1. Lab Report Format: Steps of the Scientific Method

2. 1. Purpose Statement of the reason the activity is being done.

3. 2. Background Information Info needed to understand the purpose and make a prediction. – Math equations – Conversion factors

4. 3. Hypothesis Prediction based on the info collected (Educated guess)

5. 4. Experiment Design and perform experiments – Materials List – Procedure

6. 5. Record and Analyze Data Record data in a table Graph of data if needed Analyze the data (What does it tell you?)

7. 6. Conclusion State what you found. Use the data (numbers) to support your conclusion. Was your hypothesis correct? Discuss possible sources of error.

9. Paper Clip Game Purpose: Info gathered: Hypothesis:

10. Game Cont… Experiment: Record/Analyze Data: Conclusion: