Assignment 3: Lab Report (15% of final grade)

The main purpose of a lab report is to present scientific or engineering research. The research question you will address is very important, so choose it carefully. For this assignment, locate an issue that interests you within the five boroughs of New York City and articulate a question about this issue that you want to answer, or a hypothesis or idea that you want to test (you may use the same concept introduced in assignment 2). Begin with some library and online research. Find sources in credible journals and books. Gather information on the background of your topic and previous relevant research. You may also re-experiment a past experiment for yourself, and you may get the same or different results. You want to add knowledge to the existing knowledge on your topic. Write about your methods, results, and limitations ethically and clearly. Use in-text citation and include a reference list. Topics will be decided in class.

Ideally, the topic of assignment 3 will tie in with the topic of assignment 4, the engineering proposal and presentation.

Required Length: Approx. 1,000-1,200 words

Format: APA style, Microsoft Word, appropriate size 12 font, standard margins, double-spaced

Due Dates:

4/5 – First Draft
4/19 – Final Draft