Lab Basics
Every lab report begins with these two pieces of personal information.
What are first and last name
This section lists everything needed before beginning.
What are the Materials?
This section only records facts- not opinions
What are the Data/Results?
This color explains whether the hypothesis was correct.
What is green?
A lab report uses I, me or you.
What is no?
This tells when the experiment was completed.
What is the date?
This asks what the scientist wants to discover.
What is the Question?
Name two things that can be included besides written observations.
What are any of these examples:
Data table
Drawings
Photograph
Graph
This color represents restating the purpose.
What is red?
Lab reports should be written in this person.
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
What is 3rd person?
This identifies exactly which experiments was completed.
What are the experiment title and experiment number
This predicts what will happen using an IF.....THEN.... statement.
What is the hypothesis?
True or False
"The data section explains why the experiment happened."
What is false?
This color explains WHY the results happened and should include science vocabulary.
What is blue?
Should a lab report include slang or opinions?
What is no slang or opinion?
This section explains what the scientist hopes to learn and why.
What is the purpose?
This explains exactly what was done during the investigation.
What is the Procedure?
Any visual aid in this section must be ___________.
What is Labeled?
This color explains mistakes or future investigation.
What is purple?
What font size should be used in the lab report?
What is 12?
Arrange these in the correct order:
-Experiment Title and Number
-Date
-First and Last Name
First and Last Name
Date
Experiment Title and Number
Which hypothesis is written correctly?
A. If plants grow better.
B. I think then plants will grow.
C. If a plant receives more sunlight, then it will grow faster
D. Plants like sunshine.
What is If a plant receives more sunlight, then it will grow faster?
Which belongs in a data statement.
A. The experiment was amazing
B. I think the results were cool
C. The thermometer measured 27 degrees C
D. I loved this lab
What is "The thermometer measured 27 degrees C"
Place the conclusion in order.
Purple-errors or additions
Orange-turn observations into complete sentences
Red-restate the purpose
Green- was the hypothesis correct or incorrect
Blue- explain why the results happened
What is the
Red- restate the purpose
Orange-turn observations into complete sentences
Green- was the hypothesis correct or incorrect
Blue- explain why the results happened
Purple-errors or additions
Name the approved font.
What is Times New Roman?