1) Title

Choose a title related about your topic.

2)Introduction
Explain the topic to be discussed and why you became

interested in this topic.

3) Question
Find something you are already interested in, and then

ask testable a question. Testable questions are those that can be answered through hands-on investigation by the student.
Broad Questions(lead to science reports) What makes something sink or float? How do rockets work? Testable questions (lead to investigations) How well do different materials sink or float in water? How does changing the shape of a rockets fins change its flight?

4) Background Research
Helps students gain in depth knowledge about the

topic and processes they will be observing during the investigation. Sparks ideas about different variables to test when setting up the investigation. Provides the basis for predicting what will happen in the investigation when making a hypothesis.

5) Hypothesis
The hypothesis is an "educated guess," formed as a

statement that you propose to be the answer to the testable question. Explain how you think your project can demonstrate your purpose. You should try to state the results you are predicting in measurable terms. Not always will your conclusion match your hypothesis. Written as an Ifthen statement. Example: If the temperature of sea water increases, then the amount of salt that dissolves in the water increases.

6) Variables
Variables are anything that could change during an experiment.

Independent Variables: What is tested by the scientist. What is changed by the scientist(What I change) Example: Type of paper towel (Which type is more absorbent?) Dependent Variable: What is observed. What is measured The effect caused by the independent variable. The data (What do I measure?) Example: Amount of water absorbed (changes if one type of paper towel is more absorbent than Constant: Things that could change but dont. Kept constant (the same) by scientists. These allow for a fair test. (What stays the same?) Example: The amount of water and the time observed in the paper towel experiment.

7) Materials
List all supplies and equipment used in conducting

your research or experiment. Your list of materials should include all of the ingredients of the procedure.

8) Procedure
The procedure is a somewhat detailed, step - by - step

description of how you conducted your experiment. Be clear about the variables vs. your control group. Be specific about how you measure results to prove or disprove your hypothesis. Your procedure should be like a recipe whereby another person should easily be able to follow it. Photos depicting the steps are good to have on your display board.

9) Data
Collect data and record the progress of your experiment. Document your results with detailed measurements, descriptions and observations in the form of notes, journal entries, photos, charts, tables and graphs. (Collected, recorded, and organized in labeled tables, charts, or graphs)

10) Analyze/ Result

The results are usually in the form of a statement that

explains or interprets the data. Results can be general summarization of what your data is telling you.

11) Conclusion
The conclusion is a summary of the research and the

results of the experiment. This is where you answer your problem or research question. You make a statement of whether your data supported your hypothesis or not. You may have data that supported part of your hypothesis and not another part. You may also have data that did not support your hypothesis at all. In this case, you may explain why the results were different.

12) Application/Future Plan

Application of results in other situations.
Discuss any possible future investigations that can be

done to continue with your project.

13) Bibliography
The bibliography is an alphabetical list of the sources that you used to research your topic, design the experiment and form the hypothesis.
Examples of how to cite your sources in a bibliography: Author (Last Name, First Name). Title of Book. City: Publishing Company, Date. Duggan, Alfred. The Castle Book. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1991. Author (Last Name, First Name). "Title of Article." Title of Magazine. Volume or Edition (Month and Year of Publication), page(s). Severy, Merle. "The World of Bees." National Geographic. 172 (November 1997), 552.

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