Ozone+Lab+Report

**Instructions:** For this lab you will be writing a formal lab report. Lab reports may be written on loose-leaf paper or typed. Your lab report must include the following sections with boldfaced headings: Introduction, Background Information, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion. Your report should be written in prose (not simply answering each question) and should flow nicely. Be sure to use proper grammar and punctuation throughout. The outline below explains all of the information that needs to be addressed in each section. **Introduction**
 * State the problem and/or question
 * State the purpose of your investigation, your comparative & testable question, your hypothesis, and your prediction
 * Provide a statement that explains the significance/relevance of investigating/learning more about this topic.

**Background Information** @http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_28906574/colorado-failing-meet-smog-standard-faces-tougher-limit?source=AP @http://legacy.9news.com/story/news/local/2015/04/30/ozone-pollution-getting-worse-in-denver-area/26619471/ @http://www3.epa.gov/ozonepollution/actions.html **Methods**  **Results**  **Discussion**  **Conclusion**
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">What is ground level ozone is and how it is formed?
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Why ground level ozone is a concern in terms of health and environment?
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Explain the current situation in Denver regarding ground level ozone, why it is a concern, and what can be done to reduce local and regional ozone levels.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">You will need to read the following articles:
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Explain the methods and procedures that you used to conduct this investigation; don’t get bogged down in too many details just provide a general idea of what the investigation involved.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Present the summarized data in writing and provide tables and graphs.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Provide a data table that shows the important details of the data collected and a bar graph that shows ozone levels and location.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Summarize your findings. Briefly describing the major findings of the investigation by writing a summary of the data shown in the table and graph. Highlight the most important values and trends shown in the table and graph by referring to them in the text.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">In this section you will interpret the data. Compare the results from location to location. Did the ozone concentration vary from site to site? Why?
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">In other words, you should make inferences (a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning) and explain — based on what you have learned about ozone — why you observed the results that you did.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">You may need to revisit and/or expand upon some of the information that you explained in the background information section.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Discuss any variables that may have affected your results such as temperature, relative humidity, wind, etc.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Also, explain any limitations or errors that were troublesome or affected your data.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">In this section you will wrap-up your report by restating the purpose of your investigation, your comparative & testable question, and your prediction.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Most importantly, you will either accept or hypothesis based on the data.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Finally, make recommendations for further study. Ex. different times of day, longer study duration, more locations, different temperatures, different seasons, etc.