How to write an abstract for a lab report?

How to write an abstract of a lab report. An abstract is a brief summary of a more extensive report composed after the lab report is written. The summaries are for others to read. It provides an overview of what happened in the laboratory and tries to persuade the reader to read the full version of the text of the report from the laboratory. Some online databases listed only summaries. As technology advances, the ability to write a summary of the information is more important.

Level of difficulty:

Moderate Instructions

1. Decides on a style appropriate for your lab report summary. There are two different types of abstracts: informative and descriptive. 

A descriptive overview identifies the scope of the document. Used very little and is only for long reports. 

An informative abstract gives the reader a general idea of the research conducted in the lab report. It is the most common type of overview.

2 Plan your informative summary length. It should be reduced to 10 per cent of the length of the final custom lab report. Many publications have length requirements. Follow the requirement of length set by the publication or the guidelines established by your instructor.

3. Write the first draft. Remember to include an essential workshop for key facts and statistics.

4 Corrects your summary in a separate trial. Your summary should be able to stay independent of your lab report.

5 Correct and edit the final draft. Check if there are errors in grammar, punctuation and typography. The summary should be written in the same voice as the lab report.