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The document provides guidance on the typical sections of a lab report, including an abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, and references. It explains that the abstract should summarize the scope, purpose, methodology, and key findings of the research in 150 words or less. The introduction should provide background on the topic and research problem or question. The materials and methods section describes the materials used and experimental steps. The results and discussion section presents findings and analyzes them in the context of expectations, limitations, and implications. The references cite all sources used in the paper.

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Lab Guide

The document provides guidance on the typical sections of a lab report, including an abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, and references. It explains that the abstract should summarize the scope, purpose, methodology, and key findings of the research in 150 words or less. The introduction should provide background on the topic and research problem or question. The materials and methods section describes the materials used and experimental steps. The results and discussion section presents findings and analyzes them in the context of expectations, limitations, and implications. The references cite all sources used in the paper.

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Lab Guide

Names:
Grade: Date

Abstract

This is the first part that is going to appear after the names. An abstract in science contains the scope,
purpose, methodology, purpose, resultas and contents of a larger work. Like a summary of all the work
done in no more than 150 words.

Taken from the Writing Center of the University of North Carolina

 Reason for writing: What is the importance of the research? Why would a reader be interested in
the larger work?
 Problem: What problem does this work attempt to solve? What is the scope of the project? What
is the main argument/thesis/claim?
 Methodology: An abstract of a scientific work may include specific models or approaches used in
the larger study. Other abstracts may describe the types of evidence used in the research.
 Results: Again, an abstract of a scientific work may include specific data that indicates the results
of the project. Other abstracts may discuss the findings in a more general way.
 Implications: What changes should be implemented as a result of the findings of the work? How
does this work add to the body of knowledge on the topic?

Introduction (from editage.com)

This is were all your theorical frame is going to be.  Introduction should answer the question ‘Why:’ why
you choose that topic for research; why it is important; why you adopted a particular method or
approach; and so on. You can also think of the Introduction as the section that points out the gap in
knowledge that the rest of the paper will fill, or the section in which you define and claim your territory
within the broad area of research.

1. Provide background information and set the context


2. Introduce the specificic topic of your research and explain why is it important
3. Mention past attempts to solve the research problem or to answer the research question
4. Conclude the Introduction by mentioning the specific objectives of your research.

Materials and Methods

This is the part when you describe the materials used in the research and also the different steps of the
practice. This one you can do it as a flowchart so it’s easier for the Reading to follow the steps

Results and Discussion

In this part is where you are going to show your results as you obtain them so in the case of the lab
practice is going to be the potos you took along with the parts of the slides you research on.
After this you are going to analyze them. When you see them can you see any similarities or differences
between your results.

You can use this link to see a more details


https://healthprofessions.udmercy.edu/academics/na/agm/htresult.htm

From this site is the below

Look back

 Answer whether the results make sense in terms of


o your expectation as expressed in the hypothesis?
o what you read before beginning (texts & research articles)?
o clinical practice?
o theoretical considerations?
 If your results agree with previous work, fine. If they do not, explain why not, or you may leave it
unresolved "We cannot account for the difference seen in..." 
 Were there limitations (sample size of course but what else)? Were there any problems with
carrying out the method as originally planned? Not enough men in the study? Unanticipated
amounts of side effects or pain? Low response rate? Failure to look at a crucial time interval?
 Any unsettled points in results?

Look forward

 Implications for patient care, or for theory 


 Suggestions for future research ("If I had to do it over I would..."). Be specific.

References

This is the last part of the reasearch where your are going to add all of the investigations that were cited
in the paper. They need to be properly cited and the most common way of doing it is APA.

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