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Solutions Lab Lab Report Format (100 points). Chemistry I Mr. Patel SWHS. General Information. Lab reports allow for other scientists to read and understand the methods and conclusions of an experiment
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Solutions Lab Lab Report Format(100 points) Chemistry I Mr. Patel SWHS
General Information • Lab reports allow for other scientists to read and understand the methods and conclusions of an experiment • Lab Reports should be easy to read and precisely (and accurately) convey essential information about the experiment. • The reader should be able to find information easily so everything in the report should be clearly labeled. • Your report must contain the following parts as well as a title, your name, name of partners, class, block, and date.
Introduction • Explain the purpose of the experiment. • Include your hypothesis and why this is your hypothesis. • Description of background information and scientific concepts involved in the experiment • Briefly explain your results. • This should be about 3 paragraphs of approximately seven to eight sentences.
Experimental Methods • A list of all materials (including quantities) and procedures should be included in this section. • The list does not have to be inclusive but should cover the major pieces of equipment and important procedures followed in the experiment. • The objective is to provide enough information so that the experiment can be duplicated from your report. • DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!!!
Results • This section is where all the graphs, tables, calculations, and statistical analyses are presented. • Care must be taken to label all of the components of the items listed above. • The Report should include salt and DI water boiling point graphs and density calculations. • Also, the class average, average deviation, and percent error for the difference between the salt and DI water boiling points should be clearly shown.
Discussion • You should restate the results and explain them in relation to your hypothesis and background information. • This section should include a discussion of the precision and accuracy of the experiment. • You must discuss possible errors that may have occurred and their effects on the results. • You must also link the errors to the data you obtained.