Lab Report Check List

•	Lab turned in no later than 2 days before due date for proofing.
•	Did you use Roman Numerals for each section?
•	Is it double-spaced?
•	Name, Date and Block in upper right corner.(Table number if there Is data)
•	Title used from lab activity. 
•	Purpose clearly defined from lab activity.
•	Did you write information about the researched topic answering questions or defining terms?
•	Research (questions and information addressed on lab sheet or given in class is addressed here with proper credit given for sources used.) See sample below.
•	Is the hypothesis clearly stated in complete sentences addressing the specific question proposed
  	during class?
•	Are all the steps in the procedure numbered, listed on a separate line, and in the correct sequence they were used to do the lab?
•	Is all data collected recorded in the data section?
•	Is the data organized and easy to read and if required in table form?
•	Did you use the correct units to label the data such as grams, ml or g/ml?
•	Does the conclusion address the hypothesis made before doing the lab?
•	Does the conclusion use data shown in the observations to validate or disprove the hypothesis?
•	Sources of error list those things beyond your control that affect the results of the experiment.
They include the accuracy of measuring devices such as scales, graduated cylinders, thermometers and other such devices. (Not mistakes made in the procedure.)
•	Check for spelling, grammar and punctuation errors.
•	No pronouns used in formal writing; I, you, my etc.
•	Printed in black ink using 12 pt. type, Arial, New Roman Times or Helvetica font.
Web site examples
Felluga, Dino. Undergraduate Guide to Literary Theory. 17 Dec. 1999. Purdue University. 15 Nov. 2000 <http://omni.cc.purdue.edu%7Efelluga/theory2.html>. Purdue Online Writing Lab. 2003. Purdue University. 10 Feb. 2003 <http://owl.english.purdue.edu>.

Example from text.
Our optical ages indicate that the silt-rich and gypsum-bearing deposits identified at 20–40 m above sea level do not correspond to lacustrine sedimentation during the humid phase from 25 to 30 ka as identified in other studies (Wood and Imes, 1995 ; Wood, W.W., Imes, J.L.
How wet is wet? Precipitation constraints on late Quaternary climate in the southern Arabian Peninsula Journal of Hydrology 1995 vol. v. 164, page 263).

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ (Excellent resource for M.L.A. formatting.)