- Use blue or black Ink or computer.
- Write only on one side of the paper and double space all writing.
- Keep margins straight and consistent. See bottom of page for example.
- Underline each section title. Make section titles very obvious.
- Check spelling, grammar and punctuation.
- Use a ruler for all charts and graphs.
- DO NOT COPY LABS TO SHARE WITH PARTNERS. The grade for copied labs with be divided by the number of copied labs turned in.
- Double check your work.
Title:
Top, Centered, Underlined
Purpose: The goal of the lab. This will be given to you.
Variables: Identify the variables associated with the lab.
Independent Variable (I.V.) – The variable being altered, changed, manipulated.
Dependent Variable (D.V.) – The variable being measured, the results.
Hypothesis: This is an educated guess. You will be given background information dealing with the topic of study. It will be in IF …., THEN …. format. The I.V. will be in the IF statement and the D.V. will be in the THEN statement. This will typically be created as a group.
Materials: This will be a list of all materials used within a lab. It will include all volumes, masses, distances and quantities. It will be in column format.
- 1 graduated cylinder - 20 g of NaCl (salt)
- 500 ml of water - 2 plastic cups
Procedures: Step by step directions for accomplishing the lab. Directions must be repeatable. Include all equipment to be used and all details for performing the lab. Each step will be numbered and in list form. There will be one sentence per step.
Results/Observations/Analysis: This will typically be the longest section of the laboratory write-up. What was experienced and observed will be described in great detail. All measurements and numbers will be included.
It will be in paragraph form. All sentences will be composed from the observations taken during the lab. You will not describe why things happened just what you saw or experienced.
Conclusion: Four Parts
Part I: Was the hypothesis correct, incorrect, or inconclusive? Why? Using evidence from the results section, describe why the hypothesis was correct, incorrect, or inconclusive. Numbers, evidence, details must be included. The scientific concepts being studied must be used to support your statements.
Part II: What mistakes or errors were made during the lab? This includes class mistakes, group mistakes, and personal mistakes. The only why to improve yourself is to analyze what went wrong during the lab. Mr. Stanley will be looking at this section. If it is left blank, you will lose points. I read this to see where mistakes or problems occur for improving future labs.
What personal improvements could be made to improve your ability to perform the lab and analyze the lab. This could include personal, group, or class improvements. I read this to determine changes that could be made to improve lab.
Part III: What assumptions were made during the lab? Where there parts of the lab where you assumed weights, masses, volumes, etc. Where there theories that we assumed were functioning properly during the lab?
Part IV: What new applications can be created with this lab. Create a new question related to the topic. Create a new hypothesis that is related to the question. Describe how it would be tested.