Format for AP Biology Lab Reports - Point Pleasant Beach
Format for AP Biology Lab Reports - Point Pleasant Beach
Format for AP Biology Lab Reports - Point Pleasant Beach
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<strong>AP</strong> <strong>Lab</strong> Report Grading Criteria<br />
Your hypotheses should be clear, and incorporated within Discussion section!<br />
Expectation of outcome must be made clear<br />
Should include a clearly written statement of your predictions regarding the outcome of the<br />
experiment<br />
Provides 2 or more justifying pieces of evidence<br />
Discuss:<br />
1. What are the results of your experiment? (Discuss data/obs. All tables, charts, graphs should be referenced.)<br />
2. What do the results mean? (Interpretation of calculations, data, interesting or unexpected observations.)<br />
3. Did you achieve the expected result? Why or why not?<br />
4. Are your results valid? (Suggest improvements in the techniques. Do not be afraid to criticize and add your<br />
own creative input. How did your individual results compare to those of other lab groups?)<br />
LAB MANUAL QUESTIONS: all applicable questions posed in the College Board lab manual must be<br />
answered/addressed within your discussion!<br />
Refers to the questions asked on the lab manual/sheet<br />
Incorporates the answers within the data discussion, conclusions<br />
Correctness of answers<br />
REFERENCES<br />
Require 3 reference sources:<br />
a. <strong>Lab</strong> manual(s)<br />
b. Any book other than your lab manual<br />
c. An internet site<br />
Reference notation will include:<br />
Author<br />
Title of book<br />
Pub. date<br />
Volume number, page number<br />
For websites, you must include: title of page, entire http:// address, access date<br />
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