Middle School Lab Report Form
Middle School Lab Report Form
Title:
Purpose/Problem
Hypothesis:
Materials/Supplies:
Procedure:
Analysis of data:
• Don’t list the data again, but summarize, discuss, and
analyze the data.
Conclusion/Summary:
• Do draw an illustration or a graph, if appropriate.
• Do explain why your hypothesis was correct or incorrect
from your observations or data.
• Don’t give the procedure again, but do point out
possible sources of error.
• Don’t forget to break up your ideas with more than
one paragraph. Your conclusion is an essay.
Helpful format for writing a conclusion (length of blank lines does NOT
indicate the length of your entries – additional sentences are encouraged)
This lab (experiment) investigated
_______________________________. In order to study the problem
we ________________________________. My results showed
_________________________________, thus proving my hypothesis
was (correct/incorrect).
I believe the results are (accurate/inaccurate) because ________________.
In order to further investigate this problem, next time I would __________.
The above was adapted from Cheryl Randall’s Science Lab Report found at http:
donnayoung.org/apologia/lab/labhow~cr.htm