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Physics Lab Report Outline

This document outlines the sections and content required for a physics lab report, including an introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusions section. It provides details on what should be included in each section, such as listing materials used and steps taken in the methods section and explaining graphs and tables in the results section.

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Physics Lab Report Outline

This document outlines the sections and content required for a physics lab report, including an introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusions section. It provides details on what should be included in each section, such as listing materials used and steps taken in the methods section and explaining graphs and tables in the results section.

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How to write a lab report

Physics Lab Report Outline


I. Title Page
Name of lab, name of student, period, date, instructor.

II. Introduction
Describe what concept the lab explores, and presents the objectives and purpose of the lab. Also states
the research problem and the reason this problem is being investigated.

III. Methods / Procedure


Document your experimental procedure in enough detail that someone else could repeat your work. This
should include a list of all materials used, a diagram of the lab setup if appropriate, and the steps taken to
accomplish the lab (paragraphs preferred, but organized, ordered lists of instructions are acceptable with
list items in complete sentences.)
A. Materials
List all materials used.
B. Diagram of Lab Setup
Show schematic of experimental setup where necessary.
C. Steps Taken
Provide enough information that another student could easily replicate your work.
IV. Results / Data
Put your data into tables and graphs which are appropriately labelled and explained.
Review your tables and graphs to determine the key findings from the lab exercise. Write
a paragraph explaining each table and graph including its key result and other salient
details. Arrange the results section in an organized fashion.
I. Data Tables
Organized and labelled with units.
II. Graphs
Properly label all axes, provide appropriate title.
III. Explanations
The key relationship from each table or graph is described in a separate
paragraph with appropriate supporting details.

V. Discussion / Analysis
Open with a statement of key findings, and clearly reference those findings with data from the lab.
Provide logical explanations for all statements. Discuss other appropriate findings of interest. Make sure
you have answered all analysis questions, and you have answered your research problem as posed in
the introduction.

VI. Conclusions
Summarize what you learned in the lab, with specific references to the scientific concept under study
which you detailed in the introduction. Describe potential sources of error (don't say human error).
Critique the lab and describe opportunities for further / future work. Did you learn anything else from the
lab, such as use of lab equipment, procedures, analysis methods, etc.?
Important Notes:
• Reports MUST be type-written.
• Write the lab sections in this order, then rearrange the sections into a cohesive report and
print before turning in to your instructor: Procedure, Results, Introduction, Discussion,
Conclusion, and Title Page.
• Write in the 3rd person:
o Avoid 1st and 2nd person references such as I, we, you, and you(understood).
• Use a clear font with a maximum point size of 12.
• Diagrams and graphs MAY be neatly hand-written and glued in place (leave blank space in
report).

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