Assignment
Sections of a Lab Report: Third person only!
• Title
• Purpose: usually a single sentence in your own words
• Chemical Equations:
o there is no reaction equation for the first several labs
o No mathematical equations here
• Equipment & Materials used: Be complete!
• Procedure: summary/bullet points, not complete sentences Left side only
• Observations: Right side of Procedure written as you do the lab
• Data: in tables as much as possible
• Calculations: show all work here!
• Results Summary: no sentences, just a table listing your final results
• Conclusions/Discussion: the most important section of a lab report!
o HERE IS WHERE STUDENTS MUST CRITICALLY THINK!
o Comparisons:
- Discuss each set of data or result (compare to known/expected results).
- Explain accuracy vs precision when dealing with numbers.
o Sources of error:
- Explain what part of the actual procedure (doing the lab) caused error.
- Be very specific!
- Explain how this error effected your results.
• Post-Lab Questions: many are challenging; so you should ask for help when needed!
Attachment:- Instruction.pdf