Posted: September 22nd, 2016

Hardy­Weinberg Lab Exercise What are we going to do in this lab? (That is, what?s the procedure?) Why are we going to do it that way?

Hardy­Weinberg Lab Exercise What are we going to do in this lab? (That is, what?s the procedure?) Why are we going to do it that way? What are we hoping to learn from this experiment? Why would we benefit from this knowledge? What is the ?big picture? of this lab? Answering these questions will lead you to a more complete understanding of the experiment, and this ?big picture? will in turn help you write a successful lab report. During the lab, take many notes and pictures (you can use your smart phones!) Please make note that this type of report uses the passive voice. Thus, avoid the use of pronouns when you report procedures or results. Example: ?One drop of colorant was added? instead of ?I added one drop of colorant?. All lab reports should be presented in the following format: TITLE PAGE LABORATORY # (follow the sequence of laboratories) and TITLE DATE: Date in which the experiment was performed AUTHOR: (your name) INTRODUCTION: Describe the general background information about the laboratory topic and the significance/relevance of studying this topic. Define important terms and why they are important. Use class notes, the lab manual textbook, and other sources (which you must cite!). OBJECTIVES: State bullet point reasons as to why you are doing this lab. It should answer the questions ?what are we trying to demonstrate/produce in this lab?? and ?what are we trying to learn and determine in this lab?? The sentences should start with: ?To?? (Ex. ?To learn how to use a microscope). If there are multiple procedures for this lab, there should be multiple objectives. Also, one procedure can have more than one objective. HYPOTHESIS: An informed guess of what you think will happen at the end of the experiment and why. [applicable only to labs with experiments] MATERIALS: List all the equipment, glass material, instruments, chemical solutions, biological samples, etc. that you used during the exercise. METHODS: Explain step­by­step how the experiment took place. This section should be written in past tense. This section should not be a list, but instead a paragraph of how you carried out the experiment.