What should the lab write-ups look like?
There is a discussion of lab reports at the front of the student textbook under “Student Notes” in the “Experiments” section. Once the experiment is completed, the student should already have data and any calculations in his/her lab notebook. As is stated in the books, “The write-up should be a brief discussion of what was done and what was learned. You should not write a step-by-step procedure. Instead, write a brief summary that will allow someone who has never read the text to understand what you did and what you learned.” The complexity of the experiment and the resulting depth of the discussion should naturally increase as the student progresses into higher level courses. If you need help, you can download sample write-ups from the Knowledge Base in the support area of our website at www.apologiaonline.com.
