1. How to… Write A Lab Report

2. Cover Page… Title Student Name Seed Germination Lab Teacher Name
Class Period
Dates Experiment Ran
Seed Germination Lab
CHHS Pirate
Brittany Warren
2nd Block
8/28 – 8/31

3. Within your report, you need the following things…
Title
Objective
Hypothesis
Materials List
Procedure
Data
Analysis and Conclusions

4. Title… Objective… Should be less than 10 words
Use key words from the experiment
NOT designed to catch the readers fancy!
Paragraph
Tell why the experiment was performed and what you are trying to answer or discover.
Objective…

5. Hypothesis… Materials List… Should be an If…THEN statement
Based on facts NOT opinion
Bulleted List
Be sure to list ALL materials that were used
Materials List…

6. Procedure
A DETAILED description of exactly what you did to perform your experiment.
Be sure to include all steps, no matter how small they may seem!
Present the data that you discovered while doing your experiment. Can include:
Written observations
Graphs or Charts (ALL should be hand drawn!)
Data…

7. Analysis and Conclusion
Summarize the results of your experiment
Explain what you learned
Accept or Reject your hypothesis
If you reject, what should you do to revise and retest?