Title of Lab: This Is Written As a Descriptive Statement. for Example

Title of Lab: This Is Written As a Descriptive Statement. for Example

ScienceName ______

Title of Lab: This is written as a descriptive statement. For example:

Good: “The effects of light on the height of plants”

Bad: “Growing plants in light”

A scientific objective/Question clearly states the purpose of an experiment or problem to be solved during an experiment.

Background Information: Often contained in the teacher’s handout. You may need to do additional background research.

A scientific hypothesis/PREDICTIONis a testable, sometimes ‘If/then’ statement that predicts the specific answer to your objective (problem/purpose).

MATERIALS: A detailed list of all materials used in the lab.

A scientific procedure clearly states in numbered sentences the steps needed to complete the experiment.

Procedure:

  1. Read all steps of the procedure.
  2. Write a hypothesis that predicts a specific answer to your objective.
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. ______

A scientific data is an organized way to record, display and organize your observations

Data Table:

Graph:

A scientific conclusion clearly states the purpose of the experiment and what you have learned while performing the experiment. You are required to state whether your hypothesis was supported or rejected by the data and why. It must also include possible sources of error and ways in which to increase the validity of the experiment. A conclusion should be concise and factual; getting right to the point. Reference the other side of this paper for further explanation for your conclusion.

Conclusion:Reference the other side of this paper.

Conclusion check list… use this to write a complete conclusion!

A scientific conclusion clearly states the purpose of the experiment and what you have learned while performing the experiment. You are required to reiterate the hypothesis and state whether it was supported or rejected by the data and why. It must also include possible sources of error and ways in which to increase the validity of the experiment. A conclusion should be concise and factual; getting right to the point.

When writing a conclusion you are required to include the following information in the following order. Your conclusion needs to be well written and include details. Writing the conclusion in this order, using complete sentences, will help with the organization of your information as well.

  1. State the purpose/objective of the experiment – go back and rewrite the objective directly from the lab.
  1. Restate YOUR hypothesis (or the hypothesis given on the lab) - no possessive/personal pronouns should be use.
  1. State whether your hypothesis is supported or rejected by your data and WHY (give details from your data as evidence to help prove or disprove your hypothesis). Do NOT write that your hypothesis is right or wrong – a hypothesis is never correct or incorrect. Must include data from the lab as evidence to back whether the hypothesis is supported or rejected.
  1. What did you specifically learn from completing this experiment? You may have learned more than one thing and you should include everything that you learned. Go back and re-read the objective and report what you should have learned by completing the experiment. Can you even connect the topic to “real life?”
  1. Possible sources of errors – there is always something to add here! Did anything go wrong?
  1. Ways to increase the validity of your experiment – how could you make your experiment and data more accurate?
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