Laboratory Report Guide/Checklist

I am providing this guide to help you with your lab reports. This guide will help you understand what I am asking and what you need to provide in all lab reports. Name of person/group members Self-explanatory Title/Purpose A clear statement of the purpose of the lab. Example, Photosynthesis Introduction/Hypothesis State your hypothesis, or educated guess, about what you think the outcome of the lab will be. The hypothesis should be supported by what we have talked about in our lecture before the lab, and your own knowledge. Materials List all materials used in your lab. For example, water, dirt, plant and all supplies used in your lab work. You will include what you used to measure your plants dont forget to include whether it was in inches, centimeters, or feet. Procedure Detailed step by step explanation of what you did for the lab. This is where your daily notes will come in handy. You can also write this part as you do the lab so you will not forget anything. This section is important so that another scientist can come behind you and replicate your work. In science this will allow someone to substantiate your work and agree/disagree with your conclusions. Data/Graph This will be your data you collected each day i.e., your measurements. This can be illustrated as a graphic representation, for example, a graph or chart. Observations Under your graph and hard data you will give your observations as well. In this lab that would be what the plant looked like, color, quantity of leaves, mold on the dirt, or any other observations you noted. Results/Discussion This section will include what facts you discovered in your lab. The plants in the dark resulted in ______, the plants in the window resulted in____________. Next you will give your interpretation of the results. You will use all the above sections and tie them together. For example explaining you used your plants and water and window with sunlight and observed_____, and your plant was measured as______ and you think this means________. Conclusion: This should only be a few sentences. Based on the discussion restate your hypothesis and conclude if it stands as is or needs to be revised. How does this tie in to your title; proven or disproven?