The Scientific Lab Format

The laboratory report is

• a record of all that was done

• has a logical format

• all of the above

The correct sequence for the lab report is

• Date, Title, Aim, Apparatus and Materials, Method, Results, Data Analysis, Conclusion

• Materials and Apparatus, Data Analysis, Title, Conclusion, Results, Date, Method, Aim

This describes when the experiment was carried out

• Title

• Aim

• Date

• Conclusion

This describes what the experiment hopes to achieve

• Title

• Aim

• Date

• Conclusion

This describes what the experiment is about in a word or two

• Title

• Aim

• Date

• Conclusion

This provides a list of the chemicals and instruments needed in the experiment

• Materials and Apparatus

• Data Analysis

• Results

• Method

This is a step-by-step account of what was done written in the past tense:

• Materials and Apparatus

• Data Analysis

• Results

• Method

This is a record of what was seen or done in the experiment (the data)

• Materials and Apparatus

• Method

• Results

• Data Analysis

This is an examination of the patterns and trends seen in the data.

• Conclusion

• Method

• Data Analysis

• Results

This is a summary of what was found out in the experiment

• Results

• Method

• Data Analysis

• Conclusion