JOSÉ RIZAL UNIVERSITY

College of Liberal Arts, Criminology, and Education

Department of Natural Sciences

PRE-LABORATORY REPORT

Laboratory Activity Title: _____________________________

NAME: _______________________________________________ DATE: _________

SCORE___/60 points

I. Objectives (1 point per objective)

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Create 5 objectives. Objectives are the things that you want to accomplish when doing
an experiment. For example, when you are doing an experiment on prolonging the
freshness of a flower bouquet, one of your objectives could be: “Determine the length of
time that the flowers will stay fresh in different prepared solutions.” Always start your
objectives with a VERB and make sure that your objectives are SMART (Specific,
Measurable, Attainable, Resource-Oriented and Timebound). For instance, an objective
which states “Learn about carbohydrates.” IS NOT measurable, because there is no way
you can really measure how much one has learned. AVOID this kind of objective.

II. Introductory Concepts (Concepts = 5 points, Proper citation = 3 points, Grammar and
syntax = 2 points)

Write 5-8 sentences introducing the concepts that will be covered in the experiment. Just
for this first experiment, I will give you a cue on what to write about. You can talk about
carbohydrates in general and types of carbohydrates, as well as their purpose and
where you can find them. Take note that introductions are like the preface of a book or a
teaser to a movie. This is not where you will write what the entire book or movie is about.
Most importantly, when getting information somewhere, always cite your sources. Do
proper in-text citations and include your bibliographic entries. We will use CSE
citation style. I will upload the citation style guide on Canvas.

III. Materials (Proper measurements = 3, Completeness = 2)

 Organize the list of materials in a table, with proper measurements. As I have not
included in the instructions the specific measurements, you will need to decide on your
own how much you will use and in what units you will measure them.

IV. Procedures (Clarity of sequence of steps = 3, flowchart/concept map structure =2) =

5X3

Use FLOWCHARTS or CONCEPT MAPS when outlining your procedures. REMEMBER

that YOU ONLY PUT KEY TERMS OR ESSENTIAL WORDS in doing concept maps or
flowcharts, not full sentences. In this case, you will have to do 3 flowcharts: PART 1, 2
and 3.

V. Answers to Pre-Lab Questions (5 points per question; Correctness = 2, Cited

reference =1, Grammar & Structure = 1)

You will answer here the pre-lab questions that I have included in the laboratory guide.
Indicate the question first, and then your answer. Always answer in complete sentences.
Cite your sources in proper citation format (CSE).

VI. Bibliography (Completeness = 3, Proper citation = 2)

List down your references here in alphabetical order following the CSE format. Minimum
number of references is 5.