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Writing a Laboratory Report
Writing laboratory reports that answer the following general questions:
What did you do?
Why did you do it?
How did you do it?
What happened?
Y Each report must include: title, objective, materials and (equipment) used, theo
ry, procedure, observation, result, discussion, and conclusion.
1. Title: Create a title in less than ten words that reflects the factual content of your repor
t
2. Objective:
utcomes that you plan to achieve when you designed your experiment.
his section states the purpose of your experiment. Be specific about the o
3. Materials use
Describe the substances, equipment and instrumentation that is to be
used in your work. Copy the format for this section from your laboratory manual or from
the standard procedure supplied by the teacher.
4, Theory is a short systematic explanation of your work.
5, Procedure: Describe how you performed the experiment, and mention each step in chr
onological order.
6. Data/Observations: This section demonstrates that you carried out an experiment car
efully and knowledgeably. The person reading your report should find it clear and convin
cing enough to take your experimental results seriously.
7. Result and Discussion: In this section of the report, present your results and discuss th
em. Also report possible errors in the procedure and results, including possible inaccuraci
es.
Include any problems that you encountered during your work. Present them objectively. IF
“] possible suggest ways in which such problems could be reduced at least if not overcom
e
8. Conclusion: This section should be brief, as it refers back to the objectives and consid
ers how and to what degree they have been met. Review the purpose of the experiment, a
nd summarize the implications of the results
