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'''Laboratory reports''', commonly referred to as lab reports, are [[science|scientific]] papers that enable researchers to communicate their findings with others, e.g. findings such as results of scientific [[experiment]]s. Another important function of lab reports is the record-keeping of experiments. This allows other researchers to examine or to duplicate the experiment.

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====Experimental procedure====
Experimental procedure is a narrative of how the experiment was conducted. It should be written in [[past tense]] and [[grammatical person|third person]]. The author should describe each step of the experiment in great details in this section.
 Another should be able to read this and be able to conduct the experiment.

====Results====
The data obtained through the experiment is presented here in tables with descriptions. Graphs are used when they are appropriate. Also include any calculations.

====Discussion====
Here, the significance of the results is explained, and a conclusion is reached. The author will then list possible sources of systematic and random error, and will suggest ways to improve the design of the experiment.

====References====
This section provides an alphabetised list of books or other published resources cited in the report. For more information, see [[citation]] and [[plagiarism]].

====Appendices====
The appendices are sections of data, diagrams, and other related items that are not included in the above sections. Each appendix should be referred to at least once from other sections of the report. For example, at the beginning of the results section, one might add: "See Appendix A: Raw Data Chart".

==See also==
* [[Scientific method]]
* [[Scientific paper]]

==References==
* http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/~mendens/LabReport.pdf
* http://www.psywww.com/tipsheet/labrep.htm
* http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/labs.html
* http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/po/po-selfguide.htm

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