Lab Report Checklist
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BEFORE you turn in a lab report, please place a checkmark in each box. (If something
doesn’t apply, draw an “X” through the box). Attach this page to the end of your lab report.
Lab reports without a properly filled out checklist will NOT be graded.
[] Your lab has a TITLE* which indicates the topic of the lab activity
[] You’ve stated the PURPOSE* of the lab activity.
[] You’ve explained, in your own words, the PROCEDURE* in sufficient detail so that
someone unfamiliar with the lab (a friend, a parent, Simpsons and Futurama creator
Matt Groening) could read your words, and understand the theory behind the lab
activity and exactly what you did in the lab and why.
Your data tables
[] are typed or neatly drawn with rulers.
[] are well-labeled and include units.
[] You’ve shown samples of every type of calculation you’ve done, including calculations
using physics formulae, calculations of averages, and calculations of %-error,
ifapplicable.
[] All calculations are written neatly and do not resemble scratchwork.
All graphs
[] are neatly hand-drawn on graph paper, with a straight-edge used to draw
each axis.
[] use most of the page.
[] have consistent numbering scales (which start at zero at the origin on the y-
axis).
[] The graph is titled.
[] Each axis is labeled and the units of each axis are indicated.
[] The dots are NOT connected.
[] If appropriate, a straight line or smooth curve is sketched through the data
points, indicating the trend of the data.
[] You’ve recopied and answered all ANALYSIS QUESTIONS* from the lab
worksheet.
In your SUMMARY*,
[] You write a sentence, summarizing what the lab was about.
[] You state the major result(s) from the lab. For example, if the purpose of the
lab was to measure the mass of a textbook, you should write something like
“We found that the mass of our text book was [write the number here]
kilograms.”
[] If the result of a graph or calculation is significantly different than one would
theoretically predict, there is a discussion of the discrepancy.
[] Discuss any possible sources of error. (Do not list math as a possible source of
error
you will be asked to correct any incorrect calculations. Also, do not list
“human
error” as a source of error – it is not specific.)
[] You have NOT referred to anything that is not in your lab report (for example, a
diagram in
your lab worksheet that you haven’t copied.)
[] You have proofread your lab report for spelling and grammar errors.
[] If you wish to cross out a section of the report you have written, you have drawn a
single, ruler-assisted line through that section.
*This section the lab report should be typed or neatly written in ink.
