Lab+Write-ups

** General Instructions: **
===Your lab report should be written using the following format: //(Be sure to notice alignment & underline headings)// ===
 * 1) ===** All labs must be TYPED ** and be submitted to the teacher on the day they are due.  ===
 * 2) ===Always use **third person** (NO personal pronouns --- me, I, you, we, etc.) when writing all parts of a lab report. (USE HE, SHE, THEY, THEIR, THEM, ETC. ) ===
 * 3) ===SKIP A LINE BETWEEN EVERY SECTION! ===
 * 4) ===** TITLE and UNDERLINE each section ** & then begin writing on the NEXT LINE!  ===
 * 5) ===If you would like to go above and beyond you may include pictures of the lab**!** ===

===The title should indicate clearly & concisely the subject and scope of the report. ===

**__ Introduction __**** - //20 points (PARAGRAPH FORM)// **

 * ===The introduction should give **//background information//** //about the experiment//. ===
 * ===It should also **state the purpose of the investigation.** ===
 * ===This section will be **one to two paragraphs** in length**.** ===

**__ Hypothesis __**** - //20 points (SINGLE SENTENCE)// **

 * ===** The hypothesis should be a //single statement telling the exact thing you are trying to prove in your experiment//. ** ===
 * ===NEVER write this statement using "first person". Write the hypothesis in past tense (third person.) ===

**__ Materials __** ** - //5 points (list/bullet form)// **

 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">This section should be written in **bullet or list form** and name all of the materials and equipment used. ===
 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> Be sure to include specific amounts and concentrations of chemicals used. ===

<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">**__ Methods __**** //(Procedure)// - //5 points (STEPS; NUMBER)// **

 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">This section includes //the **step-by-step procedures**// **used**. ===
 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The procedure should be so thorough that someone else could use your listed materials and procedures to conduct the same experiment and get the same results. ===

<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">**__ Results __**** (Data & Questions) - //20 points// **

 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">All data should be collected and organized in a logical order. Results should be illustrated as charts, tables, graphs, &/or diagrams. All graphs should include a title, the independent variable labeled on the horizontal axis, and the dependent variable labeled on the vertical axis. ===
 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">// All lab questions and answers should be included also with this section. // ( NUMBER & UNDERLINE the questions & then write but DON’T UNDERLINE the answers) ===
 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">// SKIP ONE LINE BETWEEN EACH QUESTION // ===

===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Include any important factors that you think may have actually affected your results. ===

===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">** Discussion is the most important part of your report, because here, you show that you understand the experiment beyond the simple level of completing it.!! ** ===
 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">** Your conclusion MUST CONTAIN YOUR SUPPORTING DATA! ** ===
 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">This is where you give a detailed account of what happened in the experiment. ===
 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Explain all observations and results in your experiment. ===
 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Analyze and interpret why these results were obtained. ===
 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Be sure to tell the significance or meaning of the results. ===
 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Restate the original hypothesis and explain whether the experiment succeeded. If the hypothesis was not correct, you should analyze why the results were not as predicted. ===
 * ===<span style="background-color: #edd6ed; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Explain experimental errors that appear in the results. ===