A great way for students to practice their science literacy skills is by way of lab reports. It is important to note that the expectations for these reports must also gradually increase with each teaching division. As such, I recommend that science teachers have at least two different lab report resources: one for junior/intermediate levels (ie. General Science), and one for intermediate/senior levels (ie. Biology, Chemistry, Physics).
The junior/intermediate science lab report (above) is a great guide for grade 9/10 students as it includes simple and clear instructions on how to create a lab report, along with a success criteria checklist and a simple rubric for easy marking. For example, I would give this report guideline to SNC1D students as a resource to complete the Forensic Chemistry - Physical and Chemical Properties Lab from the Chemistry unit.
The intermediate/senior science lab report checklist (below) can be used for any intermediate/senior science course and also includes detailed success criteria as well as a marking scheme. For example, I would give this report guideline to SBI4U students as a resource to complete the Identifying Macromolecules in Food Substances Lab from the Biochemistry unit.
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