I use storytelling to write great lab reports

Woman reading lab report to chemical glassware

Source: © M-H Jeeves

A formal writeup of an experiment has much in common with a thrilling story

I remember the first time I stepped into a chemistry lab for which I had to write a formal lab report. As I stood there, surrounded by an array of reagents and equipment, reading through the well-defined instructions for the interesting experiment to measure reaction rates, I had no doubt that my storytelling skills would let me excel in the task of writing a formal lab report. This report was not just the documentation of an experiment; it was a new fun story to be told.