Lab Report – Topic
Students: __________________, __________________, __________________
Group: _______
Date: ___________________
Introduction
In here you are going to write your introduction. It should be mostly background
information about the topic of the lab. It is required that the introduction should be
between 2 or 3 short paragraphs, no less than 150 words, no more than 200 words.
Make sure that the text in the document is justified and uses a legible font (Arial, Gadugi,
Calibri Light). The size of the font should be 12. Use your own words for most of it, and in
case you need to quote information, follow the APA rules for that.
Depending on what you include in the report, the length is going to vary. Try to make it
as concise as possible. Don’t include unnecessary information. In this lab, don’t include
online images. You can add your own drawings if you want. You aren’t allowed to take
pictures in the lab. You can use this document and edit it at your convenience. This lab
report should be printed and given 1 week after the lab was done (for example, if it was
done on Wednesday, it would be for next Wednesday).
Remember that a report is a formal type of writing, and is based on facts. Be objective
over subjective. Try not to lean too much into your “experience” but more into what
happened, what you observed and your inferences about it.
Objective(s):
- This part should be as a list, and I’ll be giving you the objectives (they are included
in the lab guide).
- Objectives start with a verb in infinitive form.
- The following parts should be shown in two columns formats.
Materials 1. Make sure to write the steps that
- Include the materials and are in the guide.
instruments that you used as a list. 2. You can copy them exactly as in
- You shouldn’t include any the guide.
specifications that I might have 3. Don’t include any steps that
added for it to be a bit clear (for weren’t done during the lab.
example, “these materials are in
the lab”, “these are the materials Results and discussion
that you should bring”, etc.). In here you are going to present and
- Don’t include materials nor explain what you observed during the
instruments that weren’t used in experiment. This is also the part where
the lab, even if they are in the lab you include images, drawings, graphs.
guide. Each one should have a
discussion/description of what is shown.
Procedure In some cases, I might include some
questions as a guide, but those answers
shouldn’t be the only thing in this - automatically do the bibliography
section. Use your own words. for you (just make sure that they
are set with APA format).
Conclusion - This is for the information you get
for the introduction or any source
It should be related to the objectives,
that you might check to
focus on what was learned and if the
understand concepts in the lab.
objectives were met, and a wrap up of
- Try to have 2 or 3 reliable sources
the content of the lab. Make sure that is
(Wikipedia isn’t a bad source, but it
1-2 short paragraphs, 100-150 words
isn’t the best one either, so try to
long. Use your own words.
avoid it as much as possible. Don’t
Bibliography. include sources like AI tools or web
browsers).
- Follow APA format - If you use your book as a
- There are many free online reference, you also have to include
resources that you can use where the information in APA format (not
you fill out the information about just the name of the book).
your sources and they
First grade (Laboratory workshop) – individual
Criteria Student 1 Student 2 Student 3
Lab coat (5pts)
Materials (5pts)
Working in the lab
(5pts)
Following instructions
(5pts)
TOTAL _______/20pts _______/20pts _______/20pts
Second grade (lab report) - group
Criteria
Introduction 5pts
Materials and procedure 5pts
Results and discussion 10pts
Conclusion 5pts
Bibliography 3pts
Followed required format 2pts
TOTAL 30pts
