Simple form for Science Lab Report (recommendations?)

[Sahamamama]

For middle school science (next three years or so), we'd like work our way through various resources for Chemistry & Physics. Our hands-on labs will come from different resources (God's Design for Chemistry, God's Design for Physics, Ellen McHenry's Elements, Ellen McHenry's Carbon Chemistry, Adventures with Atoms & Molecules, ACS Middle School Chemistry, Kitchen Chemistry, and some other sources). We are excited to learn new concepts and hands-on lab skills, most of which will be new to us.

 

I think it would be best for us to have a simple, consistent lab form to complete and put in our Science notebooks. Do you have a favorite lab form for this level? Thanks!

Edited July 13, 2016 by Sahamamama

[EKS]

If you can get your kid to speak to these four points in a coherent manner she will be well positioned for high school:

 

Background:  The science behind what you did

 

Methods:  What you did

 

Data and Observations:  What you found (but not the reason you found it)

 

Discussion: The reason(s) you think that you found what you found

 

 

[rjand6more]

I agree with EKS.  I made my own lab report form that had those sections.  I also had a section for drawings/sketches.

[Sahamamama]

:lurk5:

[Sahamamama]

Thanks, EKS. I came across this example for middle school (7th & 8th) and it kind of freaked me out a bit.

 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiS9dLBm_TNAhVJKiYKHQnBA70QFggxMAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbexcellence.org%2Ffaculty%2Flawtonl%2FMicrosoft%2520Word%2520-%2520Lab%2520Report%2520Format%2520%26%2520Rubric%252009-10.pdf&usg=AFQjCNG7VwvmO6Lc-0cQdKk8RsrLkbmEWg&sig2=C2TM9Rphj0L5tYhwxJfCOg

[Sahamamama]

What I had instead was this, but now I'm thinking that even this might not be necessary (for 6th grade). I appreciate your help. Thanks!

 

2016-2017 Science Lab Report Form.doc

Edited July 15, 2016 by Sahamamama

[Arcadia]

We use something similar to this since 2nd grade. The report writing expectations just gets adjusted for age/grade.

http://barnett.nebo.edu/sites/barnett.nebo.edu/files/Scientific%20Method%20Graphic%20Organizer.pdf

[Kiara.I]

I'm not sure I'm understanding correctly, but you want a pre-made worksheet type thing?

 

I would have just gravitated towards lined paper, and have a standard set of headings that need to happen.  EKS's four headings look like a great start!

The part you linked that had suggestion for "creative cover pages"?   :cursing:   Please, no....unless you HAVE to, to keep a very artistically-inclined child engaged.  My mother taught first year English at a university, and had to actually TELL her students to please not colour pictures on the title pages of their essays....

 

Now diagrams within the other sections, well of course.  But "creative pictures" are for art class, not lab reports!