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How to Write a Lab Report

How to Write a Lab Report. H. Chemistry 2012. General Information. Do not use “I”, “you”, “we” in your report. Write from an objective point of view. Use past tense when writing all parts but introduction. Do not say how much you learned or enjoyed the lab.

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How to Write a Lab Report

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  1. How to Write a Lab Report H. Chemistry 2012

  2. General Information • Do not use “I”, “you”, “we” in your report. • Write from an objective point of view. • Use past tense when writing all parts but introduction. • Do not say how much you learned or enjoyed the lab. • You are writing the report so that ANYONE can follow it.

  3. Title • Not wordy • Concise, yet informative

  4. I. Introduction • Should give background information on the laboratory topic. • Example: Annelid Regeneration • Introduction should include information about the specific Annelid used as well as regeneration. • Use different references! (Cite them!)

  5. II. Materials & Methods • Materials • List all materials used in experiment. • Methods • List step sequentially. Give details! Use past tense.

  6. III. Results • Includes tables and figures • Data tables are important here and graphs where appropriate • All have titles & captions so they “stand alone”

  7. Ex. Graph :Termite Survivorship Figure 1. Mean percent survivorship of R. flavipes (Kollar) when fed hexaflumuron Noviflumuron or untreated cellulose matrix for 2, 4, or 6 wk.

  8. IV. Discussion • Refer to figures & tables chronologically. Did you reject or NOT reject your hypothesis? Conclusion of the lab. • At 20 C there was no significant difference in survivorship among treatment groups at 2 (t = -0.02, df = 8, P = 0.98; t = 0.52, df = 8, P = 0.60; t = -0.5, df = 8, P = 0.62) or 4wk (t = -0.72, df = 8, P = 0.48; t = -1.42, df = 8, P = 0.16; t = -0.71, df = 8, P = 0.48) (Fig. 2). Hexaflumuron-fed termite survivorship was not significantly different…..

  9. VI. Works/References Cited • Cite all sources completely • Ayres, M. P., and S. F. MacLean, Jr. 1987. Molting as a component of insect development: Galerucella sagittariae (Chrysomelidae) and Epirrita autumnata (Geometridae). Oikos 48: 273--279. • Delaplane, K. S., A. M. Saxton, and J. P. La Fage. 1991. Foraging phenology of the formosan subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Louisiana. American Midland Naturalist 125: 222--230.

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