Lab Report Helpful Hints

During the LabO Write down all information:

O Lab name, date of lab, etc.O MaterialsO ProceduresO Observations

O On your provided data/lab sheet or/O In your lab notebook

O This is were the meat of your lab report is coming from

During the LabO Observations:

O Include EVERYTHING on your notes during the lab!O The more your write down during the lab, the

more information you will have for your lab.O You can’t remember everything, if it is written

down you can refer back to it.

O DATA SHEET:O YOU MUST HAVE IT ALL LABELED IF

USING IT FOR THE DATA PORTION OF YOUR REPORT!

IntroductionO Follow directions on rough draftO Cover all points to the fullest

possibilityO This is were all vocabulary should be

includedO Minimum of 1 paragraph, maximum

of 2 paragraphs

HypothesisO This is done before the labO Research the point of the lab in order to

have a justification for your hypothesis

ONO O BELIEVE O THINKO PREDICTED (past tense, predict)

ProceduresO Just list the procedures step by step

O NO:O I, we, next, then

O You are listing so that someone else can duplicate the lab from your report

DataO If you are including the data sheet

from the actual lab, make sure:

O All information is on itO You have labeled EVERYTHING!O It is printed correctly on your lab

report

Narrative of DataO Only what happened, what you

observed during the entire lab. From beginning to end.

O NO:O ProceduresO analysis

ConclusionO Follow directions completely from

your rough draft!

O Support with evidence from the lab. Right or wrong. Cite the evidence in detail.

NO PROCEDURES The ending should tie it all together in the last 1 to 2 sentences. Just like a conclusion for any type of paper.