PHYSICS 30S/40S - GUIDE TO LAB ACTIVITIES AND REPORTS

NUMBER AND TITLE OF LABSTUDENT'S NAME: ________________________ DUE DATE: ___________________PARTNER NAME(S): ________________________{DATA OBTAINED FROM: ___________________ (if required by your circumstances)}OBJECTIVESIndicate the purpose(s) for the activity (what you are investigating). Copy these directly from thetext or lab handout.HYPOTHESISDescribes the anticipated outcome or results for the laboratory activity. A hypothesis statementmust be written for each different objective given for the lab activity. The hypothesisstatement(s) you write is to be based upon your study of topics related to the lab objectives andprocedures. You are expected to provide evidence for each hypothesis statement. Yourhypothesis may or may not be proven correct by your lab data and conclusions. Your hypothesisstatement(s) must be written in advance of the lab period, at least in draft form, and may in factbe requested by the teacher for marking prior to the experimentation.MATERIALSFor a lab from a textbook, write "Refer to lab manual page ??." (Fill in the page number).For a lab from handout sheets, write “Refer to the lab handouts titled XXX” (fill in the lab title).For a Design Lab or Demonstration Lab, write a complete and specific list of all materials used.Teacher- approved changes in materials used must be identified as a "Note" in this section ofyour report.PROCEDUREFor a lab from a textbook, write "Refer to lab manual page ??." (Fill in the page number).For a lab from handout sheets, write “Refer to the lab handouts titled XXX” (fill in the lab title).For a Design Lab or Demonstration Lab, write a complete, sequential, numbered, and detaileddescription of each step used in the procedure. Also specify the data which must be recorded.Note: Deviations from the procedures indicated may cause injury and/or damage to equipment.Consult the teacher with any questions or comments regarding the procedure. Any teacherapprovedchanges in the procedure used must be fully described as a "Note" in this section.OBSERVATIONSObservations are verbal records of what you sense or what an instrument helps you to sense.Observations do not include ideas or comments about what you think is happening (inferences).Your observations may be listed neatly in point form in the order they were noted during theexperimentation.DATAData are the numerical records of measurements taken during a lab activity. Enter the datacollected during the lab period directly onto your draft copies of the data table(s). Remember toinclude the proper number of significant figures for every data value. The SI units for themeasurements may be listed with every value, or the SI unit may be listed once at the top of acolumn of values (provided that these are all of the same SI unit). Neatly recopy the data tables