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WorksheetsWRITING LAB REPORTS
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
This part of the lab report includes the list of equipment or chemicals needed
Analysis
Materials
Procedure
Conclusion
This part of the lab includes steps that gives instructions
Materials
Procedure
Analysis
Variables
After "Materials", the next step in the lab report is...
Variables
Observations
Procedure
Analysis
This part of the lab includes charts, graphs, drawings, as well as qualitative and quantitative observations
Analysis
Hypothesis
Observations
Conclusion
This part of the lab answers the Purpose question and includes some data to support your findings
Analysis
Conclusion
Purpose
Variables
Your lab reports must have a title
This statement is true
This statement is false
Under which component of a lab report could this be found?
discussion
conclusion
references
results
Why is a lab report important?
To give a visual representation of what was done.
To get a good grade.
To keep an account of what was done during an experiment.
To share with your peers.
This section should explain the significance of the results, evaluate the results, and give a detailed account of what happened in the experiment/study.
Introduction
Discussion
Results
Abstract
Which of the following could be found in the results section of a lab report?
A graph
A Data Table
Calculations
All of the above are possible
Which step of the scientific method is a summary of the results of the experiment?
Conducting the Experiment
Analyzing the Results
Making Conclusions
None of the above
What should you write in the objective section of your lab report?
The steps and materials we used to complete the lab
What we would like to test/find out in the lab
The data we collected from the lab
The interpretation of our results (aka talking about your results)
Whether or not your hypothesis was correct or not and why (based on evidence from the lab)
What should you write in the method section of your lab report?
The steps and materials we used to complete the lab
What we would like to test/find out in the lab
The data we collected from the lab
The interpretation of our results (aka talking about your results)
Whether or not your hypothesis was correct or not and why (based on evidence from the lab)
What should you write in the data section of your lab report?
The steps and materials we used to complete the lab
What we would like to test/find out in the lab
The data we collected from the lab
The interpretation of our results (aka talking about your results)
Whether or not your hypothesis was correct or not and why (based on evidence from the lab)
What should you write in the analysis section of your lab report?
The steps and materials we used to complete the lab
What we would like to test/find out in the lab
The data we collected from the lab
The interpretation of our results (aka talking about your results)
Whether or not your hypothesis was correct or not and why (based on evidence from the lab)
What should you write in the conclusion section of your lab report?
The steps and materials we used to complete the lab
What we would like to test/find out in the lab
The data we collected from the lab
The interpretation of our results (aka talking about your results)
Whether or not your hypothesis was correct or not and why (based on evidence from the lab)
The materials section of you lab report should include (check all that apply)
The specific lab materials you used to execute the procedures
The number of each item you used
A list of the steps that you performed
Why you are conducting the experiment
Harvester ants often strip a bush of all of its leaves. Some people believe this helps the plant grow thicker, healthier stems. In an experiment, a student stripped off all the leaves from a set of plants. In a second set of identical plants, the student allowed ants to strip off the plants’ leaves. In order to improve this experimental design, it is most important to add a set of plants —
exposed to a different ant species
of a different species
with its leaves left intact
that are dormant
An experiment was conducted to test the effectiveness of four different fertilizers on plant growth. Two grams of each fertilizer were to be diluted in 9 milliliters (mL) of water before adding to a plant. Which of the following measuring devices would introduce the least error into the measurement of the 9 mL of water?
20 mL graduated cylinder
10 mL graduated cylinder
100 mL graduated cylinder
50 mL graduated cylinder
A biology class of 24 students decides to measure the height of each student and then calculate the average height for the class. Which of these is a possible source of error in this activity?
The total number of students in the class
The number of males and females in the class
The difference in the ages of the students in the class
The accuracy of making and recording measurements
The students concluded that the plants grown indoors grew faster because they received better quality light than the plants grown outdoors. Which is the most likely reason this conclusion may be flawed?
The students measured the plants at different times.
The students should have grown different types of plants.
The growth of the plants in each set was affected by more than one factor.
The outdoor plants grew faster than the indoor plants.
