EssayScientificReport

Question 1

What are the 8 components to a scientific report?

Answer 1

1) title
2) aim of experiment
3) hypothesis
4) introduction to relevant background theory
5) methods used
6) results
7) discussion/analysis
8) conclusion

Question 2

What is to be included in the title?

3

Answer 2

1) date
2) author
3) heading

Question 3

What is to be included in the aim of experiment?

Answer 3

What you intent to do

Question 4

What is to be included in the hypothesis ?

Answer 4

An idea of what might happen or what might be found

Question 5

What is to be included in the methods used?

3

Answer 5

1) materials
2) what you did in order
3) safety considerations

Question 6

What is to be included in the results method?

Answer 6

1) qualities and quantities measurements

2) observations made in tables/graphs etc

Question 7

What is to be included in the discussion (analysis)?

7

Answer 7

1) explain
2) justify prediction
3) what do results show?
4) what was variable
5) what was fair?
6) what equipment was used?
7) what was found from other sources?

Question 8

What is included in the conclusion?

4

Answer 8

1) what was found
2) problems/limitations
3) how were they overcome?
4) what would you do differently?