SCIENCE LABORATORY REPORTS
LABORATORY REPORT Presentation is important, therefore ensure that your handwriting is legible (or type it) and that your lab report follows the proper format as detailed below. Your title page or report header should include your name and student number, your lab partner’s name, your block, the title and date of the lab.
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OBJECTIVE: A short statement specifying the purpose of the experiment.
APPARATUS AND MATERIALS: A statement such as «As per lab manual page #____» or «As per lab sheet, entitled_____» is sufficient. Any changes should be noted.
PROCEDURE: A statement such as «As per lab manual page #____» or «As per lab sheet, entitled_____» is sufficient. Any changes to this section should be noted.
PREDICTION/HYPOTHESIS: Predict the outcome or provide a possible explanation of the outcome of the experiment if applicable.
OBSERVATIONS AND DATA Pertinent observations should be in the form of brief statements using proper scientific language. Describe what you observed during the experiment. Data should be presented in a table with proper titles and units. This portion must be completed during the lab period.
RESULTS AND CALCULATIONS: Calculations must be shown. Accuracy («sig figs») does count! Be sure to properly label your calculations so that they are easily understood. Calculations of slopes can be done right on the graph. Attach all properly labelled graphs to the back of the report.
QUESTIONS: Questions from the text or lab sheet should be answered in full sentences.
CONCLUSION /DISCUSSION: In this section you will discuss the results you obtained, therefore it is imperative that you refer directly to your data and results. Your discussion should also make reference to your objective. Pose questions of your own and relate your results to real life situations where possible. An examination of the errors that likely influenced your accuracy should also be included. Discuss only errors which are unavoidable, significant and/or peculiar to the experiment. Do not include human error which you corrected and therefore did not affect your results.
LABORATORY REPORT Presentation is important, therefore ensure that your handwriting is legible (or type it) and that your lab report follows the proper format as detailed below. Your title page or report header should include your name and student number, your lab partner’s name, your block, the title and date of the lab.
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OBJECTIVE: A short statement specifying the purpose of the experiment.
APPARATUS AND MATERIALS: A statement such as «As per lab manual page #____» or «As per lab sheet, entitled_____» is sufficient. Any changes should be noted.
PROCEDURE: A statement such as «As per lab manual page #____» or «As per lab sheet, entitled_____» is sufficient. Any changes to this section should be noted.
PREDICTION/HYPOTHESIS: Predict the outcome or provide a possible explanation of the outcome of the experiment if applicable.
OBSERVATIONS AND DATA Pertinent observations should be in the form of brief statements using proper scientific language. Describe what you observed during the experiment. Data should be presented in a table with proper titles and units. This portion must be completed during the lab period.
RESULTS AND CALCULATIONS: Calculations must be shown. Accuracy («sig figs») does count! Be sure to properly label your calculations so that they are easily understood. Calculations of slopes can be done right on the graph. Attach all properly labelled graphs to the back of the report.
QUESTIONS: Questions from the text or lab sheet should be answered in full sentences.
CONCLUSION /DISCUSSION: In this section you will discuss the results you obtained, therefore it is imperative that you refer directly to your data and results. Your discussion should also make reference to your objective. Pose questions of your own and relate your results to real life situations where possible. An examination of the errors that likely influenced your accuracy should also be included. Discuss only errors which are unavoidable, significant and/or peculiar to the experiment. Do not include human error which you corrected and therefore did not affect your results.