The full text of this document can be accessed from here . The Neuse River Education Team and various scientific researchers at NCSU and other institutions have conducted many monitoring programs on the Neuse to discover the parameters of its water quality. This link gives project descriptions and research results of these monitoring projects. Return to top of the page. This is an introduction to writing lab reports using a water-quality testing lab activity.
Students construct their own knowledge about water quality through their testing.
As the students pose questions, the teacher can decide what information to convey and how to direct students in researching the information needed. Evaluation of learning occurs when the students hand in completed reports. After students understand what is required for them to write a lab report, they can apply it to other investigations. Thereby future investigations become student directed. Introduce and describe how a lab report should be written and formatted.