ACP+Chem+Lab+Report+Grading+Rubric

2012-2013 Lab report outline, point values, and content: Each lab unless otherwise indicated is worth 50 points. Abstract (3)- should contain statement of purpose, brief description of procedure used and data analysis, summary and interpretation of data, and a conclusion. Written in past tense and third person. Introduction (4)- should have statement of purpose, problem being addressed, or hypothesis being tested; how the experiment will be done and how data will be analyzed; background information that helps explain the how and why for the lab; chemical laws, principles, or formulas appropriate for the lab. Written in future tense and third person. Materials and Methods (7)- materials should be listed and procedure should be outlined using a flow diagram, not a detailed word description of the procedure; this section of the report should also have a drawing of the experimental setup that is descriptively labeled. Results (15)- this section includes all the data collected in the form of tables, graphs, or figures; as part of the prelab, should be present in the report and descriptively labeled. This section should also include all calculations performed and these calculations should be labeled and in a subsection titled "Analysis." Discussion (18)- this section includes interpretation of results and a discussion of what the data mean. Also, data should be compared to theoretical values if appropriate. Sources of error should be identified and the impact of potential sources of error of the results should be discussed. This section should end with a brief statement of what was done in the lab and how the data were analyzed. Written in past tense and third person. Conclusions (3)- this section should begin with a statement of the purpose of the lab and whether or not the purpose was met. Finally, there should be a statement of what was learned. Written in past tense and third person except for the statement of what was learned which is written in first person.

===On the day the lab begins, students must have their prelab written in their notebooks, The prelab consists of the Introduction, Materials and Methods, and Results section with descriptively labeled tables attached to their lab writeup. If the prelab is complete, Dr. Sisk will initial the lab report so students can begin the experiment. ===