Science Project Paper

Science Project Paper

Below is a walkthrough on how your project paper should be written. This paper should be 3-5 pages; 1 page should be data.

Title (should be unique to your project, both you and your partner can have the same title)

Intro (1 paragraph)

This is where you give an introduction to your project; give a bit of background and a summary of the project. This should get the reader ready to read your report. Give enough information that they can easily follow your procedure and data. Do not put down your whole procedure here just some simple sentences explaining your self is fine in this section

Setup (1 paragraph minimum)

This section deals with the problem you are trying to solve and your method for testing. Here is where you explain in detail what it is you are trying to test and how you are going to test it. Be sure to explain it properly, if you are unsure tell it to a family member and see if they can reproduce your experiment.

Data (1 page)

Here should be your data; the method of collecting your data should have been in the last paragraph so this should all be tables and graphs with only a few sentences to comment. All tables must be labeled correctly and all graphs must be labeled correctly. Do not just put 1 giant graph from excel, I need the tables to associate the values too and there should not be just one graph. Remember no ‘one then done’ experiments.

Summary (1 paragraph)

Explain and summarize your data, now that you have listed your data you can summarize the information. Take the numbers and tell me what they say. Do not impart your own opinions, just tell me what the data shows.

Conclusion/Extrapolation. (1 paragraph)

Here is where you impart your own opinion, take your data and make some predictions based on your data, what does it mean? Find a trend and apply your findings to things outside your project.

If you used any outside source to do your project (used a web page to help build it, read a journal to research it, or referenced some book) be sure to note that in a bibliography and cite it in MLA format in your paper.