LAB REPORT REQUIREMENTS and FORMAT Title What your

LAB REPORT REQUIREMENTS and FORMAT Title- What your lab is about? Background- Any prior information about concept, NOT THE LAB may want to address any misconceptions (3 -5 sentences) Purpose- What questions are you trying to answer? Why are we performing this lab? Hypothesis- If applicable: what do you anticipate happening and why? Must be written in If…then…because… statement Materials- List of any and all equipment/materials needed to perform experiment Safety- Observe all appropriate safety conditions (list of safety equipment if needed) Procedure- A numbered list (or steps) of instructions to perform experiment. Use specific details so your experiment can be reproduced by someone else. Also you may use labeled diagrams to assist and describe how you intend to perform experiment. Observations: Data- Quantative and/or Qualitative (graph or table) Analysis- Interpretation of your raw data Conclusion- Make sense of data “this means that”. Why do your think this happened? Does your conclusion support your hypothesis? From here what do I do?

MAKE YOUR OWN LAB!!! -CHOOSE one PURPOSE to write about -WRITE an entire lab using the Lab report format (10 sections) -you will NOT be conducting the lab, therefore the following sections will all be imaginary observations, analysis and conclusion. They are what you THINK would happen if you did conduct the lab. PURPOSES’ 1. Demonstrate how a rocket takes off 2. Demonstrate how a see saw works 3. Demonstrate how a solar panel works 4. Demonstrate how a pulley works 5. What is the effect of global warming on Earths ecosystems 6. How do magnets work? 7. How unbalanced forces work 8. Demonstrate how a dam works 9. Demonstrate the motion of a rollercoaster