Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each item into the correct section of a lab report.
Groups: Results · Discussion
- Table of measured resistances
- Sources of systematic error
- Graph of voltage vs current
- Calculated slope of best-fit line
- Percent error compared to accepted value
- Why the result differs from the theoretical prediction
Hints
- One section states what was observed; the other explains it.
- Any word like 'because' signals interpretation.
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Results: Graph of voltage vs current, Table of measured resistances, Calculated slope of best-fit line
Discussion: Percent error compared to accepted value, Sources of systematic error, Why the result differs from the theoretical prediction
Why
Results present data objectively; Discussion interprets and explains.
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