lab report
CHM1032L pre/post lab instructions Preparation is a key to success in this lab. For this reason, you are required to thoroughly read through the experiment information presented in the lab manual, and complete a pre-lab for each experiment you do. The prelab must be completed prior to the day of the experiment. Each Friday I will ask to see your completed prelab before I allow you to enter the lab. If you have not finished the pre-lab, I will not allow you to enter the lab and you will receive a zero.
Note: Your prelab/lab report is to be done in your carbon copy lab notebook (sold in FIU bookstore)
A complete pre lab has the following sections:
I. Title of the experiment
This is the name of the experiment as written in your lab manual.
(ex. Experiment 1: MEASUREMENTS AND DENSITY DETERMINATION)
II. Purpose or Objective (purpose and objective are the same thing)
This section should be a couple of sentences SUMMARIZING why you are doing this experiment. This must be in your own words.
(ex. For your first experiment on density determination and measurements your objective would be something like : " To become familiar with scientific measurements and the importance of recording measurements accurately and precisely. Also, to explore the concept of density, mass , and volume.")
III. Introduction
In this section, in your own words you should discuss the important concepts of the lab. You should try to make this section flow from one concept to the next. You should make sure to include any important formulas mentioned in your lab manual for that particular experiment.
(ex. A good way to organize an introduction for the density determination experiment would be something along the lines of:
Experimental sciences such as chemistry, use measurements to quantify information about the physical world. Density, which shows the relationship between the mass of an
Note: Your prelab/lab report is to be done in your carbon copy lab notebook (sold in FIU bookstore)
A complete pre lab has the following sections:
I. Title of the experiment
This is the name of the experiment as written in your lab manual.
(ex. Experiment 1: MEASUREMENTS AND DENSITY DETERMINATION)
II. Purpose or Objective (purpose and objective are the same thing)
This section should be a couple of sentences SUMMARIZING why you are doing this experiment. This must be in your own words.
(ex. For your first experiment on density determination and measurements your objective would be something like : " To become familiar with scientific measurements and the importance of recording measurements accurately and precisely. Also, to explore the concept of density, mass , and volume.")
III. Introduction
In this section, in your own words you should discuss the important concepts of the lab. You should try to make this section flow from one concept to the next. You should make sure to include any important formulas mentioned in your lab manual for that particular experiment.
(ex. A good way to organize an introduction for the density determination experiment would be something along the lines of:
Experimental sciences such as chemistry, use measurements to quantify information about the physical world. Density, which shows the relationship between the mass of an