1. Laboratory Requirements
LAB 1: INQUIRY INTO ENZYME ACTIVITY
September 12, 2013

2. FORMAT: PAGE 1
On the first page of your lab workbook, at the top you need your TITLE and the DATE of the lab.
On the first page, include your:
ABSTRACT-Includes the lab objectives (provided in manual) and the KEY Vocabulary (in manual).
INTRODUCTION-Provide your background information in paragraph form (1 will suffice), the purpose of this lab in your own words, and a hypothesis.
THE HYPOTHESIS should pertain to a variable that YOU could select to test next week in class. Remember the factors that affect the activity of an enzyme (OTHER THAN pH).

3. PAGE 1 (continued)
3. On page 1, also include your materials/supplies and procedures.
* Procedures are written as steps; You can include one overall list of procedures (for procedure 1). For the procedures for procedure 2 (pH), just mention that the procedure is the same. The only variable that is altered would be the substitution of water in the enzyme test tube by varied pH buffers: pH 3, pH 5, pH 6 and pH 8.
NOW turn the page and move on to the next page for the
RESULTS/DATA, DISCUSSION and CONCLUSIONS, and
any LAB QUESTIONS that may exist.

4. FORMAT: PAGE 2 2. Include the discussion and conclusions here.
1. Include the results and data here.
Include your labeled data table for procedure 1, labeled data table for procedure 2, and a titled/labeled graph.
You should include your data from procedure 1 on the same graph as your data for procedure 2.
2. Include the discussion and conclusions here.
3. LAB QUESTIONS: Write down in your lab workbook the questions on page S 159 and answer them. They are found under the DESIGNING and CONDUCTIONG YOUR INVESTIGATION heading.