Expectations: You are to produce
Either an:
Experiment: A full Scientific Report including Introduction, Method, Results (graph and table) & Discussion (approx. 1000 words)
Or a...
Report: 1,250 words in essay form (introduction, paragraphs, conclusion). Talk to McWhirter to get advice on how to structure it.
And
Formally present your findings to the class in a verbal presentation.
Lessons allocated: Thursday 11 November - Friday 18th November .
Presentations: Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23. Verbal presentations will be peer and student assessed.
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Links: EXPERIMENTS
Step-by-Step Self Assessment Guide (for experiments) A guide on how each section is awarded, and some things to look out for
Experiment Rubric: A short guide to the differences in each section at, above and approaching the grade standard
How to Write a Killed Above GS Discussion Paragraph by paragraph guide to writing a good discussion. Bear in mind, simply following the guide without strong reflection or research into your own experiment, won't give you an Above GS mark!
How to Write an Introduction (Science Report):
- Start by explaining the broad ideas of your experiment (ie if your experiment is about memory do a bit of general research about how memory works)
- Move into more specific ideas to do with your experiment (ie if your experiment is comparing memory to gender, just reflect on whether studies have looked into this before)
- Move into your aim and hypothesis: There is no need to repeat this in other sections - but you may wish to put this in a separate section.
Here's an example of a good introduction to do with bacteria
Links: REPORTS
How to Write a Sick-As Science Report
Report Rubric : Be aware there is no need for a title page, although a thesis statement would be good. To get Above Standard on bibliography you should be using 5+ references of excellent quality (ie. .gov, .edu, or from science websites or similar) and they should be referenced with citethisforme.com
