Writing a

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Writing a Laboratory Report
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The purpose behind a laboratory report is to
communicate the basic purpose of the inquiry, the
hypothesis, experimental design and a basic
conclusion.
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The laboratory report will have the following
parts
Descriptive Title
Problem Statement or Thesis
Hypothesis
Equipment, Safety, and Procedures for the
Experiment
Results of the experimentTables, Graphs,
Calculations
Conclusionor Theory
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Descriptive Title Author
Methods
Problem
Background Information
Results
Hypothesis
Conclusion and Discussion
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It is often necessary to include a References
page to cite any works used in the lab
report. This is necessary to avoid
plagiarism Since this paper could be used as a
Writing piece, any citations should be done in
MLA style.