Science can be one of the most interesting subjects you take - learning about how the world around you works from tiny molecules to the human body. However, it involves a lot of fact or concept memorization, which can be hard.
Videos
CrashCourse, an online education organization run by two brothers, John and Hank Green, offers educational videos on YouTube on a variety of subjects. Hank covers the three science topics: biology, chemistry, and ecology.
Biology videos
Chemistry videos
Ecology videos
Khan Academy is another helpful site. You can create an account to track your progress and earn badges for completing each successive level.
Biology
Chemistry
Songs About Science
Strange Charm: A Song about Quarks
The Universe is Weird
Cells Cells Rap
The NEW Periodic Table Song (In Order)
The PCR Song
GTCA
Lab Reports
The structure of a lab report may vary depending on the class and instructor, but as a general rule, lab reports follow this format:
IMPORTANT LAB REPORT NOTE: "Data" is plural - so you would say "The data are indicative of" not "the data is indicative of." This common mistake - one I've made many times myself - can get you dinged a point right off the bat, so be careful and re-read your report before turning it in!
At the bottom of the page, I have attached a sample lab report. Please note that this report is only supposed to give you an idea of the formatting - I made up the data, so please don't cite my work!
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Videos
CrashCourse, an online education organization run by two brothers, John and Hank Green, offers educational videos on YouTube on a variety of subjects. Hank covers the three science topics: biology, chemistry, and ecology.
Biology videos
Chemistry videos
Ecology videos
Khan Academy is another helpful site. You can create an account to track your progress and earn badges for completing each successive level.
Biology
Chemistry
Songs About Science
Strange Charm: A Song about Quarks
The Universe is Weird
Cells Cells Rap
The NEW Periodic Table Song (In Order)
The PCR Song
GTCA
Lab Reports
The structure of a lab report may vary depending on the class and instructor, but as a general rule, lab reports follow this format:
- Title - Keep your title short (10-15 words maximum) and to the point. Don't worry about having a fancy or clever title. Your title should be straightforward and reflect the content of your report.
- Introduction - Your introduction outlines the purpose of your research or project. It should give background so the reader understands why you did the experiment, which includes prior information about a concept.
- Materials and Methods - This section explains what materials you used, how you used them, and where and when the lab was conducted.
- Results - In this section you report the data you collected. Don't worry about explaining or discussing the implications of the data just yet. Organize your data into tables, graphs, or figures (ex. pie chart). Refer to your figures and tables in either of the following ways: "Figure 1 shows that the temperature decreased after five minutes," or "The temperature decreased after five minutes (fig. 1)." Don't forget to label your axes on graphs!!
- Discussion - Now you get to explain the data you collected. Data alone doesn't tell the reader anything in particular - it is your job to interpret (make sense of) the numbers and relate them to existing knowledge, or make a new speculation.
IMPORTANT LAB REPORT NOTE: "Data" is plural - so you would say "The data are indicative of" not "the data is indicative of." This common mistake - one I've made many times myself - can get you dinged a point right off the bat, so be careful and re-read your report before turning it in!
At the bottom of the page, I have attached a sample lab report. Please note that this report is only supposed to give you an idea of the formatting - I made up the data, so please don't cite my work!
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