Our dependence on the environment
Our dependence on the environment
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You are required to write a complete laboratory report that covers the drin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing water quality experiment usin" rel="nofollow">ing
knowledge gain" rel="nofollow">ined throughout the course. Complete Rough Draft to guide your writin" rel="nofollow">ing. Be sure to download the
Fin" rel="nofollow">inal Lab Report Template and utilize this form (not the Rough Draft template) to ensure proper formattin" rel="nofollow">ing and
in" rel="nofollow">inclusion of all required material. Additionally, view the Sample Fin" rel="nofollow">inal Lab Report before begin" rel="nofollow">innin" rel="nofollow">ing this assignment,
which will illustrate what a Fin" rel="nofollow">inal Lab Report should look like. You must use at least two scholarly sources, two
other highly credible sources, and your lab manual to support your poin" rel="nofollow">ints. The report must be six to ten pages in" rel="nofollow">in
length (excludin" rel="nofollow">ing the title and reference pages) and formatted accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to APA style. For in" rel="nofollow">information regardin" rel="nofollow">ing
APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writin" rel="nofollow">ing Center, located within" rel="nofollow">in the Learnin" rel="nofollow">ing Resources tab on the left
navigation toolbar, in" rel="nofollow">in your onlin" rel="nofollow">ine course.
The Fin" rel="nofollow">inal Lab Report must contain" rel="nofollow">in the followin" rel="nofollow">ing eight sections in" rel="nofollow">in this order:
Title Page This page must in" rel="nofollow">include the title of your report, your name, course name, in" rel="nofollow">instructor, and date
submitted.
Abstract This section should provide a brief summary of the methods, results, and conclusions. It should allow
the reader to see what was done, how it was done, and the results. It should not exceed 200 words and should be
the last part written (although it should still appear right after the title page).
Introduction This section should in" rel="nofollow">include background in" rel="nofollow">information on water quality and an overview of why the
experiment was conducted. It should first contain" rel="nofollow">in background in" rel="nofollow">information of similar studies previously conducted.
This is accomplished by citin" rel="nofollow">ing existin" rel="nofollow">ing literature from similar experiments. Secondly, it should provide an objective
or a reason why the experiment is bein" rel="nofollow">ing done. Why do we want to know the answer to the question we are
askin" rel="nofollow">ing? Fin" rel="nofollow">inally, it should end the hypothesis from your Week Two experiment, and the reasonin" rel="nofollow">ing behin" rel="nofollow">ind your
hypothesis. This hypothesis should not be adjusted to reflect the “right” answer. Simply place your previous
hypothesis in" rel="nofollow">in the report here. You doÕÉ≠†Њ† not lose poin" rel="nofollow">ints for an in" rel="nofollow">inaccurate hypothesis; scientists often revise
their hypotheses based on scientific evidence followin" rel="nofollow">ing the experiments.
Materials and Methods This section should provide a detailed description of the materials used in" rel="nofollow">in your
experiment and how they were used. A stepbystep rundown of your experiment is necessary; however, it should
be done in" rel="nofollow">in paragraph form, not in" rel="nofollow">in a list format. The description should be exact enough to allow for someone
readin" rel="nofollow">ing the report to replicate the experiment, however, it should be in" rel="nofollow">in your own words and not simply copied and
pasted from the lab manual.
Results This section should in" rel="nofollow">include the data and observations from the experiment. All tables and graphs should
be present in" rel="nofollow">in this section. In addition to the tables, you must describe the data in" rel="nofollow">in text; however, there should be
no personal opin" rel="nofollow">inions or discussion outside of the results located within" rel="nofollow">in this area.
Discussion This section should in" rel="nofollow">interpret your data and provide conclusions. Discuss the meanin" rel="nofollow">ings of your
fin" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">ings in" rel="nofollow">in this area. Was your hypothesis accepted or rejected, and how were you able to determin" rel="nofollow">ine this? Did the
results generate any future questions that might benefit from a new experiment? Were there any outside factors
(i.e., temperature, contamin" rel="nofollow">inants, time of day) that affected your results? If so, how could you control for these in" rel="nofollow">in
the future?
Conclusions This section should provide a brief summary of your work.
References List references used in" rel="nofollow">in APA format