1. Carrot Lab – Editing Session Switch with your lab buddy

2. Overall Does it look neat? Does it look professional? Font Size: – Size 10-12, ½ - 1 inch margins Font: Worth: 3 Points – Times New Roman – Calibri –Arial – Georgia – C ambria

3. Some things to keep in Mind No use of I, WE, THEY, IT

4. Title Is it original? (Not Carrot Lab) Is it in the top left of the page? Typos? Is it the same size as the rest of the font? Worth: 1 point

5. Background Does the section have a bolded and underlined title? Does it give enough backgound information? – Does it explain a little about carrots/ plant cells/ cells reaction to salt? – Does it flow from general to specific? Is the last sentence a purpose statement? – “The purpose of this is lab is to ……” Typos? Worth: 3 point

6. Hypothesis Does the section have a bolded and underlined title? Is it an “If _____ then______” statement? – If a carrot is soaked in salt water, then it will increase in size. Or whatever their hypothesis should be. Typos?

7. Materials Does the section have a bolded and underlined title? Is it complete? Glance through the procedures and see if they missed anything Are the materials listed in bullets and columns? Typos? Worth: 2 point

8. Procedure Does the section have a bolded and underlined title? Does it contain enough instruction to replicate? Are the steps numbered? Typos? Worth: 6 point

9. Data/ Results Does the section have a bolded and underlined title? Does it have a chart containing quantitative data – Charts should be neatly organized, made on the computer – ALL CHARTS NEED CAPTIONS “Figure 1: Carrots length before and after soaking” Does it have a paragraph containing qualitative data. – Comparing before and after of both carrots (So, 4 descriptions) Typos? Worth: 6 point

10. Analysis Does the section have a bolded and underlined title? Does it attempt to explain the results? Are there at least 2 sources of error listed? Typos?

11. Conclusion Does it start with a Restatement of the hypothesis? – “In this lab, the carrots ability to stand up to salt was tested” Does it review the procedures (how the hypothesis was tested) in 2-3 sentences? Does it determine if the hypothesis was supported or not? – “The hypothesis was supported by the evidence collected” Typos? Worth: 4 point