Friday, October 11
- Data should be recorded in your logbook. Make sure you record your information in your logbook (what time/day did you make the observation, what did you observe).
- Trials are not the same thing as entries. Entries are made every time you make an observation. For example, you could observe something in your experiment once a day, once an hour, or even once every ten minutes depending on your project. (Your science teacher can help with this.) Trials are when you are actually testing your variables. If you just test something once, your results are not necessarily valid. You need to test something at least three times and write down your observations (entries) as you do each trial. You should have several entries for each trial.
- Data is listed in your logbook, but your results are SUMMARIZED in paragraph form in the paper. Summarize what happened. Make sure to only use FACTS. Tell only what happened. Do NOT give any opinions about why you believe it happened (you will do that in the conclusion section).
- Discuss the patterns and trends that you noticed during your observations. Again...facts only...no opinions.
- Include a graph, chart, table, or figure. Choose the one that best shows your data. Look at your data entries from your logbook and determine which of these options makes the most sense. Graphs are very helpful to show relationships.
- Make sure to add a caption under the graph, chart, table or figure. Notice that the caption has a different font than the rest of the paper (see template).
Be sure to look at the rubric for this section! The rubric says you must do four things in this section:
Make sure you collect data and log it in your logbook (minimum of 3 trials).
Summarize what happened using only facts, no opinions.
Discuss the patterns that you noticed.
Include a chart, graph, figure or table (don't forget to include the captions!).
Make sure you collect data and log it in your logbook (minimum of 3 trials).
Summarize what happened using only facts, no opinions.
Discuss the patterns that you noticed.
Include a chart, graph, figure or table (don't forget to include the captions!).