| 1. [d] Data (often in a table of results) | 
| +1 | Line of latitude (or longitude) recorded | 
| +1 | Starting longitude (or longitude) recorded | 
| +1 | Ending longitude (or longitude) recorded | 
| +1 | GPS distance data recorded, one point per GPS unit | 
| +1 | Surveyors wheel data | 
| +1 | Google Earth ruler data | 
| 2. [t] Data tables format | 
| 3 | Clear, concise, well thought out, informative, labels and units in the heads | 
| 2 | Missing borders or other minor format inconsistencies, or missing one element in the head such as units | 
| 1 | Incomplete, runs off edges of page, lacks minimal margins, or missing two or more elements such as borders and units | 
| 3. [a] Data analysis [6] | 
| +1 | Calculated difference in minutes of longitude along the line of latitude | 
| +1 | Calculated mean distance in meters | 
| +1 | Calculated meters per minute of longitude [or latitude] (m/min)  | 
| +1 | Experimentally determined Earth circumference (km) | 
| +1 | Actual Earth circumference (km) | 
| +1 | Percentage error from actual circumference of the Earth. |