasons for
discrepancie
s are
provided,
but not well

The calculations
section is nearly
completely
filled out for the
3 food samples,
or there are
numerous
mistakes the
student makes
when taking
data table values
to obtain
requested
information

The calculations
section has
some areas that
are not
completely
filled out or
missing entirely
for the 3 food
samples.

The
calculations
section has
many areas that
are not
completely
filled out for
each of the 3
food samples,
or there are no
calculations
present.

The response
shows a
connection
between
calculations
performed and
food calories
results from lab,
but is not fully
clear or
connected.
Nutritional label
calories and
calorie results
are weakly
compared and
contrasted.
Reasons for
discrepancies
are provided,
but not
appropriate or
not connected.
Some grammar
and punctuation
mistakes.

The response
shows a
connection
between
calculations
performed and
food calorie
results from lab,
but may not be
fully clear or
connected.
Either (1)
nutrition label
calories and
calorie results
are not
compared and
contrasted, or
(2) reasons for
discrepancies
are not
provided. Some
grammar and
punctuation
mistakes.

Either the
response is
missing, has
numerous
requested areas
that are not
provided in the
summary, or is
not
understandable.

The response
shows a clear
connection
between
calculations
performed
and food
calorie
results from
lab.
Nutrition
label calories
and calorie
results are
compared
and
contrasted.
Reasons for
discrepancies
are provided.
There are no
or very few
grammar or
punctuation
mistakes.

connected.
There may
be some
grammar
and
punctuation
mistakes.

Critical
Thinking
Response

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

Student
reflection
comparing
soda can
calorimetry
to bomb
calorimetry is
clear,
detailed,
critically
well-thought
out, and has
no or nearly
no grammar
and
punctuation
mistakes.

Student
reflection
comparing
soda can
calorimetry
to bomb
calorimetry
is clear,
somewhat
detailed or
not entirely
well-thought
out, and has
few
grammar or
punctuation
mistakes.

Student
reflection
comparing soda
can calorimetry
to bomb
calorimetry is
not entirely
clear or is not
well-detailed or
not well-thought
out; may have
some grammar
and punctuation
mistakes.

Student
reflection
comparing soda
can calorimetry
to bomb
calorimetry is
mostly not
comprehendible
or is not
detailed. May
have some or
many grammar
and punctuation
mistakes.

Student
reflection
comparing
soda can
calorimetry to
bomb
calorimetry is
not
comprehendibl
e, or is off
topic, or
missing.