Utilize Rough Draft of the Final Lab Report Template to develop a rough draft for Final Lab Report, which covers “Lab 2: Water Quality and

Contamination.” Review the instructions for Final Lab Report assignment and ensure proper formatting and inclusion of all required

material. Using the template will ensure proper formatting. Use at least four scholarly sources.

The Rough Draft of the Final Lab Report must contain the following seven sections in this order:

Introduction – This section should discuss why the experiment was conducted. At a minimum, it should contain three paragraphs. One

paragraph must cover background information of similar studies that have already been done in the area. Citing existing literature from

similar experiments and explaining their results accomplish this. A second paragraph should provide an objective or a reason why the

experiment is being done. Why do we want to know the answer to the question we are asking? A third paragraph should provide the hypothesis

for each of the three experiments conducted.

Materials and Methods – This section should provide a detailed description of the materials used in the experiment and how they were used.

A step-by-step rundown of the experiment is necessary; however, it should be done in paragraph form, not in a list format. The description

should be exact enough to allow for someone reading the report to replicate the experiment, but it should be in your own words and not

simply copied and pasted from the lab manual.

Results – This section should include the data and observations from the experiment. Additionally, there should be at least one paragraph

explaining the data in paragraph form. There should be no personal opinions or discussion beyond the results of the experiments located

within this section.

Discussion – This section should interpret or explain the meaning of your data and provide conclusions. First, a paragraph should be

present that addresses whether the hypotheses were confirmed or denied and how you know this. Second, discuss the meaning of the findings

in this area utilizing scholarly sources to put the paper into context. For example, how do the results compare with the findings of

similar studies? Also, discuss any future questions arising from the results and how someone might test them. Finally, discuss if there

are any outside factors (i.e., temperature, contaminants, time of day) that could affect results. If so, how could you control for these

in the future?