Introduction
Definition of a Lab Report
Project Notebooks
Audience
Types of Lab Reports
Lab Reports
Project Reports
Perspective: Project Reports Versus Lab Reports
General Format
Title Page
Abstract
Experiment
Results
Discussion & Conclusions
References
Graphics
Perspectives on Lab Reports
Considering Your Audience
The Abstract's Function
How Readers Use Introductions
The Experiment Section's Goal
Writing an Effective Results Section
Discussion & Conclusions: Organizational Concerns
Project Reports Versus Lab Reports
The Value of Lab Work
Additional Resources
Your lab report should clearly present the experiment you conducted. The amount of detail you include will vary from experiment to experiment.