Its f0r density 0f s0ilds What is the purpose of the lab, the importance of the topic, and the question you are trying to answer?

What is your hypothesis (or hypotheses) for this experiment?

What methods are you using to test this (or each) hypothesis?

Section II: Data and Observations

Locate the data and observations collected in your lab guide. What are the key results? How would you best summarize the data to relate your findings?

Do you have quantitative data (numerical results or calculations)? Do you have qualitative data (written observations and descriptions)? How can you organize this date for your report?

Section III: Analysis and Discussion

What do the key results indicate?

If you constructed graphs, what trends do they indicate in your data?

Were there any problems with the experiment or the methods? Did you have any surprising results?

Section IV: Conclusions

What do the results tell you about your hypothesis(es)?

How do the data support your claim above?

If you could repeat the experiment and make it better, what would you do differently and why?

Writing the Lab Report

Now you will use your answers from the questions above to write your lab report. Follow the directions below.