A lab template with many preloaded packages, a built in grade summary, and many custom commands for instructors.
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\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[margin=1.5in]{geometry}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage[usenames,dvipsnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage[siunitx]{circuitikz}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage[colorinlistoftodos, color=orange!50]{todonotes}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage[numbers, square]{natbib}
\usepackage{fancybox}
\usepackage{epsfig}
\usepackage{soul}
\usepackage[framemethod=tikz]{mdframed}
\usepackage[shortlabels]{enumitem}
\usepackage[version=4]{mhchem}
\usepackage{multicol}
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% \clarity{points}{comment} >>> "Clarity of Writing" %
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% \source{comment} >>> "Sources" %
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\setlength{\marginparwidth}{3.4cm}
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\newcounter{points}
\setcounter{points}{100}
\newcounter{spelling}
\newcounter{english}
\newcounter{units}
\newcounter{other}
\newcounter{source}
\newcounter{concept}
\newcounter{missing}
\newcounter{math}
\newcounter{terms}
\newcounter{clarity}
\newcounter{late}
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\newcommand{\late}{\todo{late submittal (-5)}
\addtocounter{late}{-5}
\addtocounter{points}{-5}}
\definecolor{pink}{RGB}{255,182,193}
\newcommand{\hlp}[2][pink]{ {\sethlcolor{#1} \hl{#2}} }
\definecolor{myblue}{rgb}{0.668, 0.805, 0.929}
\newcommand{\hlb}[2][myblue]{ {\sethlcolor{#1} \hl{#2}} }
\newcommand{\clarity}[2]{\todo[color=CornflowerBlue!50]{CLARITY of WRITING(#1) #2}\addtocounter{points}{#1}
\addtocounter{clarity}{#1}}
\newcommand{\other}[2]{\todo{OTHER(#1) #2} \addtocounter{points}{#1} \addtocounter{other}{#1}}
\newcommand{\spelling}{\todo[color=CornflowerBlue!50]{SPELLING (-1)} \addtocounter{points}{-1}
\addtocounter{spelling}{-1}}
\newcommand{\units}{\todo{UNITS (-1)} \addtocounter{points}{-1}
\addtocounter{units}{-1}}
\newcommand{\english}{\todo[color=CornflowerBlue!50]{SYNTAX and GRAMMAR (-1)} \addtocounter{points}{-1}
\addtocounter{english}{-1}}
\newcommand{\source}{\todo{SOURCE(S) (-2)} \addtocounter{points}{-2}
\addtocounter{source}{-2}}
\newcommand{\concept}{\todo{CONCEPT (-2)} \addtocounter{points}{-2}
\addtocounter{concept}{-2}}
\newcommand{\missing}[2]{\todo{MISSING CONTENT (#1) #2} \addtocounter{points}{#1}
\addtocounter{missing}{#1}}
\newcommand{\maths}{\todo{MATH (-1)} \addtocounter{points}{-1}
\addtocounter{math}{-1}}
\newcommand{\terms}{\todo[color=CornflowerBlue!50]{SCIENCE TERMS (-1)} \addtocounter{points}{-1}
\addtocounter{terms}{-1}}
\newcommand{\summary}[1]{
\begin{mdframed}[nobreak=true]
\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
\vspace{0.5cm}
\begin{center}
\Large{Grade Summary} \hrule
\end{center} \vspace{0.5cm}
General Comments: #1
\vspace{0.5cm}
Possible Points \dotfill 100 \\
Points Lost (Late Submittal) \dotfill \thelate \\
Points Lost (Science Terms) \dotfill \theterms \\
Points Lost (Syntax and Grammar) \dotfill \theenglish \\
Points Lost (Spelling) \dotfill \thespelling \\
Points Lost (Units) \dotfill \theunits \\
Points Lost (Math) \dotfill \themath \\
Points Lost (Sources) \dotfill \thesource \\
Points Lost (Concept) \dotfill \theconcept \\
Points Lost (Missing Content) \dotfill \themissing \\
Points Lost (Clarity of Writing) \dotfill \theclarity \\
Other \dotfill \theother \\[0.5cm]
\begin{center}
\large{\textbf{Grade:} \fbox{\thepoints}}
\end{center}
\end{minipage}
\end{mdframed}}
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%\renewcommand*{\thefootnote}{\arabic{footnote}}
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\title{
\normalfont \normalsize
\textsc{The Hudson School, Hoboken, New Jersey \\
Course, Semester and Year} \\
[10pt]
\rule{\linewidth}{0.5pt} \\[6pt]
\huge Title of Lab Experiment \\
\rule{\linewidth}{2pt} \\[10pt]
}
\author{Your Name}
\date{\normalsize Date Submitted}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\noindent
Date Performed \dotfill December 31, 1999 \\
Partners \dotfill Full Name \\
Instructor \dotfill Instructor's Name \\
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\section{Purpose}
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\section{Hypothesis}
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\section {Materials}
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%\summary{}
\summary{\hl{Yellow} highlights are teacher additions. \hlp{Pink} highlights are errors. Language related issues in\hlb{blue color}. Compare yellow additions to your PDF version.}
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