1. From Notebook to Report Guidelines
Honors Chemistry Lab
From Notebook to Report
Guidelines

2. Setting Up Your Lab Notebook
Table of contents pages 1 and 2
Rubric tape onto pages 3 and 4
Page 5 starts Lab #1

3. Lab Notes Date Title Lab Partners Brief Introduction notes
Procedure/Observations/Data Table (Qualitative vs. Quantitative)
Calculations (when necessary)
Conclusion

4. Lab Report: Follow the Rubric!

5. Lab Report: Follow the Rubric

7. Use Your Resources! Extra Help Work ahead of schedule
Ask for advice (FIRST QUARTER FEEDBACK)

8. Lab Report Sections
Title (1 point): This should include the lab title, date of lab, partners, course, teacher.
Purpose (2 points): The purpose of the experiment (goal). This should include a written introduction of concepts addressed in lab.
Procedure (1 points): The student’s description of the procedure. Should be a clear step by step outline of all steps completed. The procedure should be repeatable by the person reading the report. Must include materials used in each step when applicable.

9. Lab Report Sections
Observations (2 point): All observations should be recorded and include original data recorded along with the observation. Note the importance of the observation. (Ie: Bubbling occurs which means a gas was produced)
Data/Calculations (5 points): All necessary data should be neatly organized (ie: utilize tables/charts and graphs when applicable). Measurements should reflect significant figures and MUST have units.
Calculations should be labeled clearly and include an equation with all variables labeled, a numerical setup, work and solution.
Solutions must have a unit and reflect significant figure rounding.
Questions (2 points): All questions answered thoroughly and in complete sentences.

10. Lab Report Sections
Conclusion: (7 points): Your conclusion should include the following:
A statement of what was learned from the data/results.
An explanation of how the purpose of the lab was met (or an answer to the question given in the purpose) with support from data/evidence/calculation results from the lab.
Relevant calculations of error (percent error, percent yield, etc.)
Specific experimental sources of error.
SHOULD NOT INCLUDE HUMAN ERROR.