Preparing a Lab report

Question 1

Order

Answer 1

Title
Introduction
- bg info
- purpose
- hypothesis
Materials and Methods
Results
- table and graph
Discussion and Conclusion
- compare hypothesis and data
- explanation
- errors

Question 2

Introduction

Answer 2

observations/bg info
Experimental design
- identify dependent and independent variables
Hypothesis
- complete sentence
- must be testable

Question 3

Materials and Methods

Answer 3

VERY DETAILED
- should be able to repeat the experiment
Methods must be in paragraph
Materials
- ONLY section that can be in a list format
- OR it can be with the methods

Question 4

Results

Answer 4

Table and graph
Titles, descriptions
Label the X and Y axis
Present data collected
describe your data without any opinions

Question 5

Discussion

Answer 5

accept or reject your hypothesis
EXPLAIN why it is accepted or rejected, using your data
Summary of your data
- Averages
- DO NOT copy data (different than the results)
- Possible errors, ways the experiment could be improved