PH lab report guide questions

5. Do you have quantitative data (numerical results or calculations)? Do you have qualitative data (written observations and descriptions)? How can you organize this date for your report?

6. What do the key results indicate?

7. If you constructed graphs, what trends do they indicate in your data?

8. Were there any problems with the experiment or the methods? Did you have any surprising results?

Writing the Lab Report

Now you will use your answers from the questions above to write your lab report. Follow the directions below.

Section I: Experimental Overview

Use your answers from questions 1–3 as the basis for the first section of your lab report. This section provides your reader with background information about why you conducted this experiment and how it was completed. Outline the steps of the procedure in full sentences. It also provides potential answers (your hypothesis/es) relative to what you expected the experiment to demonstrate. This section should be 1–3 paragraphs in length.

Section II: Data and Observations
Use your answers from questions 4–5 as the basis for the second section of your lab report. This section provides your reader with the data from the experiment, in a summarized and concise way. No paragraphs are required for this section, but you do need to include the key data and observations from which you will generate your analysis and discussion. This section is objective.