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Table of Contents
SECTION
Abstract
Introduction
Materials & Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
References
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Abstract
Abstract should be a maximum of 250 words. Use the reference sheet you were provided with
and write a rough draft using the guidelines and then trim it down. You should single space the
abstract at the beginning of the paper.
Introduction
This section should be indented and in paragraph form. Make sure you have in-text
citations in this section citing your background research for your project (Clinton, 2009, MLA
format). See the works cited page for complete citation. You should have multiple paragraphs
and it should be double spaced in its formatting. This section should include the purpose and
your goals. It should also include an explanation of what prompted your research as well as what
you hoped to achieve. Use your background research as a starting point. You should define your
variables and identify why you choose them in your research. This section should conclude with
your hypothesis being clearly stated.
Materials and Methods
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Material 1
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Material 2
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Material 3
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Etc.
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Materials can be in two to three
columns across the page
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Do not forget to include
units/measurements/quantities and be
specific on equipment description
Experimental Method
1. Describe in detail the methods you used to collect the data, make observations, design the
apparatus (setup of materials), etc. Use a numbered system, be logical and organized.
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2. Your paper should go into enough detail so that someone would be able to repeat the
experiment from the information on your paper only.
3.
Include any detailed photographs or drawings if you used a self-designed apparatus or
equipment.
4. If you have any figures (photographs, drawings) they should have captions and describe
the photograph or the drawing.
5. If there are any safety considerations, make sure to include them in the steps of the
procedure.
Figure 1: Apparatus for experiment used to model the lander mechanism on the Mars lander.
Results
This section should include your data tables/charts and graphs. Make sure all axes are
labeled on graphs and that all tables/charts/graphs have titles. Make sure all raw data is
presented. Finally, make sure you used correct SI units (metric). Your data titles should reflect
your independent and dependent variables (this is NOT creative writing).
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Yearly Energy Consumption per
Region (in metric tons of Coal)
Amount of gases in the
atmosphere by percent
Nitrogen
78%
Oxygen
20%
Argon
1%
Carbon Dioxide
0.5%
Other Gases
0.5%
Figure 2: Data table
3000
2500
Energy
2000
Consump
tion
1500
(metric
tons of
1000
coal)
500
0
Australia
and
Oceania
China
All other
parts of
Europe
Europe
Latin
Middle
America East and
North
Africa
All other
parts of
Africa
Russia
United
States
and
Canada
Region
Figure 3: Graph
You have some flexibility as to where and how you want to display your tables and graphs.
Make sure they are appropriate. Do NOT change the font size if you made them in word. If you
cut and paste them in, make sure they are the appropriate size for the rest of the paper.
Next, this section should include a narrative in paragraph form explaining the averages,
statistics, and trends (positive, negative, or none) of your data. You may include minimums and
maximum values, and outliers in your discussion. Finally, explain why these trends were
observed in your data.
Discussion
This section should be in indented paragraph form. In this section you should describe
why the relationship between variables was observed in the data obtained through the
experiment. You should also include the possible sources of error (procedural or mathematical)
that may have contributed to trends that you observed in your results. With these errors in mind,
address how these errors could have impacted the results you observed. Finally, include what
other experiments or questions could come from your experiment.
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Conclusion
This section should be indented paragraph form. No new information should be
introduced in this section. Restate the hypothesis and whether or not it was supported. Give
clear and specific conclusions you have drawn about the experiment. Use specific data to
support your conclusions. Finally, state some practical applications of your experiment.
Example of specific data: The hypothesis was that as the amount of chocolate chips increases,
the number of students eating them will decrease was not supported by the data. Some data
examples include: when the amount of chocolate chips were 25 per cookie, 20 students ate them.
When the amount of chocolate chips were 30 per cookie, 25 students ate them. And finally,
when the amount of chocolate chips were 45 per cookie, 50 students ate them, showing a positive
correlation in the data.
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Works Cited (MLA format)
"Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund.
Environmental Defense
Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times.
New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.
Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York
Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.
Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim.
rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009.
GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
Gowdy, John. "Avoiding Self-organized Extinction: Toward a Co-evolutionary Economics of
Sustainability." International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
14.1 (2007): 27-36. Print.
An Inconvenient Truth. Dir. Davis Guggenheim. Perf. Al Gore, Billy West. Paramount, 2006.
DVD.
Leroux, Marcel. Global Warming: Myth Or Reality?: The Erring Ways of Climatology. New
York: Springer, 2005. Print.
Milken, Michael, Gary Becker, Myron Scholes, and Daniel Kahneman. "On Global Warming
and Financial Imbalances." New Perspectives Quarterly 23.4 (2006): 63. Print.
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