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Lab Format
Mr. B's Chemistry

Points

Subsection

Description of subsection:

 

25 pts for intro.

TITLE/date

(Descriptive Identification of the Laboratory Investigation and date the experiment was performed)

 

 

NAME

Your name.  (also the names of anyone in your laboratory group)

 

 

PURPOSE:

One or more simple sentences identifying the Objective or purpose of the investigation

 

 

MATERIALS:

A list of equipment and supplies necessary to completely carry out the investigation.

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50  pts for data topics

PROCEDURE:

A step-by-step list of the activities to be followed in order to complete the investigation.  If there are modifications or changes, your procedure should reflect what you actually did for the experiment.  Someone else should be able to read this section and repeat your experiment. 

 

 

DATA &

OBSERVATIONS:

This should be a record of your actual observations and data measurements performed during the experiment. This can include, but is not limited to charts, tables, drawings and diagrams.  Each display should be properly numbered and given a descriptive title.

 

 

CALCULATIONS

& RESULTS:

Visual display of calculation and results.  This would be the place to include an error analysis, charts, tables, graphs, pictures, diagrams, etc.  Each display should be properly numbered and given a descriptive title.

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25 pts for the end topics

CONCLUSIONS:

What do you know, and how do you know it, written in the third person.    A  summary of the findings of the investigation and the suggested outcomes. This can also include an explanation of variations in the procedure you followed along with any references to the results from other laboratory groups. 

 

 

DISCUSSION:

A simple one paragraph explanation of what you did and what you found out. Write this as though you were presenting it to someone who has not taken a science course before. An example would be if you explained the experiment to friends or a younger sibling. 

 

 

MSDS:

Material Safety and Data Sheets:

Summarize the safety information for each chemical used in the experiment if applicable.  Include the 1) identity, at least one common name, 2) the unique chemical abstract service number (CAS) number, 3) what happens in case of skin contact,  4) what emergency measures to do in case of skin contact 5) what happens in case of eye contact, and 6) what emergency measure to do in case of skin contact.

MSDS sheets can be located on the WEB :

http://siri.org/msds/index.php