Format and Technical Aspects – (As required by Instructor)

Checked boxes for this section on the rubric indicate LOSS of points.

Format described below is for Lab Reports ONLY. Failure to follow the format for a lab report will result in loss of points for your lab grade.

• All four margins 2.5cm. You must have a 2.5 cm margin on ALL sides of the lab report – top, bottom, left and right. Do not use the red margin line in the lab books as a guide, use a ruler. The only exception to this format is the lab report title, which can be written in the top margin.

• Lab title on every page of lab. EVERY page of the lab report must have the lab title on the top. Record title of lab and page number the lab BEGINS on in Table of Contents in the front of your lab book.

• Every section has a heading. Use the section titles under the Aspect column of the lab rubric.

• Page number of every page. You must have a page number in the bottom outside corner of each page – both front and back. Page numbers MUST be done in pen, blue or black ink.

• Sections out of order. Lab report is to be neat with each section clearly identified. The order of each section is to be maintained. Generally you will lose 10 points is the sections are out of order.

• End of lab must have a bibliography. References must be in APA format

• Lab reports must be done in pen, blue or black ink. Lab reports done in any other color or pencil will not be accepted and will be returned to the student ungraded. A zero will be put into the grade book. For this problem, the student may rewrite the lab in pen (blue or black ink) and resubmit for grading. Late penalties will apply.
• You may NOT use white out or any other form there of. You may NOT use an erasable pen or pencil. Draw ONE line through any error and write the corrected information following the error. The use of correction fluid or improper corrections of an error results in a deduction of 10 points for EACH occurrence.
• Drawings can be done in pencil at the teacher’s discretion ONLY. Ask first. All drawings must be colored, labeled, and where appropriate annotated. All label lines must be straight lines drawn using a RULER. All label lines can only be vertical or horizontal. Label lines must not cross.
• You may not remove ANY page of your lab book for any reason. Loss of a page results in a deduction of 10 points for EACH occurrence.
• NO page of the lab book is to be left blank between lab reports. For blank pages write “intentionally left blank” or have your instructor initial the pages.

Notes and other handouts/assignments put into the lab book which are NOT Lab reports only need to have the page numbers in the bottom outside corner written in pen. Formatting for non-lab report assignments will vary as indicated by your instructor.