Writing a Laboratory Report

Question 1

Part where you contextualize the experiment

Answer 1

Introduction

Question 2

Defines the scope of your study, introduce key concepts and terms, present the current state of knowledge, identify gaps or inconsistencies that lead to your study, summarize what you did, and state your hypotheses and predictions

Answer 2

Introduction

Question 3

Describes the history of the topic or the cause of the problem the topic addresses (Component)

Answer 3

Background Information

Question 4

What you are supposed to accomplish in the experimental procedure itself (Component)

Answer 4

Objectives

Question 5

Explains why your experiment was necessary, its contribution, and how will the audience benefit from it (Component)

Answer 5

Significance

Question 6

Guide Questions for Introduction

Answer 6

• What is known about the topic?
• Why was the activity and/or experiment performed

Question 7

Details how the experiment was conducted, the research methods used, and the reason for choosing those methods

Answer 7

Methodology

Question 8

Series of steps and decisions involved in the way work is completed (Component)

Answer 8

Step-by-step procedure

Question 9

Encompasses what you recorded when you conducted the experiment (Component)

Answer 9

Data

Question 10

The process of collecting and analyzing data in order to identify trends and develop valuable insights (Component)

Answer 10

Statistical Analysis

Question 11

Guide Questions for Methodology

Answer 11

• What materials were used?
• How were the materials used?
• What data were gathered?
• How did you analyze the data gathered?

Question 12

Provides a brief summary of your results, relate them to your hypotheses, and put them into context

Answer 12

Results and Discussion

Question 13

Organization of data so that logical and statistical conclusions can be derived (Component)

Answer 13

Presentation of data or findings gathered

Question 14

Process of reviewing data and arriving at general conclusions using various analytical methods (Component)

Answer 14

Evaluation and/or interpretation of results

Question 15

Presents similarities and differences between the study and the experiment

Answer 15

Comparable studies for citations

Question 16

What the findings mean to researchers or certain subgroups and to subsequent research

Answer 16

Implication/s of the finding/s in applied studies

Question 17

How to construct flow of Results and Discussion

Answer 17

• Results, including the headings, should follow the flow of the objectives of the activity
• Discussion explains what is the meaning of results and its relevance to other studies/people, their importance, and their limit/s
• Starts by restating the key findings and lead on their broader implications

Question 18

Guide Questions for Results and Discussion

Answer 18

• Got any unexpected results?
• Propose a specific hypothesis
• Address the things that has a specific effect on the results

Question 19

• Used to organize data that is too detailed or complicated to be described adequately in text
• Allows the reader to quickly see the results

Answer 19

Table

Question 20

Complements the text, visually demonstrate the author’s analysis, and engages the reader

Answer 20

Images

Question 21

Helps the reader comprehend quickly and identify patterns and predictions

Answer 21

Graphs

Question 22

Remarks for making graphs

Answer 22

• Spell out any abbreviation used
• Label axes and make sure the scales are clear and the points can be seen
• Figure and text legends should be intelligible without reference

Question 23

• Summarizes the report as a whole
• Provides a brief overview of the strengths and limitations and its implications

Answer 23

Conclusion

Question 24

Short statement that summarizes or informs readers the main ideas (Component)

Answer 24

Summary of important ideas (from Introduction to Discussions)

Question 25

The core findings of the experiment and how it can be connected or applied to other experiments or studies (Component)

Answer 25

Main results and their importance and/or implications

Question 26

Details about all of the sources used in researching about the topic

Answer 26

References