Monday, July 27, 2020

Lab Reports

Do you struggle with lab reports?  When I taught in private and public schools, the science department often collaborated to set guidelines for a good report.  Here is a guide, The Whys and Hows of Writing a Lab Report from Carolina Biological.  Here is a another guide explaining the parts of a standard lab report.

Consider the lab.  I vary reporting requirements.  It is fine to use a template. Here is a lab report template for Flinn Scientific’s Beverage Density Lab.  Sometimes I have kids complete a data chart for lab or a summary.  I do assign several formal lab reports and use a scoring rubric, such as this one for Flinn’s Can You Make 2 Grams Lab?  I have kids edit their reports until I am satisfied and accept it for full credit.  

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