Research Report

 

The report should be only four pages, including the title page and reference page.  The body of the report should be two pages, typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12-point font. (If you have absolutely no way of getting to a computer to type, come talk to me.)

The report should be based on the research sources you have been finding.  When writing an academic, scientific paper, you should ONLY write in the third person.  For instance, never say I, we, our, you, yours, etc.

Your first draft, to be graded by a peer, will be due on October 18.

 

Here are your sections:

·        Title Page.  This should be its own page.  Put the title in large font in the middle of the page.  The font should remain Times New Roman.  Your name, your science fair title, your period and your school are on the bottom of the page in normal font size.

·        Body of the Report. You need section headings for the different parts of your report.  Make sure your headings are noticeable (ex: bold type). 

A.     Introduction.  The introduction sets the scene for your report.  The introduction includes what prompted your research and a little summary of what the rest of the paper will say.

B.     Discussion.  The discussion is the essence of your paper.  Your information should flow smoothly.  Be thorough.  Allow your readers to see your train of thought, letting them know exactly what you found out.  Make sure you include and make in-text references to what has been published about your topic.  This should be the longest section of your paper.

C.     Conclusion.  Briefly summarize what you found out.  Be specific and don’t generalize.  Include a place where you state the hypothesis and problem statement or engineering goal for your experiment. 

D.    Acknowledgements.  (Include this section only if it is needed.)  You should always credit those who assisted you, including individuals, businesses, and educational or research institutions. 

·        References.  This should be on a separate page. Your reference list should include any source you quoted or paraphrased in your paper.  See the reference page the teacher gave you concerning APA style.  You must have 4 sources, one of which cannot be the Internet.

 

 

 

 

 

Criteria/Score

25

20

15

10

Idea and Content

·         Information is focused, accurate and valid, showing in-depth knowledge.

·         Information is focused, accurate and valid, but may not show in-depth knowledge.

·         Information is either not focused, accurate or valid, or doesn't show in-depth knowledge.

·         Report does not show in-depth knowledge.

Organization

·         All sections are included and are clearly labeled.

and

·         Information in the paper is arranged logically and is presented effectively.

and

·         All sections include required information

·         All sections are included but may not be clearly labeled.

and/or

·         Information in the paper is arranged logically but is not presented effectively.

and/or

·         Most sections include required information

·         One section is missing and/or sections are not clearly labeled.

and/or

·         Information in the paper is not arranged logically and/or is not presented effectively.

and/or

·         Some sections include required information

·         More than one section is missing and/or sections are not clearly labeled.

and

·         Information in the paper is not arranged logically and is not presented effectively.

and

·         Sections include little required information

Conventions

·         In-text references are cited correctly.

and

·         Reference page is written correctly.

and

·         Paper is not burdened with problems in grammar, punctuation or spelling.

Some problems in the

·         In-text references

and/or

·         Reference page

and/or

·         Sections of the paper may be hard to read because of problems in grammar, punctuation or spelling.

Several problems in the

·         In-text references

and/or

·         Reference page

and/or

·         Paper is burdened with problems in grammar, punctuation or spelling.

·         In-text references are cited incorrectly.

and/or

·         Reference page is written incorrectly.

and/or

·         Paper is too difficult to read because of problems in grammar, punctuation or spelling.

Research Outline

Completed as described in class.

Mostly complete and/or mostly as described in class.

Not complete or not as described in class.

Not complete and not as described in class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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