Undergraduate Writing Center

Lab Report Resources

Lab Report Resources from the UVM Undergraduate Writing Center

Writing lab reports efficiently is an important skill for college students in science courses. At the college level, lab reports should include all the relevant information, be properly formatted, and include accurate citations. Below, you'll find resources from UVM and other institutions that offer advice on writing, citations, and formatting for your lab reports.

Writing A Lab Report (PDF)

UVM Tutortips Guide to Lab Reports (new tab)

Lab Report and Science Writing Guides from Other Institutions

The Lab Report, University of Toronto (new tab)

Scientific Writing Handout, UNC Chapel Hill (new tab)

Writing in Biology, University of Connecticut (new tab)

Purdue OWL: Passive Voice (new tab)

Citation Guides

Purdue OWL: APA 7 Format Guide (new tab)

Purdue OWL: APA 7 In-Text Citations (new tab)

Purdue OWL: APA 7 Citations from Journal Articles (new tab)

How to Use the Google Docs Citation Tool (new tab)

Finding Scientific Articles

UVM Libraries Research Databases (new tab)

UVM Libraries Research Roadmap (new tab)

Creating Graphs in Microsoft Excel

Add a trend or moving average to a chart (new tab)

Add error bars to a chart (new tab)

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