SCI207 WEEK 5 LAB ASSIGNMENT DISCUSSION

Ashford 6: - Week 5 - Final Lab Report

Final Lab Report

You are required to write a complete laboratory report that covers all three experiments for "Lab 2:

Water Quality and Contamination," using knowledge gained throughout the course. To begin, download

the Final Lab Report Template and utilize this form to ensure proper formatting and inclusion of all

required material. Additionally, view the Sample Final Lab Report before beginning this assignment,

which will illustrate what a Final Lab Report should look like. You must use at least four scholarly sources

and your lab manual to support your points. The report must be six to ten pages in length (excluding the

title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. For information regarding APA samples

and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center, located within the Learning Resources tab on the left

navigation toolbar.

The Final Lab Report must contain the following eight sections in this order:

1.Title Page – This page must include the title of your report, your name, course name, instructor, and

date submitted.

2.Abstract – This section should provide a brief summary of the methods, results, and conclusions. It

should allow the reader to see what was done, how it was done, and the results. It should not exceed

200 words and should be the last part written (although it should still appear right after the title page).

3.Introduction – This section should include background information on water quality and an overview

of why the experiment was conducted. It should first contain background information of similar studies

previously conducted. This is accomplished by citing existing literature from similar experiments.

Secondly, it should provide an objective or a reason why the experiment is being done. Why do we want

to know the answer to the question we are asking? Finally, it should end with all three hypotheses from

your Week Two experiments. These hypotheses should not be adjusted to reflect the “right” answer.

Simply place your previous hypotheses in the report here. You do not lose points for an inaccurate

hypothesis; scientists often revise their hypotheses based on scientific evidence following the

experiments.

4.Materials and Methods – This section should provide a detailed description of the materials used in

your experiment and how they were used. A step-by-step rundown of your experiment is necessary;

however, it should be done in paragraph form, not in a list format. The description should be exact

enough to allow for someone reading the report to replicate the experiment, however, it should be in

your own words and not simply copied and pasted from the lab manual.

5.Results – This section should include the data and observations from the experiment. All tables and

graphs should be present in this section. In addition to the tables, you must describe the data in text;

however, there should be no personal opinions or discussion outside of the results located within this

area.

6.Discussion – This section should interpret your data and provide conclusions. Discuss the meanings of

your findings in this area. Was your hypothesis accepted or rejected, and how are you able to determine

this? Did the results generate any future questions that might benefit from a new experiment? Were

there any outside factors (i.e., temperature, contaminants, time of day) that affected your results? If so,

how could you control for these in the future?

7.Conclusions – This section should provide a brief summary of your work.

8.References – List references used in APA format as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

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In this class, you have three tutoring services available: Paper Review, Live Chat, and Tutor E-mail. Click

on the Ashford Writing Center (AWC) tab in the left-navigation menu to learn more about these tutoring

options and how to get help with your writing.

Late Policy: Written assignments (essays, journals, presentations) are due on the specified days in the

course. Written assignments will be subject to a late penalty of up to 10% per day up to three days late.

If written assignments are submitted after 72 hours past the due date, instructors can give a penalty up

to and including a grade of 0 for the assignment.