Lab Report \u2013 detailed instructions.
\nSee the lab report grading rubric for specific grading information. Your lab report is worth 35
\npts.
\nGeneral Guidelines and expectations:
\n1. Scientific writing should be concise and to the point. This is not the place to use
\n\u201cflowery\u201d language.
\n2. Your report should be about 3 pages long, must be typed, and must be double
\nspaced with normal font and borders.
\n3. Figures and graphs should be completed using a computer program and
\nintegrated within the text of your report or placed at the end of the report.
\n4. Each figure (picture, graph, or data table) should include a figure number
\nand a short description. (Example \u2013 Figure #1: Table showing the average mold
\ncolony size per piece of bread over 6 days).
\na. Your writing must talk about any figure you include. Don\u2019t add a picture or
\ndata table without also talking about it!.
\nb. You must include at least one data table or graph showing some of
\nthe important or interesting data you collected.
\nc. If your data was qualitative (color for example) include photos.
\n5. For any outside sources you use, you must cite it! You should clearly indicate the
\nsource and include a references cited section. Please ask your instructor if you are not
\nsure how to do this.
\n6. You must include at least one source \u2013 this will likely be a source of
\ninformation you use in the introduction. Do some research about the enzyme you
\nchose, find information that related to your experiment. Extra credit points (2) awarded if
\nyou include at least one source that is a peer-reviewed scientific journal article (must
\nrelate to your enzyme and experiment).
\n7. The content and format of your report should follow the guidelines laid out on the
\nfollowing pages. Each section of your lab report must contain very specific information,
\nand ONLY that information. Follow the instructions on the next pages carefully.
\nContent and format instructions:
\nUse the following pages to see what information should be in each section of your lab report.
\nWrite your report in this order. Be sure you include the section headings! See sample lab
\nreport in D2L.
\n– Introduction
\n– Methods
\n– Results
\n– Discussion
\n– Abstract (place at top of your report, but write it last).
\nTitle and your name.
\n\u00b7 Put your title and your at the top of the first page of your lab report. Centered as
\nyou see below.
\n\u00b7 A good title tells what you did in the fewest number of words possible. Your title
\nshould include the enzyme you worked with as well as the variable you tested.
\nTitle: Include enzyme and independent variable.
\nBy: Your Name
\nAbstract
\nYour final report should start with the abstract, BUT you should write this last! An
\nabstract is a short paragraph or two that is a summary of your experiment, your results
\nand conclusions. Your abstract must include all of the following (don\u2019t use bullets in
\nyour abstract, put the following information into one or two short paragraphs).
\n– Your central question.
\n– Your hypothesis.
\no Make it clear what part is your hypothesis. The easier way to do this is
\nto state \u201cMy hypothesis is\u2026\u201d.
\n– A brief summary of the methods (you will describe method details later)
\n– A summary of the most important data.
\n– Your conclusion about your hypothesis.
\nIntroduction
\nIntroduce the reader to your experiment. In this section, you must include a minimum of
\none in-text citation for information you have found from another source. This might be
\nspecific information about the enzyme you chose and the organism you used (yeast,
\napple, or potato for example).
\nHere is a good website with information on one style of in-text citations. If you know
\nanother style (like MLA) you can use that style instead. In Text citations – APA style
\nAll of the following must be included in the introduction (in paragraph format).
\n– Background information (should cite at least one outside source here) of
\nat least one paragraph.
\no You must talk about the enzyme and the full reaction that it catalyzes
\n(substrates\/products)
\no Information about why you performed this experiment or why it is
\nimportant.
\n– Your central question needs to be clearly stated and easy to find.
\no \u201cThe central question is\u2026.\u201d Or \u201cthe question I asked is\u2026\u201d.
\n– Your hypothesis needs to be clearly stated and easy to find.
\no The easier way to do this is to state \u201cMy hypothesis is\u2026\u201d or something
\nsimilar.
\nMethods
\nYour methods section is used to describe exactly what you did (in paragraph form, not
\nbulleted) during the entire course of the experiment.
\n\u00b7 Write out your methods so that someone else should be able to repeat the
\nexperiment exactly as you did it with only this methods section to guide them.
\nYou are not writing instructions for someone else. Write what you did, in past
\ntense, but including enough details so that someone could use your information
\nto do the same thing.
\n\u00b7 Be sure to include specifics such as specific types or brands used, and
\namounts or concentrations. Be very specific and detailed!
\n\u00b7 You must write this section (only this section) in the past tense.
\n\u00b7 Don\u2019t include details that are not relevant to the successful outcome of the
\nexperiment (such as- \u201cI took off my jacket and hung it in the closet\u201d).
\n\u00b7 Do not include your actual results\/data yet \u2013 those go in the next section!
\n\u00b7 A photo of your experimental set up would be appropriate here \u2013 but is not
\nrequired. If you include a photo be sure to give it a figure number, short
\ndescription, and talk about the photo somewhere in your methods section.
\nLook back through this section. Could someone with no knowledge of the experiment
\nuse this section to successfully complete the exact experiment that you did. You might
\nhave a friend read this section to see if anything is missing.
\nResults
\nIn this section, you will present just the results and data you gathered during your
\nexperiment.
\n\u00b7 This section must have a paragraph or two of text that summarizes the
\ndata you collected \/ your results.
\n\u00b7 You MUST include at least one data table or graph showing your data.
\nData tables and graphs should be make electronically. Ask instructor if you need
\nhelp.
\no Data tables\/graphs should have a figure number and short description
\nand all data needs to be discussed in the written text of this section.
\n\u00b7 Pictures should be included if appropriate. If you include a photo be sure
\nto give it a figure number, short description, and talk about the photo somewhere
\nin your methods section.
\nYou should NOT include any type of analysis or conclusions in this section. Just
\nsimply describe what happened for each treatment and present the important data you
\ngathered.
\nDiscussion
\nNow you finally get to interpret and discuss your data and determine if is supports your
\nhypothesis or not. In this section you will also include thoughts on what you learned,
\npossible errors or issues with the experiment, and what further research you would do
\nto continue to try and answer your central question.
\n\u00b7 Restate your question and hypothesis.
\n\u00b7 You should clearly state if your data supported or contradicted your
\nhypothesis and discus how your data led you to your conclusion. It is also
\nok to conclude that you cannot determine if your hypothesis was supported or not
\n(maybe due to errors or issues with the experiment). Be sure to reference your
\ndata and fully explain.
\no Don\u2019t use the word \u201cprove\u201d. You can\u2019t prove your hypothesis. You can
\nsupport it with your data or you can \u201cnot support\u201d it with your data.
\n\u00b7 Include information on what you have learned. It could be about the
\nenzyme or a species you used.
\n\u00b7 Include an analysis of your experimental methods. There are always
\npossible sources of error or influence in an experiment like this.
\no Did anything unexpected happen that might have affected the results?
\no What were the possible sources of error?
\no How could the experiment be improved?
\n\u00b7 Include a short paragraph discussing what further research could be done
\nto more fully answer your central question. The research you discuss cannot be
\njust a repeat of what you already did but it should be directly related to or expand
\non your experiment or central question.
\nCitations
\nIn this section, you should list the full citation for any outside sources you used in your
\nexperiment. Below are examples of the types of information that must be included.
\nThis follows the APA citation style. You can also go to the link provided in the
\nintroduction section information. It has links to specifics on how to cite different types of
\nmaterial.
\nWebsites \u2013 include the following:
\n\u00a7 Author(s), publication date, Title of the page or article, Website name, and the
\nURL (full\/complete link).
\n\u00a7 If there is no author, start the citation with the title of the article, then
\npublication date.
\n\u00a7 If the page is likely to change over time, add a retrieval date (date you
\nviewed)
\nArticles in journals, magazines, and newspapers \u2013 include the following:
\n\u00a7 Author(s), date of publication, Article Title, Journal Title, volume number, issue
\nnumber (if applicable), and page numbers
\n\u00b7 If you use the library data base system, you can copy the APA
\ncitation directly from the article listing.
\nSubmission and revisions:
\n\u00b7 Your first revisions should be on your own, before the due date. Read
\nthrough the instructions and grading rubric. Look for any requirements you are
\nmissing. Check your section headings and figures.
\n\u00b7 Read your report out loud to yourself. Do the sentences make sense?
\n\u00b7 Check over spelling and be sure your enzyme is spelled correctly
\nthroughout the report.
\n\u00b7 Ask someone to read over your lab report and to mark spelling and
\nsentences that are confusing.
\n\u00b7 You will be able to make revisions if the lab report you submit is complete
\n(has all required components) and shows evidence of effort and time spent to
\nrevise. If you submit an incomplete report, revisions can be done but will not be
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