Poster Title ___ Title is at top of the poster, short, descriptive of the project and easily readable at a distance of about 4-5 feet (words about 1.5-2.5 cm tall) Note: One entire poster should take up a space no larger than 80cm by 120cm (approximately 32” by 48”). Name Affiliation ___ Name affiliation includes presenter's name, faculty sponsor's name, school's name in a section about 20-30% smaller than the title Abstract ___ Abstract present comprising a brief synopsis of the entire work described in the poster ___ Abstract understandable without reading the entire poster ___ Includes (1) purpose of the study, (2) brief statement of what was done (without including minor details of the methods), (3) concise statement of major findings, and (4) major conclusions Figure 1: (e.g., location of study site) Results ___ Includes summary of the data ___ All results presented, whether positive or negative ___ If present, table or figure subtitles for written summary and includes legend to explain the graphic clearly Discussion ___ Includes interpretation of results with respect to the original question ___ Results interpreted without being repeated ___ Includes conclusions about answers to questions that motivated the research as indicated in the introduction ___ If appropriate, includes explanations for unexpected results Table 1: (e.g., list of scientific taxa) Introduction ___ Presents question being explored placed in the context of current knowledge ___ Includes precise statement of the question or hypothesis being addressed by the study ___ Convinces the reader of the significance of the study ___ Is brief but includes important points indicating the relevance of the work References ___ Includes only sources cited in the text ___ Includes only papers if you read it yourself ___ Is prepared according the American Psychological Association (APA) style guidelines Figure 2: (e.g., chart showing quantitative data) Methods ___ Describes all procedures performed ___ Contains sufficient detail to allow a reader who works in the field to understand what you did to collect your data ___ Illustrations are appropriate for complex experimental design, etc. Acknowledgements ___ optional