Honors Chemistry Lab Reports



Honors Chemistry Lab Reports | |

To receive full credit on a formal lab experiment, Honors students must turn in a complete, typed lab report. This report must be in complete sentences and have the following sections and their contents:

1. Title Page: a single page that states the following:

a. Title of experiment: The title says what you did. It should be brief (aim for 10 words or less) and describe the main point of the experiment or investigation. An example of a titled would be: “Effects of Ultraviolet Light on Borax Crystal Growth Rate.” If you can, begin your title using a keyword rather than an article like ‘The’ or ‘A’

b. Your name and the names of your lab partners

c. Teachers name

d. Date the lab was submitted

2. Introduction/Purpose:

a. One paragraph that explains the objectives/purpose of the lab (Why did you do the lab? What are you trying to solve?)

b. In one sentence, state the hypothesis

c. Include any background information

d. Briefly summarize how the experiment was performed

3. Materials: List everything needed to complete your experiment

4. Methods: Describe the steps you completed during your investigation. This is your procedure. Be sufficiently detailed so that anyone could read this section and duplicate your experiment. Write as if you were giving directions for someone else to do in the lab

a. PARAGRAPH FORM, NOT BULLET POINTS

b. Include diagrams of the equipment used or the set-up if helpful

5. Data: Qualitative and Quantitative observations should be presented in a table – just the facts, not opinions!

6. Results and Conclusions

a. Describe what the data means

b. Present any quantitative data in a graph to show a relationship

i. Must have titles

ii. Labeled axes with proper units

c. Your conclusion is a single paragraph that sums up what happened in the experiment, whether your hypothesis was accepted or rejected, and what this means.

Honors Chemistry Lab Report Rubric

| |Far Below Expectations (0 points) |Below Expectations (2 points) |Meets/Exceeds Expectations (4 points) |

|Neatness and Organization |The lab report fails to meet two or more of the expectations|The lab report fails to meet one of the expectations for neatness |The lab is typed |

| |for neatness and organization. |and organization |The lab sections are in the correct order |

| | | |Uses complete sentences and not bullet points |

| | | |No more than three spelling/grammatical errors |

|Title Page |The title page is missing. |The lab report fails to meet one of the expectations for the Title|the Title is present and descriptive of the lab |

| | |Page/Title |Date of submission is present |

| | | |Your name and the names of your lab partners are present |

| | | |The name of your teacher is present. |

|Introduction/ Purpose |Purpose is missing or is only loosely related to the lab |The purpose addresses the procedural aspects of the lab, but does |Purpose accurately describes the theory that is intended to|

| |being performed. Hypothesis is missing. |not accurately summarize the theoretical foundation of the |be reinforced by performing the lab |

| | |experiment. Hypothesis is not explained in terms of background |Hypothesis is 1 sentence long and includes why that |

| | |information. |standpoint was chosen. |

|Materials |Materials list is missing. |Materials list is missing one or more elements |Materials list is complete including all apparatus, |

| | | |chemicals and tools. |

|Methods |Procedure is missing altogether, or missing important steps.|Procedure is mostly copied directly from the lab description, with|Procedure is a brief summary of each of the steps taken in |

| | |little attention to brevity or not in complete sentences. |completing the lab. It is NOT an exhaustive description |

| | | |containing minute detail. |

|Data |The student has recorded data after completion of the lab, |The lab report fails to meet either expectation 2 or 3 of the Data|Data is recorded into a lab book or worksheet during |

| |or fails to meet BOTH expectations 2 and 3 of the Data |section. |experimentation. |

| |section. | |Data is neatly organized (in tables if appropriate) and is |

| | | |easy to interpret |

| | | |All data uses the correct units. |

|Results/ Conclusion |Conclusion is missing or is in conflict with the student’s |Conclusion is present and does not conflict with the students |The conclusion succinctly describes what can be concluded |

| |experimental results. Graphs are not properly labeled or |experimental findings, but fails to address the theoretical basis |from the experimental results. It is aligned with a |

| |described. |for the lab or is not properly supported with evidence. Graphs and|well-written statement of purpose at the beginning of the |

| | |tables are properly labeled, but not described. |lab. It is supported with evidence. Graphs and tables are |

| | | |properly labeled and described. |

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