TABLE II.

Rubric for Lab report

Lab report is a total of 150 points with following five sections
	Section	Points to be addressed	Points allotted
1	Purpose	What was the overall goal of doing the lab?	10	Measures the students’ understanding of the overall objective of the laboratory exercise, not merely the techniques they performed.
2	Results	Report all the data from all sections of the laboratory exercise Present data analysis appropriately. Number all the figures and add a precise figure legend to each figure. Place labels directly on the plate pictures. Use arrows to point representative colonies when adding labels.	50	Results assess students’ success in performing various laboratory techniques. Data analysis and presentation measure students’ analyzing skills. Proper representation of results data prepares students to write professional papers in their future career.
3	CRISPR Bioinformatics exercise	1) For the STE12 sequence, find four appropriate target sequences on CRISPR direct. You must find two target sequences on the positive strand and two on the negative strand (8pts). 2) Record the four sequences and the four corresponding guide RNA sequences (in 5’-> 3’ direction) (10pts). 3) Take a screenshot of the results page and attach it to your lab report (7pts).	25	Determines students’ ability to use the CRISPR direct website in order to effectively design gRNA sequences. Also assesses their understanding of the concepts of positive strands, negative strands, target sequences, and gRNAs.
4	Discussion	Write what you expected to find and why. Does your data match your expectation? If your data does not match your expectations, then mention what might have gone wrong	40	Measures students’ ability to think about their results critically. This also assesses what students learned from the laboratory exercise over all.
5	Broader Impact (PL03) What are the societal implications of CRISPR technology?	1) Give a summary of how CRISPR might affect one aspect of society. This can be medical, agricultural, commercial or even national defense. You must reference at least one article. This can be a scientific publication. review, or social commentary (9 pts). 2) Give arguments in favor of the technology for the field you have chosen (8pts). 3) Give arguments against the use of the technology for the field you have chosen (8pts)	25	Assesses students’ basic understanding of how the CRISPR technology is being used in society in various fields.