CATEGORY

EXEMPLARY

ACCOMPLISHED

DEVELOPING

EMERGENT

Quality of work

Excellent effort that successfully communicates all the relevant features of the experiment in a professional looking manner

Good effort that is facilitates the reader's understanding of the data with no substantive grammatical or presentation errors

Effort apparent with only modest errors in grammar or inconsistencies in presentation, handwritten

Shows little effort, small and hard to see plots, ineffective communication due to handwriting or confused grammar

Determination of initial velocity of ball

Goes beyond accomplished by examining possible sources of variability or similar applications in the world

Data and calculations clearly presented with some explanation of steps. No substantive errors in numbers or analysis

Data and calculations clearly presented with some explanation of steps. Some errors in numbers or analysis

Presents data and results with few intermediate steps or explanation. Would be hard to follow for a novice

Determination of numerical variability

Uses previous ideas of variability with facility and insight to estimate a range of possible velocities.

Uses previous ideas of variability appropriately to estimate a range of possible velocities.

Uses previous ideas of variability inconsistently to estimate a range of possible velocities.

Uses own ideas of variability to estimate a range of possible velocities.

Challenge Solution(s)

Determines line location (and hoop height) clearly and effectively while exploring additional aspects or applications of the setting.

Application of data to determination of line location (and hoop height) is easy to follow with no evident errors or omissions.

Application of data to determination of line location (and hoop height) is present with minor errors or omissions.

Application of data to determination of line location (and hoop height) is hard to follow or disconnected from actual setting

Analysis of success/failure and FreeMat

Uses tools developed in this lab with no errors to interpret the data. Considers additional data which would improve clarity of results.

If in error analyzes and finds error with cogent analysis along with comparison with FreeMat predictions. If successful compares analytic and numerical solutions thoughtfully

If in error analyzes and speculates on error with analysis . If successful determines min/max with some reference to variability. No comparison with FreeMat predictions

If in error guesses at source with little analysis along with comparison with FreeMat predictions. If successful determines min/max with no reference to variability.