| CATEGORY |
20
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15
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10
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5
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| Accuracy of Plot |
All points are plotted correctly and are easy to see. A ruler is used to neatly connect the points or make the bars if a computerized graphing program has not been used. |
All points are plotted correctly and are easy to see. |
All points are plotted correctly. |
Points are not plotted correctly OR extra points were included. |
| Labeling of X axis |
The X axis has a clear, neat label that describes the units used for the independent variable (e.g, days, months, participants? names). |
The X axis has a clear label that describes the units used for the independent variable. |
The X axis has a label. |
The X axis is not labeled. |
| Labeling of Y axis |
The Y axis has a clear, neat label that describes the units and the dependent variable. |
The Y axis has a clear label that describes the units and the dependent variable. |
The Y axis has a label. |
The Y axis is not labeled. |
| Title |
Title is creative and clearly relates to the problem being graphed (includes dependent and independent variables). It is printed at the top of the graph. |
Title clearly relates to the problem being graphed (includes dependent and independent variables) and is printed at the top of the graph. |
There is a title at the top of the graph. |
There is no title. |
| Neatness and Attractiveness |
Exceptionally well designed, neat and attractive. Colors that go well together are used to make the graph more readable. A ruler and graph paper (or graphing computer program) are used. |
Neat and relatively attractive. A ruler and graph paper (or graphing computer program) are used to make the graph more readable. |
Lines are neatly drawn but the graph appears quite plain. |
Appears messy and ?thrown together? in a hurry. Lines are visibly crooked. |
