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EXAMPLE'LAB'REPORT'!!!!!!!!The!effect!of!X!on!Y!!By!!!NAME!!DATE!!COURSE!NAME!&!SECTION!!!!!!!!ABSTRACT'The!abstract'is!a!one!paragraph!summary!of!the!entire!lab!report.!It!should!have!1!sentences!that!states!the!purpose!of!the!study,!1!that!states!what!was!done,!1!that!states!what!was!found!and!1!that!states!what!was!concluded!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INTRODUCTION''The!introduction!section!of!the!report!should!define!the!topic!and!explain!its!importance.!It!should!share!some!background!information!related!to!the!wide!range!of!research!that!you!used!to!help!you!design!your!experiment.!At!the!end!of!the!introduction!you!need!to!state!your!the!research!question!and!your!hypothesis.!It!should!me!no!longer!than!1!page!in!length.!MAKE!SURE!YOU!HAVE!APA!FORMATTED!IN!TEXT!CITATIONS!HERE!!!METHODS'The!methods!section!should!explain!how!the!experiment!was!conducted.!You!do!not!include!a!materials!list.!It!should!be!should!be!written!in!a!narrative!format.!It!should!only!include!only!the!details!that!are!necessary!to!replicate!the!experiment!and!should!explain!why!the!procedure!was!done.!This!section!should!be!written!in!the!past!tense!and!should!not!discuss!any!results.!It!should!be!2T3!paragraphs!in!length.!Make!sure!you!include!a!photo!of!your!experiment!set!up!at!the!end!of!this!section!that!includes!your!name!and!the!date.!RESULTS'The!results!section!should!explain!the!results!of!the!experiment!without!interpretation!or!comment.!It!should!be!used!to!summarize!general!trends.!Each!trial!should!have!a!separate!paragraph!explaining!the!results.!Graphs!and!tables!should!be!used!but!not!as!a!substitute!for!a!written!explanation.!They!should!be!included!at!the!end!of!the!written!paragraph.!!Make!sure!that!graphs!and!tables!have!a!description!that!would!allow!the!reader!to!understand!the!graphic!even!if!they!could!not!see!the!graphic.!Example!of!incorrect!table/graphic!description:!Table!1.!Bacteria!counts!and!water!level!for!Blackwater!River!Example!of!correct!table/graphic!description:!Table!1.!Bacteria!counts!and!water!level!for!Blackwater!River!in!the!summer!of!2015.!Bacteria!were!sampled!using!3!point!cross!sections!along!a!10!mile!stretch!of!the!Blackwater!River.!Samples!show!that!as!water!level!decrease!so!do!bacteria!counts.!During!higher!flow!levels!bacteria!levels!increase.!The!results!the!area!sampled!is!impaired!for!contact!recreational!use.!Sample!Flow!Average!water!level!(cfs)!Bacteria!counts!(#/100ml)!Low!water!!45!39! Normal!!150!173!High!water!376!2256!!Figure!2.!Monthly!low!water!levels!on!the!Blackwater!River!in!2015!from!June!through!September.!Samples!were!taken!from!the!USGS!monitoring!station!on!the!Blackwater!River.!Water!levels!were!lowest!during!the!month!of!June!and!peaked!the!following!month!in!July.!Average!low!water!levels!were!45cfs.!!!DISCUSSION'The!discussion'section!is!where!you!interpret!the!results.!You!should!also!discuss!the!results!in!context!of!the!overall!experiment!as!identified!in!the!introduction!of!the!report.!You!should!tell!the!reader!why!the!data!looks!like!it!does!and!why!it!is!important!to!know.!Lastly!you!should!discuss!potential!modifications!for!the!experiment.!What!kind!of!changes!would!you!make!to!this!experiment!to!further!knowledge!of!transpiration?!This!is!not!to!correct!mistakes!but!usually!every!experiment!ends!with!more!questions!than!you!start!with.!How!would!you!address!those!questions!in!future!research?!'!20!25!30!35!40!45!50!55!60! June!July!August!September! Monthly'low'water'levels'on'the''Blackwater'River'in'2015'(cfs)' Monthly!low!water!levels!on!the!!Blackwater!River!in!2015!(cfs)! REFERENCES'!You!should!have!a!variety!of!academic!references!(4T6!different!sources)!listed!in!alphabetical!order!and!in!proper!APA!format!in!this!section.!Each!reference!should!match!an!in!text!citation!from!the!introduction!section.!