1. Lab Write-up

2. Mini- Lab Write up (This is what you will do almost everyday
Title
Procedure (Explain the what we did in your own words)
2-3 sentences/ numbered
Results (Tell what we saw, in your own words)
2-3 sentences
Conclusion (why did what happened, happen? connect it to the reading).
5-6 sentences.

3. Lab Format Title Your name and Hour
(Each Section Heading should be Underlined)
Example:
Introduction

4. What are your trying to find out or do? 1-2 sentences
Introduction
What are your trying to find out or do?
1-2 sentences
This is a statement NOT a question
This is where you tell me how did you arrive at your hypothesis?

5. Hypothesis
Use the “If independent variable then, dependent variable because…” format
Example:
If 200mL water is added to the plant, then the plant will grow two centimeters a week because plants need water to grow.
Independent is set
Dependent is what changes or DEPENDS on the independent.

6. Research Find out everything you can about your topic
What do you know about plants?
If you know nothing you will need to look some information up or retrieve it from a past reading.
3 sentences

7. Materials Materials List form Use bullets
Include amounts where appropriate
All quantities should be in the metric system

8. Procedure
Keep detailed notes of your experiment, measurement and observation in your science notebook
Purpose (why are you doing this)
Include important numbers
Should be detailed enough for anyone to be able to repeat your experiment by just reading the paper
Numbered step-by-step format
As many steps as you have, all need to be included!

9. Results Record all data you collected.
Masses, lengths, times, observations
Include data charts, drawings and graphs
Analyze your results (what does it all mean?)
All data should be presented using the metric system of measurements
There is very little writing here, this is just the facts. What did you find?

10. Conclusion Summarize your results
Conclusion should be short, exact, direct, and to the point
Do not introduce anything new that has not already been mentioned
Was your hypothesis true or false?
What did you learn? What would you do differently?
6-10 sentences

11. Final Draft
This should be typed in Arial or Times new Roman size 12-point font
Hand written must be in best final draft form. If it is not neat, I will expect you to re-write.
You are expected to make improvements one lab to the next (a 4 in September will be a 2 in June)
There will be 4 full lab write-ups a quarter.