The General Lab Reports must contain the following:
    Title of Lab
    Purpose
    Data
    Analysis and Graphs
    Conclusion

Title:
The title should contain the name of the experiment performed, the date the experiment
was performed, the name of the author, and the name of the instructor of the lab.

Purpose:
The purpose is a short one or two sentence statement indicating why you are in the lab.
State your goal in performing the lab and what you expect to learn from the lab.

Data and Observations :
Typically, before the lab, you draw up the data table in which you will record your data.
The lab report should contain a neater version of your actual data table but should
reference the actual data table as an appendix. Your raw data must be included with
your report.

Observations, on the other hand, are not usually as well preconceived. As you go
through a lab make notes and observations that might prove to be important later when
the report is being generated. If changes are made in the lab record them, if certain
elements of the lab are not performed record the differences, or if you use a particular
piece of equipment that is unique, make note of it. Observations are not required to be
present in the final lab report, but they make the process of writing the lab much easier.

Analysis:
This is the meat of the lab report. Quite simply the analysis is everything that you do
between data collection and the writing of the conclusion. The analysis is the thought
process that takes you from observation t9 brilliant insight. Most of the time the analysis
is a lot of little steps that you go through mentally. It is important that you write these
steps down. The analysis is not a list of numbers and calculations. The analysis is the
explanation of what you did, what you observed, possible sources of error (not just
human-error), explanation of meaningful statistics ( don't include numbers if they don't
mean anything). You can list final results in an analysis and include a description of
what those numbers mean (you still have to report your findings and results in the
Conclusion). Analysis of graphs belongs in this section too.

Graphs: (if applicable)
Analysis and graphs are listed as two separate sections when in fact they are part of a
larger whole, but many students loose sight of the fact that there are in fact two distinct
steps. Graphs are not an analysis. Graphs are a tool, much as a calculator. They allow
you represent a lot of data in a very short space. Graphs allow you to analyze data in
interesting ways, but graphs do not an analysis make.

Conclusion :
This is the second most important part of the lab. This is where you sum it all up. The
conclusion will include your results, any relationships (or equations) that you have
discovered. Indicate how accurate your results are and explain any discrepancies.
Show the lab instructor that you understand the concepts and purpose of this lab.

Field Trip Summaries are required for each trip attended. Turn in
summaries to your instructor on the following laboratory class meeting.
A one to two page typed report on each field trip you attend is required for the lab.
These reports serve to summarize your experience on the field trip, including general
facilityoperations, key process points and other important information obtained during
the tour. A critique of the facility is strongly encouraged and should focus on
environmental issues. You may utilize any reliable resource material in order to
elaborate on the field trip topic. Remember to use citations if you take information form
another source.