1. Identify the exercise objectives / questions to be answered by the activity and define any necessary terms. Include your hypothesis in this section.                             iii.    Hypothesis
  1. Should be worded as an “…if…….then….” statement based on the question your experiment was designed to answer. It should be easy to prove wrong. (Ex: “I expect that if yeast is given sugar, then more carbon dioxide will be produced.”)

3.   Materials & Methods                                    i.    Materials

  1. What did you use to conduct the experiment? Include equipment, glassware, reagents etc. used.                                iii.    Test Method
  1. How is the experiment done?
  2. Describe in detail how you set up the activity.
  3. DO NOT COPY FROM THE LAB MANUAL.

Procedure / steps

Step by step instructions should be included in the Materials and Methods section

Results

Observations

What happened during the exercise?

Data collected in neat table format.

Any graphs or photos of experimental results should be included here.

What were the results, what did you see?

Discuss your observations.

Discussion

Conclusion(s)

How do the observations answer the questions and objectives that have been identified in the purpose? Include a direct answer to your hypothesis. What was learned as a result of the lab exercise?

Errors / Suggestions

If your results are unexpected, identify any possible sources of errors and your suggestions to avoid errors and/or improve the experiment.

References

Any references used should be cited appropriately.

Exercises are to be completed accurately at the time specified by the instructor. Any points deducted will be determined by the instructor and the grading rubric. Absolutely no plagiarism will be tolerated.  Everything must be in your original words, not copied from the book or another student. Reports should be written independently despite being conducted in a group. Any plagiarism will result in a Zero.