The information below structures the cover page for your lab report**
Title: (Title your lab report here. This should be concise; approximately 10 – 15 words)
Subtitle: (Include a subtitle, if applicable)
Lab Partner(s): (Include your name and the names of any contributing members)
Date: (Submission date.)
Abstract: (Include a brief description of the content covered in your lab report. Be sure to include any major conclusions or objectives. This is always included on a separate page, prior to the Introduction. Abstracts should be the last section of the lab report to be written, and are approximately 100 – 150 words.)
Introduction and Background: (Introduce your topic by describing the question, concern, variable, etc. that you will be testing. An Introduction also clearly defines the purpose of conducting the experiment, and states the hypothesis. Include any background or previous research you have conducted which affects the experimental concepts. This may or may not include previous experiments, scientific theories, emerging changes, etc. Remember to include in-text citations in APA format when referencing previous studies or background information retrieved from outside sources.)
Method: (Describe how you performed the experiment. This section is very detailed. It should include information such as materials used, procedural steps, key instructions, data collection technique(s), participants, controls, variables, the environmental setting, etc. Subsections often emerge within this section to present the information more clearly to the reader (e.g., a Materials or Procedure subsection). The Method section should be thorough enough for an outsider to replicate your experiment without requiring any additional information.)
Results: (This section presents the data you collected from the experiment. Major findings are revealed here, but data analysis should not be included. For example, patterns may be pointed out but the implication(s) of the patterns should not be interpreted in this section. All data should be displayed clearly. Tables, charts, statistics, etc. are often created.)
Discussion: (An analytical response to the data comprises the majority of the discussion. Begin with a summary of the results you obtained; and, indicate if the results confirm or refute your hypothesis. Did you obtain the results you expected? How do your results compare with the industry standard? If your results are not what you expected, speculate why. What variable(s) would you like to test next? Identify any sources of error, and assess how you could mitigate or remove these sources in future experiments.)
References: (The References section should begin on a new page after the Discussion section. Include full citations for any work you referenced in the lab report. Be sure to use APA citation technique.)
Tables, Charts, and Figures: (Include a copy of any data tables, charts, or figures.)
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