MIDTERM EXAMINATION

NAME: _________________________________________ DATE: ______________________________

BLOCK: ________________________________________ INSTRUCTOR:

LABORATORY REPORT
INSTRUCTIONS: Complete the report below for the laboratory experiment you performed. Read the
description of each report section carefully before writing.

TITLE OF THE LABORATORY ACTIVITY:

INTRODUCTION: (Elaborate your prior knowledge about the laboratory activity. Then, indicate if there are any
given preliminary or pre-lab questions. Lastly, include the purpose of the laboratory activity at the end.)

MATERIALS: (List out the expendables and laboratory apparatus used in bulleted form.)

PROCEDURE: (Describe what was performed during the laboratory activity in itemized form and include
diagrams/images/illustrations if necessary. Moreover, please take note not to take the procedures directly from
the laboratory handout, rewrite the procedures but do so accurately and precisely from the original ones.)

DATA AND RESULTS: (Create tables that will summarize all measured quantities in the laboratory
experiment.)

CALCULATIONS: (Show any computations, include units, and clearly label your results.)

DATA ANALYSIS: (Answer any post-laboratory questions with complete thoughts. Fully explain and elaborate
your answer.)

CONCLUSIONS: (Indicate what was accomplished and if it aligns to the objectives mentioned in the
introduction. Furthermore, determine also possible sources of errors in your data and analysis. Lastly, explain
how this laboratory activity will relate in your everyday life.

LABORATORY REPORT RUBRIC

4 3 2 1 0

Title of Title of Title of No Title of

Experiment Experiment is Experiment is not Experiment.
clearly labeled. clearly labeled.
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Purpose &/or Background Background Background Background is No introduction is

Hypothesis information is information is information is vague or brief, presented.
researched and researched and vague hypothesis is
cited. Hypothesis cited. Hypothesis or brief. vague, or
is stated is stated Hypothesis background or
in “If…then…” but not explained. is stated but not hypothesis is
format and Formatted in “If… explained and not missing.
explained. then…” in “If…then…”
format.

Materials & Materials and Materials are Materials are Doesn’t provide No materials or
Procedures amounts are mentioned but mentioned but enough procedures
identified. Steps without amounts. without amounts. information to described.
are easy to follow Steps are easy to Steps are vague represent an
in numerical order follow in numerical but in numerical experimental
order order. procedure.

Data and Data is complete One component of Two components Data is brief and No data reported.
Observations and relevant. data incomplete: of data incomplete missing significant
Tables are easy to ___Tables or pieces of
read and units are ___Graphs one missing: information
provided. ___Observations ___Tables
Graphs are ___Graphs
labeled and show ___Observations
trends.
Observations are
discussed.

Analysis Calculations Calculations Calculations Dimensional is No Analysis

clearly laid out. contain few errors contain some analysis not used. reported
Dimensional in dimensional errors in Math not shown.
analysis/Math analysis or math. dimensional Figures display
correct. Figures Figures correct, analysis or math. data incorrectly.
display data variables Figures correct.
correctly, all unlabeled. No labels or
variables labeled. legend.

Conclusion Conclusion One component of Two components Conclusion is brief No conclusion

summarizes conclusion is of conclusion are and is missing present.
experiment, cites missing or missing or significant pieces
data, addresses incomplete. incomplete. of information.
hypothesis, and
cites sources of
error.
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