Touchstones are projects that illustrate your comprehension of the course material, help you refine skills, and demonstrate application of knowledge. You can work on a Touchstone anytime, however, you must pass the previous Activities before you can submit the Touchstone for grading. Once you’ve submitted a Touchstone, it will be graded and counted toward your final course score.
Touchstone: Homeostatic Control: How does the human body keep itself in balance Lab Report
ASSIGNMENT: In this unit, you will complete the lab titled Homeostatic Control: How does the human body keep itself in balance? . You will write a lab report describing the hypothesis, methods, and conclusions from this lab experience.
By completing the lab report, you will demonstrate your ability to do the following:
- Describe the lab’s overall objective and make a hypothesis.
- Introduce relevant background knowledge on the topic.
- Summarize the steps taken in the lab simulation.
- Explain any obtained results.
- Discuss the conclusions and implications.
Download the lab report file:
Lab Report – Homeostatic Control: How does the human body keep itself in balance?
The document is a Microsoft Word file. You will type your answers directly into the boxes provided.
IMPORTANT: You must submit this completed template file as your Touchstone. Any other submission file or format will be returned ungraded.
In order to foster learning and growth, all work you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any plagiarized or recycled work will result in a Plagiarism Detected alert. Review Touchstones: Academic Integrity Guidelines for more about plagiarism and the Plagiarism Detected alert. For guidance on the use of generative AI technology, review Ethical Standards and Appropriate Use of AI.
A. Directions
Step 1: Download and review the lab report file.
Step 2: Complete each part of the lab report file as you work through the simulation. Prompts in the lab report will help you develop your responses.
- Follow the process presented to you in the How to Write a Lab Report lesson to ensure you write a thorough lab report entry.
- Review the grading rubric (below) to make sure you have an understanding of how your lab report will be graded.
Step 3: Once you’ve completed the lab simulation and your lab report, review the submission requirements (below) and update your lab report to ensure it meets the recommended requirements.
Step 4: Once your lab report template is complete, submit it for grading.
Refer to the checklist below throughout the Touchstone process. Do not submit your Touchstone until you meet these guidelines.
- ❒ Did you review the Lab Manual before starting the simulation?
- ❒ Did you complete the lab simulation?
- ❒ Did you refer to the lesson on How to Write a Lab Report?
- ❒ Did you complete all 5 sections of the Lab Report file?
- ❒ Did you review the Touchstone rubric and compare it to your lab report?
- ❒ Did you submit the provided Lab Report file as your Touchstone for grading?
C. Requirements
The following requirements must be met for your submission to be graded:
- Use the provided lab report file completed with a readable 11- or 12-point font.
- Composition must be original and written for this assignment and all writing must be appropriate for an academic context.
- Plagiarism of any kind is strictly prohibited.
- Submission must include your name and the date.
- Only submit the completed lab report file saved in .doc or .dox format as your assignment submission.