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Format of Laboratory Report

The document outlines the standard format for a laboratory report, including sections for the title, aim, theory/principle, materials, experimental procedure, observations, calculations, results, and conclusions. The title should identify the lab and include the author's name and date. The aim states the general purpose of the experiment. The theory section reviews existing knowledge and models. The materials section describes the equipment and materials used. The procedure details the exact steps followed. Observations record all readings. Calculations show work done to analyze the data. Results report the measured outcomes. Conclusions evaluate the results objectively and state discrepancies between data and models.

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Format of Laboratory Report

The document outlines the standard format for a laboratory report, including sections for the title, aim, theory/principle, materials, experimental procedure, observations, calculations, results, and conclusions. The title should identify the lab and include the author's name and date. The aim states the general purpose of the experiment. The theory section reviews existing knowledge and models. The materials section describes the equipment and materials used. The procedure details the exact steps followed. Observations record all readings. Calculations show work done to analyze the data. Results report the measured outcomes. Conclusions evaluate the results objectively and state discrepancies between data and models.

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ES 308: Laboratory Report Format

Title
A title should be descriptive and accurate. You should always include your name and the date
on a title page, as well as any other information identifying the lab.
Aim
Theory/Principle
State the purpose of the experiment in general terms. For example, “It is possible to measure
the calorific value of fuel using calorimetry”.
Review the existing information or the theory. A brief summary of the existing state of
knowledge. You can also include a summary of earlier work with proper references.
Write a paragraph or two about how the basic information, such as an equation
representing the behaviour of a model (theory), can be used to make measurements.
Material required
Describe equipment, materials and procedure(s) used.
Experimental procedure
In this section document everything you did during a test or experiment. In a way, this section
you present the exact steps you followed. More than likely, you can incorporate graphics here
to help describe exactly what procedures you followed. It may include flow charts of
procedures and/or diagrams of experimental set-up. Further, outline any processing or
calculations performed on the collected data (if applicable)
Observations
In this section document all the reading and observation that you have noted during the
experiment required for the experimental calculation. Provide tables showing your
measurement with units.
Calculation
Here you can report the calculation carried out for the experiment (provide graphs where ever
possible). Graphs should be neat, clear, and include the axis label and units. Computation of
the final answer: slope calculation, averages, and standard deviations all in proper significant
figures. You can club the calculation in results section.
Results
In this section you report outcome(s) of the test. Here, mention what test measured with exact
data. You might also include calculations or equations in this section if not mentioned
separately.
Conclusions:
Evaluate the outcome objectively. Suppose that the outcome is not close to what you expected.
Even then, after checking your results, give reasons why you believe that outcome is not
consistent with the expected. Make it plain, simple. Make factual statements such as “graph
1 shows a linear variation of velocity with time”. State the discrepancies between the
experimental results and the model (theory), and discuss the sources of the differences in terms
of the errors by offering logical inferences.

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