Laboratory Report Format
Title:
> Provide atitle that is a deseription of your lab followed by a lab number.
> The title should clearly identify the experiment's variables (independent &dependent)
Objective/Purpose/Problem:
This is the place to explain what you are trying to find out or what you are going to do in the
lab.
> Include information about the variables involved.
Hypothesis: "If....... then.......because.
This is a cause/effect statement.
This is a prediction of what the expected outcome of the lab will be.
Relate the hypothesis to the purposeproblem of the lab.
} Try to focus your hypothesis on the information/research youcollected.
Materials:
List allitems in a column.
Make sure to record the exact size and amnount of each item required.
Procedures:
List and number cach step.
Usecomplete sentences (begin withacapital letter and use end punctuation).
Should be clear enough for someone else to use as instructions for repeating your experiment.
Observations/Data:
Be sure to accurately record your observations/data in a chart or table.
Create a graph to provide a visual of your data.
Provide a verbal description of your data.
º List all quantitative (numbers) and qualitative (words) data.
º List all variables and explain what your control was.
Conclusion: "When. .then.
Match your conclusion to the purpose or the problem.
> Base your conclusion on your analysis of your observations andany data that has been
collected.
> Explain: (The following are just suggestions and DO require elaboration.)
What youdid in the experiment
What you observed (trends/patterns in your data that supported or did not support
your hypothesis)
What you lcarned from the lab
If you think it was a fair test (i.e. - was there anything that may have impacted the
accuracy of your results)
Questions for further research and investigation
> Application: Can you think of an analogous situation that applies to real life?