Lab Report Format

Lab Reports:

To Keep in Mind...

* Understanding hypothesis: A guess.

* Design an experiment to test a hypothesis.

* Control Group: nothing changes, nothing is done to this group.

* Experimental Group: the group that you experiment on.

* Comparing the two groups.

* See what's going on

* OBSERVING!

Format...

Title

Date

Lab Group (all names)

Course (Summer 2013)

Instructor (Teacher)

Abstract: Summarizes the entire report. (3 sentences, 50-100 words)

BIG NOTE: This goes first in the report on page 1, BUT it is to be written LAST after you complete your lab report!

Procedure: Overview of the procedure

~ Begins on second page of the report

~ Should not be a copy of the written procedure in the lab    document

~ It should be a summary of important steps, directions, etc.

Results: Final outcome in the experiment

~ Graphs

~ Data Tables

~ Etc.

Ideal vs. Real! (Report your real results.

Five Essential Components...

1. Background

2. Statement of Purpose

3. Summary of Procedure

4. Summary of Results

5. Significance of Findings.