Cell Structure and Function

LNL #3

Read through the entire experiment so you will know what is coming up next.

Write your hypothesis using the “If-Then” format. Each experiment will have its own hypothesis.

Follow the procedure, recording all data. (That means write it all down in an orderly way.)

Getting Started

Before you can write the hypothesis, you need to understand the purpose of the experiment. What are you trying to ‘prove’ or find out by doing the experiment? Where do you go for ideas about the purpose of the experiment?

◦ What is the title of the experiment?◦ What are the objectives/goals of the experiment?◦ What is in the background information/introductory

paragraph that will help you?

Hypothesis

Read the Background section very carefully. Procedures can be re-written or copied and pasted into

the blank lab report. There are 7 experiments to complete. Experiment #1 is learning how to use the virtual

microscope. Experiments #2 – 5 studies specific microscopic

organisms. Be sure to put your name on the labeled slides and save them.

Experiments # 6 and 7 review basic plant and animal cell structures. Be sure to put your name on the labeled slides and save them.

Procedures

The labeled slides are your data. Be sure the slides are saved. I will need

to see the slides in order to give you credit for this section of the lab report.

Click on “submit assignment” at the bottom of the first column in student assignments.

Data/Observations

There are no calculations in this lab. Answer the questions in this section of the

lab report based on the data (information) collected in the experiments.

The Background information may be helpful in answering the questions.

Calculations/Interpretations

Use the template to write your report. Type your hypothesis immediately after the directions for

it. Type (or copy and paste) your procedure immediately

following the directions for it. Make sure your labeled slides are saved in LNL. Answer all of the questions in the

calculations/interpretations section. Write your conclusion telling if your hypothesis was

correct or incorrect and support your statement with your results. This should be about a paragraph in length.

Finishing Up