What is the Experiment Title? _____ {Be detailed, but not long winded} Who is the author of this experiment? _____
Did you have any lab partners? _____ {If so, list them in alphabetical order, If not, don’t include this heading}
Who are you submitted the lab to? _____ {You know who!!!}
What is the course code? _____ {like SCH 4UH – 01…you get the idea?}
What is the due date for the lab? _____ {not when you handed it in}
Beneath this stuff goes the ABSTRACT… that is where you summarize in a concise paragraph the purpose of the report, data presented, and major conclusions in about 100 - 200 words. For example… This experiment attempts to measure the density of aluminum, copper, …show more content…
{and here is a general hypothesis…}It is expected that the density of the regular solids should agree with the accepted values, within the limits of measured uncertainties. {The extra information is background, it is the basic stuff you should already know about the topic…} The term, “density” is defined as the mass per unit volume and is usually written as
where m is usually the mass in g or kg; V is the volume expressed in cm3 = 1 mL, dm3 = 1 L and r (rho) from the Greek alphabet is the symbol for density; the letter D is also used. It is expressed frequently in g/cm3, g/ml, and kg/m3.
For the purposes of this experiment, the mass will be measured using a digital balance and the volume will be measured directly using a ruler and calculated using the volume formula {fig.1} for a cylinder.
Fig.1 Formula for the volume of a …show more content…
The Discussion and Conclusion is pretty much the same thing. You must conclude your report with a closing paragraph that ties everything together. In high school, we tell you to keep them separate so that you can clearly distinguish between the two and ensure that you have done both sections in a clear and concise manner.
For example…
The volume of a cylinder is given by a precise formula. Provided the shape is smooth and consistent, the measurements of the dimensions should yield a true approximation of the volume. An improvement on this approach would be to use a more precise measuring device, like a Vernier micrometer.
The mass of a cylinder was determined using a digital balance. These results are more questionable since the device may not have been properly calibrated. A more refined approach would be to use a newly calibrated balance of even greater