Formal Laboratory Report Format

Honors Chemistry-Sondreal 2015-2016

All formal laboratory reports must be from a word processing program (typed). Data and results that require spreadsheets and tables are to be completed on the appropriate word processor (word, excel). The raw data that is in the lab book or on a handout is to be included in your report.

1. Title page

Includes the title of the experiment, your name and date

Plus: Honors Chemistry, Teacher: Sondreal, 2012-2013

2. Question or Observation and Hypothesis

Briefly state the question/observation that the experiment was designed to answer. Hypothesis: A hypothesis is a statement that proposes an explanation based on an observation. It is testable and may or may not be true.

3. Materials and Equipment

List all the materials and equipment used in the experiment

4. Procedures

Write the procedure that you followed. If there was a change from the original written procedure, include it.

5. Results --Data Tables and Graphs and Summary

These include all the data tables and graphs required for the report completed on a word processor. A summary of the evidence is required in this section

6. Analysis and Questions

Answer any questions that are part of the experiment.

7. Conclusion

Follow the “Writing a Conclusion” handout.

8. Bibliography

9. Raw Data

In lab notebook, will be graded when notebook is graded

Lab Report:_Flame Test Date: 11/1/14

Student______

Presentation&Writing 5 4 3 2 1 x 10=______

Objectives 5 4 3 2 1 x 5=______Mat’l&Procedures 5 4 3 2 1 x 5=______

Results-Data&Writing 5 4 3 2 1 x 10=______

Questions 5 4 3 2 1 x 10=______

Conclusion 5 4 3 2 1 x 10=______Total______/250

Lab Report:_Flame Test Date: 11/1/14

Student______

Presentation&Writing 5 4 3 2 1 x 10=______

Objectives 5 4 3 2 1 x 5=______Mat’l&Procedures 5 4 3 2 1 x 5=______

Results-Data&Writing 5 4 3 2 1 x 10=______

Questions 5 4 3 2 1 x 10=______

Conclusion 5 4 3 2 1 x 10=______Total______/250

Lab Report:_Flame Test Date: 11/1/14

Student______

Presentation&Writing 5 4 3 2 1 x 10=______

Objectives 5 4 3 2 1 x 5=______Mat’l&Procedures 5 4 3 2 1 x 5=______

Results-Data&Writing 5 4 3 2 1 x 10=______

Questions 5 4 3 2 1 x 10=______

Conclusion 5 4 3 2 1 x 10=______Total______/250