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Laboratory Report Format. Important Information about writing a laboratory report!.
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Important Information about writing a laboratory report! • When writing a laboratory report you should always use black or blue ink- never erase anything. If you make a mistake, you can simply put a strike-through across a word, sentence, or paragraph that you do not want.
Title • Creative • Informative • Appropriate
Purpose/Problem • Complete sentence • Appropriate punctuation • Clear
Introduction • Introduce topic • Define terms • State hypothesis
Materials • Listed in columns
Procedures • Numbered • Complete sentences • Short, direct, one-step procedures
Results/Analysis • Data tables • Graphs • Calculations
Discussion • Interpretation of data, graphs, results, and analysis • State findings and relate to introduction • Support findings with data, graphs, and/or analysis
Conclusion • The object of the experiment • The results of the experiment • The percentage error (where applicable) • The sources of error in the experiment • Methods for reducing the error • Methods for improving the experiment