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Lab Templates

Ms. Carroll

Lab Templates

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Writing Results & Conclusions

Results (organizes & states the data found during the experiment)

The results section should...

o Summarize the data from the experiments. It does not discuss
their meaning. You should not make any conclusions about the experiment.

o Include data from your data table.

o Include figures, tables and charts that have descriptive titles.
Include a key explaining any symbols, abbreviations & units.

o Figures and tables should be numbered separately and the
results explained briefly.
Example:
1. Figure 1 shows that the activity decreased after five minutes.

2. The activity decreased after five minutes (fig. 1).
o Figures and tables should be self-explanatory; that is, the
reader should be able to understand them without reading the
rest of the results or the conclusion.

o Table categories and axes in graphs must be labeled.

o Look for general trends and differences and not just details.

Conclusion (aka “Discussion” of what you found out / Analysis)
Include each of the following sections:

Purpose
This section should not just restate the results but should also
explain what the data means. You will use things you know from
class, from research, and from your daily life to help explain
your findings (results) and ideas.

New Ideas
This is the section to bring up new ideas. You can make
assumptions (things you think to be true, but have no evidence
to back it up) and speculate about what you think happened.

Errors & Improvements
You should bring up ways to improve the lab / experiment and
discuss how things should be done differently next time. Also,
be sure to write about any mistakes that you made or changes to
the procedure. For example, if you were supposed to add 50 ml of
water, but it turned out that you needed to add less water, you
need to write about it! Don’t forget to explain why the changes were made!

Hypothesis & Further Study
o State your hypothesis and explain why it was supported or was
not supported by your data.
o If your hypothesis was not supported, you need to
come up with a new one and briefly explain how it could be tested.
o Suggest future experiments that can be done to back up your
findings, to answer any new questions, or to support a new hypothesis.

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Updated: October 4, 2010

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