Lab Report Guide

-IntroductionThis should be a short introduction to the lab or particular lab experiment. Itshould have a concise statement of the objective of the experiment as well as anyother pertinent information about the lab.-Materials ListThis section should be a listing of all the materials needed to complete theexperiment. This list will often be found in the lab guides. However, someexperiments require you to design your own setup, so it is important to list allmaterials used in your setup in case it ever needs to be recreated.-ProcedureThis part of the report should lay out the procedure followed through the labexperiments, in your own words. It is acceptable to write this section in eitherbullet/list format or paragraph format, as long as it completely recalls all stepstaken during lab.-Data Collected/ResultsThis section should include all data collected in the lab as well as any results orfindings of each experiment. This is where any questions asked during the lab orrequired results should be answered or explained. It is also important to state anyreasons for your results not matching theoretical results or any inconsistencieswith your data and possibly reasons for these inconsistencies. Illustrations orpictures taken during lab should be included here to help explain any setupscreated or results from experiments, and may be embedded directly in the text orreferenced to an Appendix. Either is acceptable.-ConclusionThis should be a conclusion stating the overall findings of the lab and how theyrelate to the lab objectives. Please also include recommendations for possibleimprovements of the lab.