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The Title of my Lab Report… |
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describes the specific content of the lab concisely but with
enough detail to get the main ideas across to the reader. |
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The Abstract of my Lab Report… |
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summarizes the gist of each section of the report in a sentence
(or two for an especially complex section). |
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arranges the sentences in the order the sections are presented in
the report, Introduction to Conclusion. |
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stays within the maximum words allowed (usually 100-200 words, but
if there is a different word limit for my class, I'll be sure to stay
within it). |
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The Introduction in my Lab Report… |
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starts out by stating (in a sentence or two) the scientific concept
or lab procedure of the lab and then describes what I know about that
scientific concept or lab procedure that is relevant to the lab (typically
one or two paragraphs). |
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sets down in sentence form the main lab objective(s) and then describes
what these objectives will help me learn about the scientific concept
of the lab (typically one paragraph). |
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presents interesting or useful questions or issues relevant
to the lab. |
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The Methods in my Lab Report… |
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provides a concise, easy-to-follow description of how I completed
the lab. |
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describes any materials and specific procedure used so that the
experiment could be repeated just as I did it. |
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The Results in my Lab Report… |
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begins with a sentence or two describing the main finding(s) of
the lab. |
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contains visuals (drawings, tables, or other figures) that are appropriate
to the lab and are arranged in an order that best tells the "story"
of the data. |
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clearly describes each visual and refers to the appropriate visuals
in the paragraphs (Table 1, Figure 2, etc.). |
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reports findings from the experiment only, successfully avoiding
any explanations or conclusions about the data. |
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The Discussion in my Lab Report… |
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explains how the findings link to the scientific concept or procedure
of the lab. |
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discusses questions or issues raised in the introduction. |
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addresses other issues that may be appropriate, such as (1) questions
from the Introduction that remain unanswered; (2) sources of uncertainty
in my lab methods that may have led to unclear answers; (3) how my
findings compare to the findings of other students in the lab and
an explanation for any differences; (4) what further investigations
I would do in order to gather more information; (5) suggestions for
improving the lab. |
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The Conclusion of my lab report… |
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directly states what I have learned about the scientific concept
of the lab from doing the lab. |
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gives enough details of what I have learned to be convincing. |
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describes anything else I may have learned from doing the lab and
writing the report. |
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The References for my lab report… |
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includes all the sources I have used in writing my lab report,
such as the lab manual, the textbook, and any reference books or
articles I cited. |
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uses the appropriate documentation style for citations and references
(CBE, ACS, etc.). |
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Overall issues: My lab report... |
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uses the correct format (titles, captions, etc.) for the
tables, graphs, and drawings |
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is written in a scientific style (tone should be objective; sentences
should be clear and to the point). |
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is clear of spelling errors (use the spell check on your computer). |
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includes all the necessary headings (each section of the report
should have a heading). |
