Science Reports

Laboratory or Experiment Report

Assigned Science Experiments

Discussion: The Laboratory Report is divided into six distinct paragraphs that are listed and explained below. Each report submitted will include all paragraphs in a clear and concise manner. The Laboratory Report may be written in cursive or be done on a computer. Also available are a printer friendly blank report and an example Laboratory Report to assist students in understanding what is required.

Paragraph

Discussion/Explanation

Purpose

This paragraph states the purpose of the experiment. One or two sentences are all that is required.

Hypothesis

This paragraph states what is expected to happen when the experiment is performed. This paragraph is best completed before beginning the experiment so that an "educated guess" can be made as to the expected results. One or two sentences are all that is required.

 Materials

This paragraph lists all the materials and their purpose that are used during the experiment. The format for this section need only be a listing of materials with their purpose.

 Procedures

This paragraph states each step in the sequence of steps necessary to complete the experiment. The format for this is a numbered list of complete sentences outlining the procedural steps from beginning to the end of experiment.

 Results

This paragraph states the actual, observed results of the experiment. All observations that relate to the experiment should be recorded in complete sentences.

Conclusions

This paragraph states the conclusions reached as a result of performing the experiment. It is important to relate the conclusions to the "Hypothesis" that was made before the experiment began. A statement concerning the reasonableness of the "Hypothesis" should also be made. This paragraph should be complete sentences and not phrases.

- Start your experiment and necessary preparations as soon after assignment as possible!

- In your experimental write-up, report only what you actually accomplished and observed!

- Review the example experiment write-up and use the blank experiment sheet for preliminary notes.

 Date or Month Due

 Experiment Title

To Be Announced

  Three Substances

 To Be Announced

  Changes in the Earth

To Be Announced

Atom Model Directions

To Be Announced

Using a Reference Source

To Be Announced

Dissolving Sugar Cubes