Lab answer

Name of Lab

Your Name

SCI 207: Our Dependence Upon the Environment

Instructor’s Name

Date

*Use this template to write your lab report each week. Complete the sections below, pasting in all completed data tables, graphs, and photographs where indicated. Before you submit your report, run it through Turnitin using the student folder to safeguard against accidental plagiarism. Please delete this text along with all other template instructions before submitting your report.

Title of Lab Goes Here

Introduction

Explain the lab topic background (not the lab itself), including the most important terms and concepts that are covered in it. Why is the subject of this lab important? Use at least one credible source other than the lab manual or textbook to write this section; cite the source(s) using APA format . Your background paragraph should be at least 5-7 sentences, not including any quoted material.

In a separate paragraph, state your hypotheses one at a time, in the order of the activities in the lab. Provide at least one hypothesis for each lab activity. For each hypothesis, explain your reasoning behind what you thought would happen. You should have written your hypotheses before you conducted your experiments. Do not provide any results from the lab here – the results go later in your report (see below).

Results

Data Tables and Observations

Copy and paste completed data tables here, in order. Make sure that each table is clearly labeled. There should be data tables for all lab reports except Weeks Three and Four. For Week Three, provide your observations from the lab here. For Week Four, there this section will be blank.

Graphs and Photographs

Paste your graphs here ( Weeks One and Four only). Paste your photographs here (Weeks Two, Three, and Five only), in the order they were taken during the lab. Provide captions for each graph or photograph. Remember that all photos for the labs in Weeks Two, Three, and Five must include a strip of paper with your name and the date clearly written on it. Lab reports without photos will be returned ungraded. For the virtual labs ( Weeks One and Four only), at least one graph must be included in this section for the lab report to be evaluated.

Analysis

Based upon the results of each lab activity, explain whether you accepted or rejected each of your hypotheses, and why.

In one or more well-written paragraphs: 1) Restate your original hypothesis for the lab activity; 2) Communicate the results of the lab, referring back to specific results from your data tables, photos, graphs, or observations; 3) Compare your hypothesis to your results and decide either to accept your hypothesis or to reject it; 4) State whether you accept your hypothesis or reject it and explain with evidence; 5) Move on to the next hypothesis and repeat these steps.

Reminder: this section should be written in paragraph form, not as bulleted or numbered lists.

Discussion

In your own words, how do the results of this lab relate to the scientific literature and/or to real-world applications? Using a source other than the lab manual or textbook, provide supporting facts or concepts that help you make meaning of the lab results. Cite the source using APA format . Your answer should be at least 5-7 substantive sentences in length, not including any quoted material.

In a separate paragraph, what challenges and/or possible mistakes did you experience when completing this lab? Identify at least one. How might those challenges and/or. mistakes have impacted the accuracy of your results?

References

List the references that you cited in your report, in APA format and alphabetically by author’s last name. If you did not cite the source somewhere in your paper, do not include it.