Paper Evaluation Rubric (5 points possible/written evaluation) A.Identify the main questions and hypothesis: Why was the work undertaken, i.e., was there a conflict between previous observations, or did this work hope to extend previous findings? What was the purpose of the work as defined by one or more hypotheses? 0 pointsno questions or hypotheses identified 0.5pointsonly some of the questions or hypotheses identified, or not well communicated 1 pointmain questions and hypotheses identified and well described B.Describe the main conclusion(s) of the paper: What are the major outcomes of the work? Are they consistent with the hypothesis(es) proposed initially? 0 pointsincorrect or no conclusions identified 0.5 pointsonly some conclusions identified or poorly articulated 1 pointmain conclusion(s) identified and well described and organized C.Describe several experiments supporting the conclusions: Select several of the experiments undertaken, state how they were done, and assess the results. Were there difficulties in interpretation, did the results support or refute the hypotheses stated earlier? 0 points no experiments described 0.5 pointslimited experiments described or poorly paraphrased 1 pointat least one experimentswell evaluated and analyzed D.Your evaluation of the paper: in your own words describe how reliable or believable the results of the work were, why you think the results are important and your overall impression of the paper.