1. LABORATORY REPORT GUIDELINES
Jacqueline Potter Hancock, B.S., M.Ed
Secondary Science

2. Rules-for bound reports
Report must follow the guidelines
Mistakes must be crossed out; do not white out or rip out pages!!
The Report must accompany each activity
The Report is worth pts
The Report is a Test Grade
The Report is how you will receive credit for conducting or participating in the activity

3. Rules-for unbound reports
Report must follow the guidelines
Proof Read for your mistakes!!
The Report must accompany each activity
The Report is worth pts
The Report is a Test Grade
The Report is how you will receive credit for conducting or participating in the activity

4. Laboratory Report Headings
Title
Introduction
Purpose
Materials
Methods
Data
Conclusions

5. Title Use your creativity to rename the laboratory exercise
Must be related to the topic
Can be humorous
Can not use the original title of the exercise
Example Original Title: Density Lab
Your Title: How dense are you?

6. Introduction Give a brief paragraph about the topic
This may include an introduction of the basic principles or concepts needed to conduct the laboratory or activity

7. Purpose State the hypothesis or the purpose of the investigation
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the speed of chewing bubble gum
The purpose of this experiment is to calculate and compare rates of chewing bubble gum
Can be an if-then statement
If I expose the plant to various concentrations of fertilizer; then an increase in growth will occur.

8. Materials List the items needed to conduct the investigation
Do not create a numbered listing
Only list items you actually used
When substitutions are used make sure you list the correct materials
Bubble Gum
Calculator
Stopwatch

9. Methods Write step by step instructions
This is usually the same as what is in your handout
Include any changes or deletions
This has to be a numbered listing
If you have several parts make sure you record them also

10. Data Record all data in this section May include Data Tables Charts
Drawings
Calculations
Color Changes
Graphs

11. Conclusions Determine whether or not the hypothesis was proven
Justify your errors:
Discuss any errors or reasons you feel you may not have proven the hypothesis(if you wasted material, why your data is not correct, etc)
Analyze your data!!!
Discuss your calculated data

12. Sample Lab Report

13. Lab Due Dates Microscopy Lab……………..10/21
Microscope Quiz/Test ……….10/21

14. ASSIGNMENT 3/6 NO TALKING WORK INDIVIDUALLY
TURN IN –FORCE LAB
WORK ON OTHER REPORTS-must have 1-3 drafts or 1-3 final draft today
MOMENTUM
GRAPHING YOUR MOTION
MAKE A GRAPH

15. ASSIGNMENT
COMPLETE WORKSHEET
WORK IN LAB GROUPS TO COMPLETE PROBLEMS