Guide questions for writing a lab report

Plant Study Unit

Discussion

7^th Grade

Having completed the experiment to determine if soil organisms affect plant growth, students will write a discussion (conclusion) of their plant study using the teacher-created “guiding questions” worksheet.

AZ standards:

Strand 1

PO 1 Choose an appropriate graphic representation for collected data:

• line graph • double bar graph • stem and leaf plot • histogram

PO 2 Display data collected from a controlled investigation.

PO 3 Communicate the results of an investigation with appropriate use of qualitative and quantitative information.

PO 5 Communicate the results and conclusion of the investigation.

Materials:

Collected DATA; paper and pencil

Safety:

n/a

Concept or conceptual understanding:

Students will recognize the value of reflection, synthesis, summarizing, and finalizing their own work and appreciate their published results.

Learning objectives:

SWBAT complete ‘guiding questions’

SWBAT write a rough draft and final copy of their discussion

Lesson Procedures:

1- (teacher) introduce ‘guiding questions’ with discussion

2- (student) complete “guiding questions”

3- (teacher/student) discuss responses, share ideas, and finalize thoughts

4- (student) write a discussion for their lab report

Assessment:

Completed DISCUSSION

List supplementary materials:

Students will need their data from the experiment

Guide questions for writing the Lab Report:

Discussion

Due: ____________________________

Answer each of the following questions in 2-3 complete sentences.

Did your results agree with your original hypotheses for corn?

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Did your results agree with your original hypotheses for broccoli?

Did your results agree with your original hypotheses for marigold?

Describe where your results showed a mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism.

Did we make any mistakes in the experiment? How could we have made our experiment better?

How could the results of our experiment be used to make the world a better place?

7. Now string together your answers from the questions above into paragraph format. Remember: begin each paragraph with a topic sentence. A topic sentence is a sentence that explains the main point of the paragraph.