pjasrearch

P.J.A.S. Research Paper

A Science paper should be clearly written and limited in length. It should be "to the point" with only those words necessary to get the message across. The following is the format that should be followed for the written report, due ___________.

I. TITLE PAGE/COVER PAGE
          Includes title of project, your name, grade, and date
II. TABLE OF CONTENTS
         Indicate each part of written report and corresponding page #
III. ABSTRACT
         This is a brief summary of the project (about 1-2 paragraphs). You need not put
         details, such as actual results in this part, just summarize what you did!
IV. INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE
         A. Clearly state your problem
         B. Explain why you chose this problem (what personal reasons, if any, went into
              the selection of this problem/topic).
V. SUMMARY OF LITERATURE/RESEARCH
         Thoroughly investigate each area of your project
VI. HYPOTHESIS
         What is your "educated guess" about the outcome of your project? Clearly state
         what you think will happen, based on your research.
VII. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND PROCEDURE
          A. Describe method of experimentation in detail (as if others were going to
               duplicate it)
          B. Describe organisms or apparatus used and how they were selected or
               operated.
          C. Include drawings of setup whenever possible
VIII. RESULTS
           A. Data table of complete results
           B. All observations recorded
           C. Graph results wherever possible
IX. ANAYSIS    ***V.I.P.
           A. State your interpretation of your results (What do they mean?)
           B. Analyze your results (Why did you get what you got?)
X. CONCLUSION
          A. State your conclusion
          B. Was your hypothesis proven true or false?
          C. Clearly support your conclusion using your results
XI. "FINAL WORD"
          This part is totally optional! You may "acknowledge" people who played a key
          role in your project's completion, you may state any problems that arose during
          the process, or indicate any future experimentation on your topic that you wish
          to do.
XII. BIBLIOGRAPHY
          Use East Penn format (copies on file in IMC)

***Additional papers and rubrics will be given to the students in class.