Transcript Science Fair Title

Science Fair Title
Name
Teachers name
Date
Abstract
• Brief overview of project (250 words
maximum)
• Should include:
– project title
– statement of the purpose
– hypothesis
– brief description of procedure
– Brief description of results
Problem
• What is the question/problem you are looking
to solve?
Hypothesis
• This must be written as an
“If………..then………because statement.
Methods
• Procedure
– Chronologically
– numbered step by step procedure
• Experimental design
– Control group
– Experimental group
– Independent variable
– Dependent variable
Material List
• Specific list of materials used
Results
• Quantitative and/or qualitative observations
• Photos, videos, drawings, etc…
Data/Calculations
• Data tables, graphs, and calculations
Analysis
• Summary paragraph that shows trends in the
data and calculations
Discussion/Conclusions
• Describe the experiment, not you (No I, we, me, us, you,
etc….)
• What do the observations mean?
• What conclusions can be drawn?
• Describe patterns, principles, relationships that show the
results
• Explain how the results relate to your
predictions/hypothesis
• Do the results support, disagree, or partially agree?
• How do the results fit into a broader context or concept?
• Suggest theoretical implications of the results
• Extend findings to other situations
Next Time
• What could be done differently?
– Answer other questions
– Improve validity/accuracy of results
Works cited
• Follow MLA format (No bullets or numbers, do
not forget ABC order and hanging indents.)