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The document provides guidelines for a 100 point lab report that includes several required sections: a title, purpose, hypothesis, background research, materials and procedures, data and results, and conclusion. The conclusion section must be the most substantial and should include paragraphs that restate the purpose and hypothesis, explain and summarize the results and data, and state whether the hypothesis was correct or incorrect along with reasons. An optional references cited section is included if outside sources were used. The report will be graded on format requirements such as labels, units, font, margins, and avoidance of first person.

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100 Point Lab Report/Write-Up Guides Lines 2 pts Title: 3 pts Purpose:Explainswhy the research/experimentisconducted/whatyou areanalyzing 5 pts Hypothesis:If/then format…oneforeach experimentyou did 15 pts Background Research: IN YOUROWN WORDS…summarizeyournoteson thetopic…informthereader aboutthe subjectyourare testing…usecitationsif needed (to makesure you are notaccused of plagiarism) 10 pts Materials and Procedures:Detailed list of material; Step-by-step listof how experimentwasconducted….beVERY specific so I can replicate yourexperimentif I wanted to 20 pts Data and Results:Diagrams,tables,pictures,graphs,charts,calculations; Stateindependent,dependentand constantvariables;also statecontrol/controlgroup if necessary; EVERYTHINGmustbe labeled with a caption…do NOT explain results yet,thatwill be in the conclusion…UseMicrosoftEXCEL…makeSCATTERPLOTSand includethe “bestfit line” or “trend line”…Do NOTconnectthe dots!Label theaxes….y-axisshould bedependentvariableof experimentand the x-axisshould betheindependentvariableof theexperiment 40 pts Conclusion:MOSTimportantpart!!!Worth theMOST points!!! Paragraph 1:Restatepurpose,hypothesis,SUMMARIZEyourprocedures, briefly statewhetheryourhypothesis wasright or wrong (you willexplain this later) Paragraph 2:DETAILED explanation of yourresultsand data…referto the charts,tables,graphs,picturesin the Data and Results section of yourreport. Explain the trendson yourgraphs,whatthosetrendstell you about yourexperiment,aboutany unusualresults. This is whereyou put wordsto yourtablesand charts. Itmight be morethan justone paragraph. BETHOROUGH!!! Paragraph 3:Statewhetheror notyourhypothesiswascorrect. It is OK to havean incorrect hypothesis!Do NOT changeit!!! If it is correct, explain why (how yourdata showed yourhypothesiswascorrect). If it wasincorrect (AGAIN…itis OK!!!) makesureand EXPLAIN why it waswrong…basically why thedata did notsupportyour hypothesis. Then explain possiblereasonsforthedata being incorrect, maybewrong calculations,procedures were notfollowed correctly (explain how),incorrectmaterials,etc…list ALL possiblereasons!Explain howthe experimentcould be improved orthe mistakescould havebeen avoided. Statewhatyou should haveorhavenot doneand howthatmightimpact theresults/experiment. Paragraph 4:Summarizeyourresults.Explain the significanceof yourfindings….why yourdata wasimportant (bothcorrectly and incorrect hypothesestell usvaluableinformation!) Explain how yourresultscan beapplied to society/medicine/forensics,etc….thinkoutsidethebox…EVERYTHINGhasan application. Also statewaysyou can extend yourresearch orthe nexttype of experimentyou could do on the topic. ReferencesCited:If you used any outsideresources,you mustwritea referencescited pageand cite thosesources throughoutyourreport. UseMLA stylecitations (Googleit, there are plenty of websitesthatwill do it for you www.citationcenter.net isa good one) Pointswill be addedto backgroundsection 5 pts Format You will be graded on formataswell…labels, unitsincluded in ALL measurements and calculations,NOfirst person usage(no “I,we,me, our,us,you,etc etc)…if a typed lab report:12 pointfont,1 inch margins,doublespaced, Times NewRoman font,nothing Fancy,Each section is titled, in bold and underlined (like this guide)

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  • 1. 100 Point Lab Report/Write-Up Guides Lines 2 pts Title: 3 pts Purpose:Explainswhy the research/experimentisconducted/whatyou areanalyzing 5 pts Hypothesis:If/then format…oneforeach experimentyou did 15 pts Background Research: IN YOUROWN WORDS…summarizeyournoteson thetopic…informthereader aboutthe subjectyourare testing…usecitationsif needed (to makesure you are notaccused of plagiarism) 10 pts Materials and Procedures:Detailed list of material; Step-by-step listof how experimentwasconducted….beVERY specific so I can replicate yourexperimentif I wanted to 20 pts Data and Results:Diagrams,tables,pictures,graphs,charts,calculations; Stateindependent,dependentand constantvariables;also statecontrol/controlgroup if necessary; EVERYTHINGmustbe labeled with a caption…do NOT explain results yet,thatwill be in the conclusion…UseMicrosoftEXCEL…makeSCATTERPLOTSand includethe “bestfit line” or “trend line”…Do NOTconnectthe dots!Label theaxes….y-axisshould bedependentvariableof experimentand the x-axisshould betheindependentvariableof theexperiment 40 pts Conclusion:MOSTimportantpart!!!Worth theMOST points!!! Paragraph 1:Restatepurpose,hypothesis,SUMMARIZEyourprocedures, briefly statewhetheryourhypothesis wasright or wrong (you willexplain this later) Paragraph 2:DETAILED explanation of yourresultsand data…referto the charts,tables,graphs,picturesin the Data and Results section of yourreport. Explain the trendson yourgraphs,whatthosetrendstell you about yourexperiment,aboutany unusualresults. This is whereyou put wordsto yourtablesand charts. Itmight be morethan justone paragraph. BETHOROUGH!!! Paragraph 3:Statewhetheror notyourhypothesiswascorrect. It is OK to havean incorrect hypothesis!Do NOT changeit!!! If it is correct, explain why (how yourdata showed yourhypothesiswascorrect). If it wasincorrect (AGAIN…itis OK!!!) makesureand EXPLAIN why it waswrong…basically why thedata did notsupportyour hypothesis. Then explain possiblereasonsforthedata being incorrect, maybewrong calculations,procedures were notfollowed correctly (explain how),incorrectmaterials,etc…list ALL possiblereasons!Explain howthe experimentcould be improved orthe mistakescould havebeen avoided. Statewhatyou should haveorhavenot doneand howthatmightimpact theresults/experiment. Paragraph 4:Summarizeyourresults.Explain the significanceof yourfindings….why yourdata wasimportant (bothcorrectly and incorrect hypothesestell usvaluableinformation!) Explain how yourresultscan beapplied to society/medicine/forensics,etc….thinkoutsidethebox…EVERYTHINGhasan application. Also statewaysyou can extend yourresearch orthe nexttype of experimentyou could do on the topic. ReferencesCited:If you used any outsideresources,you mustwritea referencescited pageand cite thosesources throughoutyourreport. UseMLA stylecitations (Googleit, there are plenty of websitesthatwill do it for you www.citationcenter.net isa good one) Pointswill be addedto backgroundsection 5 pts Format You will be graded on formataswell…labels, unitsincluded in ALL measurements and calculations,NOfirst person usage(no “I,we,me, our,us,you,etc etc)…if a typed lab report:12 pointfont,1 inch margins,doublespaced, Times NewRoman font,nothing Fancy,Each section is titled, in bold and underlined (like this guide)