scientific writing

Question 1

Know the parts of a scientific report

Answer 1

title, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, references

Question 2

Title

Answer 2

informing the reader exactly what the experiment was about
(one sentence summary

Question 3

Introduction

Answer 3

background information
summary of experiment
hypothesis

Question 4

Methods

Answer 4

describe the procedure

Question 5

Results

Answer 5

present your findings
graphs or tables

Question 6

Disscussion

Answer 6

explain your results,
address original hypothesis and problems
give suggestions

Question 7

references

Answer 7

references that were cited in the report

Question 8

Know how to present graphs and tables correctly

Answer 8

the horizontal axis should display the qualitative data and the vertical axis should display the
quantitative data. Both axes should include labels, and the units of measure should be included where
appropriate.
a descriptive title for each figure or table

Question 9

Know how to cite and reference material correctly

Answer 9

should be paraphrased and cited in the report
The first author is the only name listed, followed by “et al.” to signify that there are additional authors