It is strongly recommended that you record all of your laboratory observations in a notebook. Also, be advised that some of these experiments will require your lab group to organize and budget time in order to finish before the end of the lab period. In addition, safe and clean laboratory practice is expected. You will be held responsible for cleaning any glassware or other equipment you use. This is an exercise not only in learning about the lab methods, but also in following directions for writing formats.
Different journals have their own rules and guidelines.
The entire report should be written in past tense. For this class, materials do not have to be listed, but should be mentioned in the procedure. Also, this section should not be written in paragraph form, not as a list. You can also refer to graphs or figures in this section. Sometimes the questions in the handouts can serve to help you write this section.