Writing Your Lab Report on Google Drive

Writing your lab report on Google Drive: Writing your lab report on Google Drive:

1. In your Science Folder, create a Heating Earth’s Surface Folder. 1. In your Science Folder, create a Heating Earth’s Surface Folder. Please put your block and initials in front of all file and folder names. Please put your block and initials in front of all file and folder names. For example, if I were in Block 2 then my folder name will be 2DM- For example, if I were in Block 2 then my folder name will be 2DM- Heating Earth’s Surface. Please share this folder with me! Heating Earth’s Surface. Please share this folder with me! a. Inside your Heating Earth’s Surface Folder, create a Heating a. Inside your Heating Earth’s Surface Folder, create a Heating Earth’s Surface Doc. This is where you will type your lab Earth’s Surface Doc. This is where you will type your lab report. report. b. Also inside your Heating Earth’s Surface Folder, create a b. Also inside your Heating Earth’s Surface Folder, create a Heating Earth’s Surface Spreadsheet. Here you will create Heating Earth’s Surface Spreadsheet. Here you will create a table and graph of your data collected. a table and graph of your data collected.

2. Google Spreadsheets. (Similar to Microsoft Excel) 2. Google Spreadsheets. (Similar to Microsoft Excel) a. At the bottom of the sheet are tabs. Rename sheet 1 “part a. At the bottom of the sheet are tabs. Rename sheet 1 “part 1” and sheet 2 “part 2” 1” and sheet 2 “part 2” b. Create a table for your data. Your data needs to be b. Create a table for your data. Your data needs to be continuous from minute 0 (start) to minute 31 (or your last continuous from minute 0 (start) to minute 31 (or your last minute recorded). Do not break up the data like you did in minute recorded). Do not break up the data like you did in your ISN. your ISN. c. Highlight your data from the titles to the last point. c. Highlight your data from the titles to the last point. d. Go to Insert > Chart. d. Go to Insert > Chart. e. Chart Editor- check off the following: e. Chart Editor- check off the following: □ Use row 4 as headers □ Use row 4 as headers □ Use Column A as labels □ Use Column A as labels □ Recommend Charts > More > Choose line. □ Recommend Charts > More > Choose line. □ Customize: □ Customize: o Title: HES: Sand vs. Water o Title: HES: Sand vs. Water o Axis: Horizontal- Time (min) o Axis: Horizontal- Time (min) o Axis: Left Vertical- Temp (°C) o Axis: Left Vertical- Temp (°C) o You can also change axis min and max to o You can also change axis min and max to spread your graph out further. spread your graph out further. o Lines: Choose Blue for Water, Brown for o Lines: Choose Blue for Water, Brown for Sand. Sand.

3. Inserting Graphs into your document (lab report). 3. Inserting Graphs into your document (lab report). a. In your spreadsheet, select the graph and copy. a. In your spreadsheet, select the graph and copy. b. In your document, select edit> Web Clipboard > Choose b. In your document, select edit> Web Clipboard > Choose Graph. Graph.

To insert the degree symbol in docs: Go to insert > special Characters > To insert the degree symbol in docs: Go to insert > special Characters > Symbol > Misc. > select °. Symbol > Misc. > select °.