Semester 2 Project:

Formal Lab Report

The parts…

1. Abstract

2. Introduction

3. Materials/Methods

4. Data/Results

5. Conclusion

6. References Page

The parts…

1. Abstract

2. Introduction

3. Materials/Methods

4. Data/Results

5. Conclusion

6. References Page

We will begin with these!

2. Introduction

Introduction

The introduction is broken down into three areas: The What? The Why? The How?

Introduction

The What?: Background information on the topic of the lab report. Found in books, scientific journals, and

RELIABLE websites The Why?: Purpose of your lab & hypothesis The How?: A 1-2 sentence overview of the

lab

Background

The What?: Background information on the topic of the lab report. Found in books, scientific journals, and

RELIABLE websites

Take a few minutes to refresh your memory. How do you know a website is RELIABLE?

R Does the author have a bias, do they want money from you, and do they want any personal information?

E Is there an editor, is there a copyright symbol?

L Does it give you links to other sources to verify claims?

I Does it provide contact information about themselves or their organization?

A Does it list an author with their credentials or a publisher?

B Does it list a bibliography or works cited?

L Is this a “zombie” website because it has not been updated?

E Is there enough evidence from above list to make a reasonable judgment about its reliability?

Editor

Evidence

Last Update

Bibliography

Author

Information

Links

Reason

The parts…

1. Abstract

2. Introduction

3. Materials/Methods

4. Data/Results

5. Conclusion

We will begin with these!

6. References Page

References:

Newspaper: Author: Date: Newspaper: Title: Page Numbers:

Website Sources: Author: Date Published: Title of Article: Name of website: Web address: Date you found the

information

Magazine: Author: Date: Publication: Volume: Title:

How to use Knight Cite

Go to http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/

Choose APA Select what

type of source Most of you

need to select website.

Type in your information.

Yes, include the URL.

Hit submit.

Then copy down the information or copy and paste it into Word.

Repeat until you are done with your sources

APA Reference Page

Here is a sample of what your finished page can look like. You

can hand write this, but it must be neat.

Here is a sample of what your finished page can look like. You

can hand write this, but it must be neat.

 Robotic Surgery Through the Mouth Safe for Removing Tumors of

the Woice Box, Study Shows. (2012, September 25). In Science Daily. Retrieved September 26, 2012, from www.sciencedaily.com

 University of Alaska Mus, . Ancient Giant 'Predator X' Sea

Monster Finally Gets a Name. Norwegian Journal of Geology. Retrieved October 17, 2012, from www.nbcnews.com

 

Due Wednesday 1/30

1. Background paragraph answering these questions:

• How do you know when a chemical reaction has occurred?

• What are endothermic and exothermic reactions?

2. APA references (at least 2). Handwritten is OK but…: Write neatly on 1

side of the paper only in blue or black ink.