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Unit 0

Title Page

Title page should have a clear, detailed title, and include the student's name and student number, the date submitted, and the course code. The teacher's name, and the partner(s) name (if applicable) are also added. The title can be a separate page, or at the top of the lab report

DO NOT add images in the middle of the title page to make it "look good". This is not professional.

The image right is a template for a lab report title.

The example title: for the lab report about testing the law of conservation of mass.

Question/Purpose

Question/Purpose: States reason for doing the lab. Begins with the word "To". States what is being investigated

Introduction: More detailed than the purpose. Provides some background to what is being investigated

The example purpose: for the lab report about testing the law of conservation of mass.

Hypothesis

Hypothesis: Educated guess to what the outcome of the experiment should be. What results do you think you would get. This section is generally very short. One sentence, maybe two or three maximum.

The example hypothesis: for the lab report about testing the law of conservation of mass.

Materials

This is where you include what you used in the lab.

Chemicals, equipment, etc.. everything you need.

This section often includes a diagram(s) of how the materials are set up

Only section without full sentences: use bullet points

The image right is a template for a lab report materials section.

The example materials section: for the lab report about testing the law of conservation of mass.

Procedure

This is the series of steps that were taken to conduct the experiment and collect the experimental data. Since this was written after you completed the experiment, it is written in the past tense. It can also be written as a series of numbered steps.

It is written in the passive voice (not using pronouns like "I" or "We".

E.g., "The hot plate was turned on" is correct, but "I turned on the hotplate" or "Turn on the hotplate" are inaccurate.

The example materials section: for the lab report about testing the law of conservation of mass.

Observations

This is where the information you gathered is recorded in a good format. All numbers that were measured are recorded with their units (grams, mililitres, volts, etc). If possible, quantitative data is gathered into tables.

Each table must have a title and units must be included at the top of each column

Qualitative observations are recorded in full sentences.

The example observations section: for the lab report about testing the law of conservation of mass.

Experimental Uncertainties

This could be a separate section or included as a part of Analysis and Conclusion. This covers any experimental uncertainties with the data. For example, if your measuring device only measures to a certain accuracy, whether some variables could not be accounted for, etc.

The example experimental uncertainties section: for the lab report about testing the law of conservation of mass.

Analysis and Conclusion

This is the section that discusses the results, and you examine the information collected to see how it helps you answer your question/purpose. In this section, any necessary calculations/graphing will be done to show any trends in data. The hypothesis will be used as a guide and you will check to see if it is correct or not. Do not say your hypothesis was correct if the data does not support it.

Final concluding statement(s) used to support findings.

This section is often split into Discussion (which is the discussion of the results), and a Conclusion, which simply is a very brief summary of the findings and whether the hypothesis was proven correct or not (alternate hypothesis is implied)

Note: Experimental Uncertainties are sometimes included in this section rather than their own section.

The example Analysis+Conclusion section: for the lab report about testing the law of conservation of mass.

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