| Description | Part of a lab report |
| Written as a series of numbered steps | |
| Always written as a question | |
| May contain charts or tables | |
| What you think will happen and why | |
| Answers the question from the title | |
| lists all the items needed for the experiment | |
| Why you are doing the experiment | |
| Where you discuss the variables in the experiment | |
| How you will use this information in your life | |