SRP- Final Paper and Presentationname: ______

SRP- Final Paper and PresentationName: ______

Science Research Project

Final Paper and PowerPoint Presentation

Due Date: Monday, June 1st

FINAL RESEARCH PAPER: Your organized Final Research Paper should have the following sections.

Title page

Table of Contents

Statement of the Problem

Hypothesis

Background Information/Literature Review

Materials

Procedures

Results

Conclusions

Bibliography

Paper Format

1. Typed on 8 ½ x 11 paper

2. Font size should be 12.

3. Margins = 1" on all sides.

4. Center and underline headings (BACKGROUND INFORMATION).

5. Page numbers should appear in the upper-righthand corner.

Ask your parents and/or friends to proofread the paper for you. They should look for spelling and grammatical mistakes as they read through. Also ask them to make sure they can easily understand what your project was about and what the results were.

Contents of Paper

Title Page

Title is placed 3 inches from the top and is written in ALLCAPS. If it is more than 1 line it should be double-spaced and the first line should be the longest.

Two inches below the title the word "by" is centered and then:

Your Name

Honors Science

Teacher’s Name

Date

Most titles should start with the words "The Relationship Between… "

Table of Contents

includes all your headings and ...... page number

underline heading (TABLE OF CONTENTS)

use bullets between item and page number

Example -

Hypothesis...... …...... 1

Background information...... 2

3. Statement of the Problem

4. Hypothesis

State your educated guess (your prediction) as to the outcome of the experiment

(No "I", " We")

5. Background Information/Literature Review

Make all revisions indicated by your teacher on your first draft, all previous papers,

and grade sheets. In-text citations (in proper APA format) must be included.

6. Materials

List all the materials used. Refer to your research plan completed in SRP #4.

Example - 1 100 ml graduated cylinder

3 500 ml glass beakers

7. Procedures

List the steps to conduct your experiment so that another person could duplicate it.

The steps must be numbered. Refer to your research plan completed in SRP#4.

8. Results

This section includes the 3 parts listed below:

1. SUMMARYWrite an explanation of the statistics from your table in paragraph form. Be sure to include a reference to your table and graph at some point in this summary (...as shown in Table 1 ...... ). Your summary should include a topic sentence, identification of the variables, whether the data is qualitative or quantitative (nominal, ordinal, ratio or interval), a description of the statistics done, what the null hypothesis is, whether it was rejected or not, and if your hypothesis was supported or refuted. Make sure you review your original hypothesis and do not change it to match your experimental outcome. This section should be 1 – 2 pages.

2. TABLESTwo tables are required. The first table is a table showing yourraw data. The second table is a summary of the statistics done.

Columns and rows must be straight and neat (typed).

Headings (with UNITS) are required on all columns and rows.

Titles go above the table, typed in ALLCAPS (TABLE 1: PLANT HEIGHT (cm) VERSUS LIGHT EXPOSURE).

3. GRAPH OF THE MEANCan be either a line graph or a bar graph. Line graphs show trends or

relationships. Bar graphs are used for comparison.

The independent variable goes on the X-axis, the dependent variable goes on the Y-axis. Label

axes with names and units. Include a key.

Titles go below the graph, typed in ALLCAPS (FIGURE 1: PLANT HEIGHT (cm) VERSUS LIGHT EXPOSURE)

Use software packages to create graphs when possible. No graphs are to be done on loose leaf paper with hand drawn lines.

In your RESULTS Section, the following descriptive and inferential statistics must be included:

Descriptive Stats:

For those students whose projects dealt with quantitative data (which is almost all of you!!), you need to calculate the following descriptive stats:

Mean
Range
Variance
Standard Deviation
Number

If your project does not deal with quantitative data, please see your teacher for further instructions.

Inferential Stats:

For almost all projects, you will need to perform a t-test (or multiple t-tests depending on the number of experimental groups contained within your project) to determine the statistical significance of your data/results. The following website is one resource that can be utilized to perform the t-test calculations:

If you believe that another inferential statistical test is more appropriate for your data, please see your teacher for further instructions.

Don’t forget to address the statistical significance of your results and the null hypothesis in the written section of your RESULTS.

Statement of Significance and Whether or Not the Null Hypothesis Was Rejected You must include a statement detailing whether your data/results are significantly significant. If your project had more than one experimental group, you may have more than one statement of significance. You must use your results from your inferential statistics (again, for most of you, your t-test results) to justify your statement(s). Make sure to also include a statement as to whether or not the NULL HYPOTHESIS was rejected or was not rejected.

9. Conclusions

The following questions should be addressed in the conclusion in paragraph form:

What was the purpose of the experiment?

Is the hypothesis supported or refuted?

What do the results mean?

What is the reason for the results? (Why did plant 1 grow taller that plant 2?)

How do your results compare to the results of other related experiments discussed in the background section?

Was any new information discovered?

What value does this information have to society?

Any possible sources of error?

How could this experiment be improved?

Any other ideas for experimentation?

Do you have plans to continue?

If something went wrong or your experiment didn’t work, explain why this happened.

This section should be at least 1 – 2 pages in length.

10. Bibliography

All sources used and cited within your background research should be included in an alphabetical listing. In your final paper you must have 4 SOURCES. The bibliography and its entries must be in proper APA format.

Name______

Final Research Paper: Grade Rubric

Items Due

Points Possible

Points Earned

Appropriate font style and size

/ 2

Correct format (headings, margins, page #, spacing)

/ 3

Avoided possible problems by properly preparing

and conducting needed research / 5

Title Page

/ 2

Statement of the Problem

/ 2

Hypothesis

/ 2

Background Information(with proper in-text citations)

/ 10

Materials

/ 2

Procedures

/ 10

Results

/ ------/ ------

Written summary thoroughly addresses key findings

/ 10

Raw Data Table, Stats Table, and Graph of the Mean

/ 15

Appropriate descriptive and inferential stats performed

/ 10

Conclusions

/ ------/ ------

Thoughtful and in-depth analysis of the project

/ 10

Bibliography (4 sources and correct APA format)

/ 5

Total

/ 90

Comments:

PowerPoint Presentation:

For the PowerPoint Presentation, you must include the following slides:

A title slide that includes the title of your project, your name (and your partner’s name if you worked as a team), and your class block.
Statement of the Problem and the Hypothesis
Materials
Procedures- provide a brief overview/summary of the procedures performed.
Photographs of your project- you must include at least 5 photographs showing your experimental design/set-up and the experiment being performed. For each photograph, you must include a photo credit for the individual who took the photo.
Summary of your project results- this must include a statement regarding the statistical significance of your results and whether or not the null hypothesis was rejected.
Raw data table and table of stats.
Graph of the mean.
Conclusions- highlight the main conclusions that you drew in regards to your project.

PowerPoint Rubric

Items Due / Points Possible / Points Earned
Included all Parts / ----
Title slide with title, names, block / 2
Statement of the Problem and Hypothesis / 2
Materials / 3
Procedures / 5
Photographs of Experiment with photo credits / 10
Results Summary / 5
Raw Data Table and Stats Table / 5
Graph of the Mean / 5
Conclusions / 5
Creativity/Attractiveness / 5
Clear Headings/Titles/Spelling / 3
Total / 50