1. What is the purpose of the lab, the importance of the topic, and the question you are trying to answer?




The purpose of this lab was to displace water to find the volume and weight objects to find their mass. We would then divide them and the density.









2. What is your hypothesis (or hypotheses) for this experiment?


You will get the mass from weighing the objects and get the volume from displacing the water. You can then divide them both to get density.






3. What methods are you using to test this (or each) hypothesis?

I was using scales and water displacement to get the density.





Section II: Data and Observations
4. Locate the data and observations collected in your lab guide. What are the key results? How would you best summarize the data to relate your findings?




The key results are the ones that support my hypotheses or prove that they are wrong. The key results could also show new things that are important to understand the steps and objects investigated in the lab.










5. Do you have quantitative data (numerical results or calculations)? Do you have qualitative data (written observations and descriptions)? How can you organize this date for your report?
Yes, for quantitative data. From the experiments I got data for each object. I would then use that data to find the mass and volume to get density.










Section III: Analysis and Discussion

6. What do the key results indicate?




They indicate that I got density by dividing the mass by volume









7. If you constructed graphs, what trends do they indicate in your data?

I didn’t make a graph.














8. Were there any problems with the experiment or the methods? Did you have any surprising results?
No. There was nothing weird. Everything seemed normal.




Section IV: Conclusions

9. What do the results tell you about your hypothesis(es)?



I was right.




10. How do the data support your claim above?

That I was right about the hypothesis I made.







11. If you could repeat the experiment and make it better, what would you do differently and why?

I would like it if Edginuity would clarify that they provide all the materials. I spent a good chunk of time ordering all the materials I needed.




Writing the Lab Report


Now you will use your answers from the questions above to write your lab report. Follow the directions below.

Section I: Experimental Overview


Use your answers from questions 1–3 as the basis for the first section of your lab report. This section provides your reader with background information about why you conducted this experiment and how it was completed. Outline the steps of the procedure in full sentences. It also provides potential answers (your hypothesis/es) relative to what you expected the experiment to demonstrate. This section should be 1–3 paragraphs in length.



Section II: Data and Observations
Use your answers from questions 4–5 as the basis for the second section of your lab report. This section provides your reader with the data from the experiment, in a summarized and concise way. No paragraphs are required for this section, but you do need to include the key data and observations from which you will generate your analysis and discussion. This section is objective.

Section III: Analysis and Discussion
Use your answers from questions 6–8 as the basis for the third section of your lab report. This section provides your reader with your interpretation of the data set. You will also give an example of any calculations or formulas you used to analyze your data. Also, you will want to include any graphs that you made and interpret them for the reader.

This section is variable in length, and should likely be the longest part of your report.

Section IV: Conclusions
Use your answers from questions 9-11 as the basis for the fourth section of your lab report. In this section you will summarize the outcome of the experiment, and discuss how the original hypothesis was either supported or refuted. Use logic and reason in explaining your statements, and be sure to refer to specific data from your experiment that supports your argument.

This section also demonstrates your understanding of the experiment, through your ability to offer constructive criticism about its design and make suggestions for future experimentation. There are always ways that experiments can be improved. Now that you are a veteran of this experiment and have experience with the procedure, offer some advice to the next scientist about what you suggest and why.
This section should be 1–2 paragraphs long.