Lab Report
1107 Lab Report: Enzymes
Spring 2021
Draft due: March 7th before midnight
Final Report due: March 21st before midnight
Each student will write a lab report on their experiment on the breakdown of gelatin by enzymes.
Length and formatting: There is a minimum length of 4 pages, but be sure to discuss the topic and meet the guidelines on the rubric. Font should be standard (E.g. Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri, etc.) and 12 or less.
Content: Include the following sections and items to earn full credit (see the rubric for how each report will be graded).
· Note on plagiarism: Put information in your own words. This means combining multiple sources of information, placing facts from a source into your context, re-writing information as though you are explaining it orally to your classmates.
Plagiarism will result in a zero and a report to OSCCR ; this includes but is not limited to:
· quoting another’s work (including other students) without quotations,
· using the ideas/knowledge from another’s work without citation (common knowledge is fine),
· taking another’s paragraph and shuffling sentences around,
· taking a list and shuffling word order,
· Replacing words in a phrase with synonyms and failing to cite the source,
· Using a graph or table created by another
· Ask your instructor if you are not sure!
1. Abstract: The summary of the paper.
a) Clearly summarize the objectives.
b) Provide a clear and concise summary of results and conclusions.
2. Introduction and objective/hypotheses: Describe what we need to know about enzymes and gelatin to understand your experiment (don’t forget to cite your sources). If possible, describe a few scientific publications (also known as “scientific literature”) that conducted experiments related to your experiment.
a) The background should lead to the objectives.
b) The objective should be clearly stated and related to the background.
c) Clear connections should be made to literature related to the background and objectives.
3. Methods: Describe what you did and list your materials.
a) Include a thorough explanation of experimental methods and analyses used (E.g. what type of statistical test, what brand of gelatin, how the liquid remaining was measured, etc.), and how these relate to the objective.
b) Describe any inconsistencies or problems encountered.
i. NOTE: You will not lose points for making a mistake or using a slightly different method than you were supposed to! Some of the best discoveries are made by mistakes. Just be honest and descriptive so we can repeat your experiment if it works even better, or know what to warn other students about next time.
4. Results: The quantitative data and qualitative observations recorded during the experiment and at the end of the experiment. This is usually in a series of tables and figures, with text describing these tables and figures as well as data unsuited for tables or figures.
a) For full credit, present a substantial amount of high quality information and data addressing your objective.
b) Examples of results for this experiment:
i. Amount of liquid at the beginning and end of the experiment in each cup, in a table and in descriptive text;
ii. approximate amount and condition of solid gelatin at the beginning end of the experiment in table and in text;
iii. description of the appearance of the gelatin before and after;
iv. photos (Figures) of the gelatin before and after, clearly labeled;
v. …etc. Videos are also occasionally included in results.
c) Figures, tables, and graphs should have captions and be referenced in the text.
d) Any statistics go here, too
5. Discussion: What the results mean, how they compare to other published experiments (is this a consistent result or not consistent?), how they can be used, recommendations for policy/future research/daily life, questions that remain, what experiment you’d want to do next, how the results add to scientific knowledge, etc.
a) There’s a lot you can do with this section. Have fun and focus on your interests. Just make sure to cite your sources of information, as well as:
b) Draw a clear link between all presented results and the objectives.
c) State the broader implications, with appropriate use of literature.
d) Make a substantial statement of future research that can be done using these results.
6. References
a) Use APA format unless your instructor states otherwise.
i. Be careful with citations generators, as they’re often wrong. Double-check their suggestions.
ii. Example of APA format for a journal article (Feb 2021) : Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyy
iii. Refer to a website such as OWL from Purdue University for current guidelines.
b) Information from at least 2 peer-reviewed journal articles should be used and cited within the paper.
i. This does NOT mean Livestrong, WebMD, Wikipedia, Healthline, MayoClinic, etc.
c) All sources must be reliable.
i. In most cases, this does NOT mean Livestrong, WebMD, Healthline, Wikipedia.
ii. If you’re not sure, ask your instructor!
iii. Please refer to the “Reliable Sources and Where to Find Them” handout (title subject to change; ask your instructor if you can’t find it)
Refer to the “Sample lab report” for an example!
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