Lab Report Process
- Conduct appropriate research using scholarly sources.
- Perform
or observe the experiment.
- Take precise and legible notes for
the report.
- Determine who the primary audience(s) for the lab
report is (are).
- Plan how you will tailor your lab report to meet
the needs of the audience(s).
- Determine what format and contents
are expected by your instructor.
- Construct the materials and methods
section from your lab notes.
- Base the results section upon your
findings.
- Center the discussion section around the significance
of these results.
- Write the conclusion and introduction.
- Summarize the main points
of your report in the abstract.
- Assemble a references page.
- Complete the final draft of the lab
report.
- Check over the final draft for grammar and punctuation
errors.
- Use the checklist provided here to make sure that all
parts of the lab report are addressed.
REVIEW
What do you consider to be the most crucial step(s) in the process
of your lab report? Why? Justify your response(s).
Continue to Lab Report: Format
Copyright 2003 by the Academic Center and the
University of Houston-Victoria.
Created 2002 by Candice Chovanec Melzow.
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