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Writing a Science Laboratory Report

Many scientific studies will require you to write a formal laboratory report. The purpose is to report on what you did, what you learned from an experiment, and why the findings are important. #academic
Dr. Mallakin MSc, PhD
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What's included

2 live meetings
1 hrs 30 mins in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. The learner will provide an example of a good lab report that will be presented and discussed in the second session.
Assessment
The learners will be assessed based on their participation and presentation that can be Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
Writing a scientific laboratory report is very much different from writing an essay for other courses such as English, literature, or history. The most popular form of presenting the results in the fields like biology, chemistry, physics, and other sciences is the lab report, which is a formally written description of results and discoveries found in an experiment. Secondary education and college lab reports should follow the same formats as reports found in scientific and scholarly journals, such as Science, Nature, Cell, ...etc. This class discusses a general format for lab reports that you can adapt when necessary. Regardless of the length and variations, the aim goal of lab reports is to document the findings and communicate their importance in a clear fashion. A good lab report should demonstrate the author’s comprehension of the concepts behind the data. It should be able to identify how and why the specific results occurred, how they affected the experiment, and show the understanding of the principles that were designed to be tested.
Learning Goals
The learners will understand the purpose of a lab report and how they should communicate the results of their experiment. A good lab report should explain exactly what one has done and what is the results. It can be used to repeat the experiment in the future.
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Joined December, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Doctoral Degree in Science from University of Waterloo
Master's Degree in Science from University of Waterloo
I have written an extensive number of scientific papers.

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$60

for 2 classes
1x per week, 2 weeks
45 min

Completed by 37 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
2-7 learners per class

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