Here’s what goes in the Tilt lab lab report.
Title;
A very brief description of what the lab is about.
A very brief description of what the lab is about.
Testable Question:
A question that can be investigated with an experiment. This was done for you on the lab form.
A question that can be investigated with an experiment. This was done for you on the lab form.
Hypothesis:
A prediction of how the test you are doing will turn out. It is an answer to the question you are testing. Complete sentence. No personnel pronouns. It is not a question. Do not say why or use the word 'because.'
A prediction of how the test you are doing will turn out. It is an answer to the question you are testing. Complete sentence. No personnel pronouns. It is not a question. Do not say why or use the word 'because.'
Independent Variable:
The one thing you change in the experiment to see what kind of difference it makes.
The one thing you change in the experiment to see what kind of difference it makes.
Dependent Variable:
The thing that is affected by the changes in the independent variable. It’s what you measure.
The thing that is affected by the changes in the independent variable. It’s what you measure.
Controlled Variables:
The factors you keep the same because they might affect the outcome of the experiment.
The factors you keep the same because they might affect the outcome of the experiment.
Procedure:
Include materials here: A list of everything you used to do the experiment. Do not include everyday items like pencil and paper. Bullet points.
Describe how to do the experiment so someone else could read it and do the exact same thing. Bullet points. It should have at least 6 or as many as 15 steps.
Include materials here: A list of everything you used to do the experiment. Do not include everyday items like pencil and paper. Bullet points.
Describe how to do the experiment so someone else could read it and do the exact same thing. Bullet points. It should have at least 6 or as many as 15 steps.
Results:
For this lab its the table and graph. Every table and graph needs a title, each number needs a label, each axis on the graph needs a label, and include a legend for each line on the graph.
For this lab its the table and graph. Every table and graph needs a title, each number needs a label, each axis on the graph needs a label, and include a legend for each line on the graph.
Conclusion:
This is where you decide if the independent variable made a difference in the experimental group. Look at the lines on the graph. If the slopes are different, the independent variable made a difference. Use the results to support your conclusion about the independent variable.
State if the hypothesis was right or wrong.
If necessary, mention how other factors may have influenced your results. Complete sentences.
Grading comments:
This is where you decide if the independent variable made a difference in the experimental group. Look at the lines on the graph. If the slopes are different, the independent variable made a difference. Use the results to support your conclusion about the independent variable.
State if the hypothesis was right or wrong.
If necessary, mention how other factors may have influenced your results. Complete sentences.
Grading comments:
- 30 of the 50 points will be over how well you followed the instructions above.
- Writing conventions (spelling, punctuation, grammar) will be worth 10 points.
- 'Voice,' or how much it looks and sounds like a scientist will be worth 10 points.
