Sandbox Experiments Checklist   Name ______________   Date  _______
Report Criteria: 
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Part I  Introduction
Report Title
 
 
 
 
 
 
Background- plate tectonics and faults
 
 
 
 
 
 
fault vocabulary  
 
 
 
 
 
Part II  Compression Experiment
Experiment title
 
 
 
 
 
 
The question(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Your hypothesis
 
 
 
 
 
 
Procedure - clear steps  
 
 
 
 
 
Pictures included in procedure  
 
 
 
 
 
Three steps (20,40, 60 turns)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Summary for each step (what you saw and learned)






Final summary and conclusions  
 
 
 
 
 
Additional interesting information  
 
 
 
 
 
Part III  Extension Experiment
Experiment title






The question(s)





Your hypothesis





Procedure - clear steps





Pictures included in procedure





Two steps (15, 25 turns)





Summary for each step (what you saw and learned)





Final summary and conclusions





Additional interesting information





Part IV  Report Summary
Summarize what you learned






What is a model?
Is the sandbox a scientific model? Why?






Identify sources of error in the model






Generalization





Report quality
Includes pictures
  
 
 
 
 
 
web page is well designed and clear
 
 
 
 
 
 
Very few grammar and spelling errors  (use spell check)  
 
 
 
 
  
The report is complete, thorough, and on time.  
 
 
 
 
 
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