Your Name

BMS 110 Sec. #, Spring 2012, Katie McLemore

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Your title should go here. The title should highlight a major result of the lab.
Introduction (Purpose statement):
The main purpose for this section of the report is to provide the background and
rationale for the lab. This section should consist of 1-2 sentences that tell the reader what the
main overall purpose(s) were for the Lab. 1-2 sentences that tell the reader the specific
purpose(s) of Lab Activity 1. 1-2 sentences that tell the reader the specific purpose(s) of Lab
Activity 2. Finally, 1-2 sentences that tell the reader the specific purpose(s) of Lab Activity 3.
Results:
The purpose of this section is to present and describe the results. This can be (and
probably should be) arranged by activity. Be sure to provide a narrative with the results. Do not
paste in the graphs and data without providing a story to go with them.
Lab activity 1: The guidelines for this section state that nothing is required. However
since you mentioned the activity in the introduction you should probably write something
about it here. It would be fine to simply mention that the results for this section are attached to
the end of this document (or something along those lines).
Lab activity 2: In this section you will report your percent error calculations from the
activity. A few sentences regarding how this activity was performed would be helpful in
understanding the percent error results. This section requires a table of the percent error
results from the four instruments used to measure the volume of water. The table should look
something like this

Your Name
BMS 110 Sec. #, Spring 2012, Katie McLemore
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Table 1: Lab Activity 1, Percent Error Results
Instrument Observed Value (mL) True Value (mL) Percent Error
Graduated cylinder ## ## ##
Pipette ## ## ##
p1000 ## ## ##
p200 ## ## ##

Lab activity 3: This section will be used to describe the results of lab activity 3. The first
thing you should describe is your THREE hypotheses that were generated in lab. Following the
hypotheses a few sentences describing what you did during this activity would be helpful (how
did you measure height, body temperature, room temperature and the water bath
temperature). Describe that the data was collected from two lab sections. You must include a
table (TABLE 2) from the raw data for the class (provided by the instructor) that is clearly
labeled and contains the raw data for the class arranged from lowest to highest value. There
should be 4 columns of data clearly labeled and units of measurement designated (Height,
Room Temperature, Water bath temperature, and body temperature). The average, standard
deviation, and range for each column should be calculated and displayed at the bottom of each
column and be clearly labeled and with the correct significant figures and units of
measurement. The table should look something like this.



Your Name
BMS 110 Sec. #, Spring 2012, Katie McLemore
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Height
(m)
Body temperature
(C)
Room temperature
(C)
Water bath
temperature (C)
## ## ## ##
## ## ## ##
## ## ## ##
Average ## ## ## ##
Standard
Deviation
## ## ## ##
Range ## ## ## ##

Following table 2 you will need two graphs. You might provide a brief description before
each graph. The graphs should look something like this.

Graph 2 will show the frequency of body temperatures.
Your Name
BMS 110 Sec. #, Spring 2012, Katie McLemore
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Discussion:
In this section you will discuss your results. Write a discussion about TABLE 1. Some
examples of things to talk about are: Was each instrument equally accurate: Why might
the error have been large or small; what are some potential solutions to improve the error;
What instruments were accurate and precise and which do you feel were only precise and how
could this have happened? Write a discussion about TABLE 2. Some examples of things to talk
about are: Which measurements had the greatest range and standard deviation and why might
this have been the case; Do you feel that the data supported your initial hypotheses; If it did
not why might your hypothesis have been flawed? Write a discussion about the graphical
representation of the data in GRAPH 1 and GRAPH 2. Compare the two graphs: What are the
similarities and/or differences in the distribution of the data? Does the data follow a nice bell
shaped distribution or is it skewed in one direction? Are there any data points that appear
abnormal (outliers)?
BE SURE TO ATTACH YOUR LABORATORY 1 WORKSHEETS