Sandbox  Checklist 2 - Student Experiment  

Name _________________________   Date  _____________
  Grade _____________
Report Criteria: 
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Introduction
Report Title
 
 
 
 
 
 
Background- plate tectonics and faults
 
 
 
 
 
 
The problem you investigated (your question)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Your hypothesis
 
 
 
 
 
 
Procedure
List of your equipment
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clear steps for how you did the experiment






Pictures included in procedure  
 
 
 
 
 
Results
Picture results for each step (20,40, 60 turns, etc)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Written summary for each step (what you saw and learned)






Conclusions
Summarize what you learned and conclusions
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional interesting information  
 
 
 
 
 
What real world geology did you model?






Identify sources of error in the model






Generalization to the real world






Ask a new question






Report quality
Shows good teamwork
  
 
 
 
 
 
web page is well designed and clear
 
 
 
 
 
 
Very few grammar and spelling errors  (use spell check)  
 
 
 
 
  
The report is complete, thorough, and on time.  
 
 
 
 
 
Total points: