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Holt: Modern Chemistry�©2009

Section 1:4

Labwork and Technical Writing Skills

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  • Safety notes

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  • Flinn Safety�Contract

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Writing a Pre-Lab

  • The first page of every lab report
  • Header:
    • Your name
    • Your team or partner names
    • What kind of scale and if it has a number, what number
  • Safety Concerns, Safety Diamond
  • Data in Table
    • Table variables
    • Units
  • Observations: Before, During, After
  • Numbers outside a table require a unit and label

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Flammability

Health

Reactivity

Other ratings

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  • Common Lab Equipment:
    • Sketch and label all the equipment in your lab station.

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Technical Writing

  • Lab book
  • Headings column
    • Title
    • Purpose
    • Materials and Apparatus
    • Procedure
    • Data and Observations
    • Graphs and Paragraphs
    • Calculations
    • Conclusions

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Technical Writing

  • Saccharin or Sahara