Practice question · Match the pairs
Match each section of a scientific report to its content.
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Data, tables, graphs, and calculated values
- Interpretation of results, comparison with theory, error analysis
- Equipment, procedure, and conditions
- Background theory and purpose of the experiment
Hints
- Order by what each section answers: why, how, what, and so what.
- Interpretation is deliberately kept out of one of them.
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- Introduction → Background theory and purpose of the experiment
- Methods → Equipment, procedure, and conditions
- Results → Data, tables, graphs, and calculated values
- Discussion → Interpretation of results, comparison with theory, error analysis
Why
A standard lab report follows the IMRaD structure: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion.
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