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Lab Report Instructions

Lab Report Instructions. Mr. Hayes MHS. Lab Format. Title - Description of the lab Purpose - Why? Procedure - How? Results - What did you find? Conclusion -What does it mean? Discussion - Apply to “real life”. Purpose (AKA Introduction). What is the objective or goal of the lab?

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Lab Report Instructions

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  1. Lab Report Instructions Mr. Hayes MHS

  2. Lab Format • Title - Description of the lab • Purpose - Why? • Procedure - How? • Results - What did you find? • Conclusion -What does it mean? • Discussion - Apply to “real life”

  3. Purpose (AKA Introduction) • What is the objective or goal of the lab? • How does it relate to what you are doing in class? What background information is there about the topic of the lab? • What are the variables? • Independent - what you modify/change • Dependant - what you measure/observe • Controlled - what you keep the same

  4. Procedure • How will you carry out the lab? • What is your baseline / control? • The trial that you compare results to • Independent variable is limited or removed • Outline format (like a recipe) • Diagrams, Sketches, Pictures help to clarify the steps to be taken

  5. Results • “Just the facts, ma’am.” • Data, Observations, Factual information from the lab • Graphs, tables, and charts should be found here.

  6. Conclusions • Revisit your purpose or objective and see if it was supported or not supported by your data. • Why or Why not? • What do your results mean? • Back up with your data

  7. Discussion • Were your results accurate? Why do you think so? • How might you improve the lab? • How might you apply the information from this lab? • What new questions do you have based on this lab?

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