Assignment: Lab Report - Bacterial Isolation
This lab report is for you to reflect on what you completed and learned in this simulation, and to practice your written scientific communication skills. Include enough detail to clearly describe the lab experience to someone who understands the concepts but has not participated in the simulation. Use correct scientific terminology whenever applicable.
Sections:
1. Describe the overall objective and make a hypothesis
2. Introduce relevant background knowledge on this topic
3. Summarize the steps taken in the simulation
4. Explain any obtained results
5. Discuss the conclusions and implications
I. Describe the overall objective and make a hypothesis.
What is the overall purpose of the experiments or activities? Make a hypothesis. Recall that the hypothesis is a claim that answers a question or makes a prediction about an event that has not yet occurred. Need Assignment Help?
For your entry make sure to include the following:
- Include one statement that describes the overall objective in your own words.
- Include one statement that describes the hypothesis.
II. Introduce relevant background knowledge on this topic.
What have you learned in class or researched on your own that would help prepare for this simulation?
For your entry make sure to include the following:
- Include at least three important details from the lab "Theory" tab, the Lab Manual, or other resources, in your lab report that supports the simulation activity.
III. Summarize the steps taken in the simulation.
Explain all steps you completed, including the equipment and techniques you used.
For your entry make sure to include the following:
- Document each step you completed, including the equipment and techniques you used.
IV. Describe any obtained results.
Explain all obtained results. Were these results expected or unexpected?
For your entry make sure to include the following:
- Document the results from the simulation.
- Document whether the results were expected or unexpected, and briefly explain why.
V. Discuss the conclusions and implications.
How do your results relate back to the original purpose and your hypothesis? What systematic sources of error could have affected the results? What did you learn?
For your entry make sure to include the following:
- Include a statement that briefly summarizes how the results of the simulation relate back to your original purpose and hypothesis.
- Include a statement that details any systematic sources of error you identified that could have affected the results. If the lab did not have any systematic sources of error, include a statement that acknowledges the possible errors in the lab. For example, if a lab requires observation through a microscope, a possible systematic error could be human interpretation of their observations.
- Include a statement about what you learned from the simulation.