Part 1, The Abstract :
Part 1, The Abstract An abstract is a short description of your experiment, why you conducted it, and what was found. It should be no longer than 200 words (a paragraph or two at most). It should be clear and general. Abstracts are not specific; the details come later in the actual report.
Checklist: Parts of an Abstract :
Checklist: Parts of an Abstract Problem statement:What problem are you trying to solve?
Motivation: (optional for simple labs) Why do we care about the problem and the results?
Checklist: Parts of an Abstract :
Checklist: Parts of an Abstract Approach:How did you go about solving or making progress on the problem? What methods did you use?
• Data/Results:What's the answer?
Procedure :
Procedure Almost always in the sheet I give you. Just cut and paste it into your lab notebook and you’ll be fine.
Data :
Data Usually a data table form the lab sheet that I give you. Again, just cut and paste it into your lab note book and you should be fine.
If you create your own data table in lab copy the data NEATLY into your lab report
Results :
Results This is the section where you show your calculations.
If you manipulate your data, or create any graphs, this is where you explain why you did so.
Show clear calculations and explain why you performed those calculations, and what they mean.
Conclusion :
Conclusion Answer the questions at the end of the lab report. The conclusion should be written in paragraph form. Do not number the questions and simply answer them. Address each question in the paragraph!!!