1. The “TO DO” List for Research Papers Revise materials and methods- should fit what actually happened. Groups may need to change “process.” Ex: the group planned to use 3601 cell packs, but actually used plug trays. Revise grammatical and APA source citation errors in Introduction and Review of Literature. Follow written recommendations your group received on the 1 st nine weeks paper. Revise Works Cited page- follow written recommendation your group received on the 1 st nine weeks paper. Finish recording any information in your project journals- ALL information must be in this book. These will be turned in as a part of your final grade.

2. Create charts and graphs in Microsoft Excel- follow instructions from classroom instruction. It will be more “helpful” to complete this during classroom time so you can ask for assistance in using Microsoft Excel to create graphs and charts. Write the Results section: Put graphs and charts into your research paper. EACH chart and graph MUST have a title and have a written explanation of what the reader is seeing. Write the Conclusion section of your paper: This section needs to highlight the findings of the research (what you found). It ALSO MUST include a discussion of what you would do differently in this project was repeated. Title Page: Include name of project and team members. Table of Contents- create a table of contents with appropriate page numbers for each section of your paper: Introduction, Review of Literature, Materials & Methods, Results, Conclusion and Works Cited. Project Paper DUE: Monday, April 25 th.

3. 1 st Nine Week Items

4. Possible Points 20-3010-200-10 Introduction30pts Introduction answers the question "Why was the work done?" and clearly states the problem that justifies the research being conducted, purpose of research, findings of earlier work, general approach and objectives. Includes a well-written hypothesis with defined independent and dependent variables. No spelling or grammar errors are present. Introduction answers the question "Why was the work done?" and vaguely states the problem that justifies the research being conducted, purpose of research, findings of earlier work, general approach and objectives. Includes a hypothesis with moderately defined independent and dependent variables. Minor spelling or grammar errors are present. Introduction does not answers the question "Why was the work done?" and does not states the problem that justifies the research being conducted, purpose of research, findings of earlier work, general approach and objectives. Includes a hypothesis, but lacks definitive independent and dependent variables. Excessive spelling or grammar errors are present

5. Possible Points 20-3010-200-10 Review of Literature 30pts The review details what information currently exists concerning the research project. The information listed are materials used in the research and material cited include articles about similar studies, similar research methods, history of the research area and other items that support the current knowledge base for the topic and how the project might complement existing information. The review poorly de-tails what information currently exists concerning the research project. The information listed may or may not be materials used in the research. Some materials cited include articles about similar studies, similar research methods, his-tory of the research area. How the project might complement existing information is not clear. The review doesn’t de-tail what information currently exists concerning the research project. There is no information listed or it does no reference materials used in the re-search. No information cited includes articles about similar studies, similar research methods, history of the re-search area. How the project might complement existing information is not evident.

6. Possible Points 20-3010-200-10 Materials & Methods 30pts Clearly written to enable others to reproduce the results duplicating the study. Section is written in third person, encompasses all materials required and state the hypothesis. If used, the statistical procedure is included. No spelling or grammar errors are present. Not written clearly to enable others to reproduce the results duplicating the study. Section may or may not be written in third person, encompasses all materials required and state the hypothesis. The statistical procedure are included but are unclear. Minor spelling or grammar errors are present. Written poorly so that others cannot reproduce the results duplicating the study. Section is not written in third person, does not encompasses all materials required for the research and the hypothesis is not stated. The statistical procedure are not included. Excessive spelling or grammar errors are present.

7. Possible Points 7-103-61-3 References10pts References listed are significant, published and relevant sources. APA citation style is used. No spelling or grammar errors are present. References listed are somewhat significant, published and relevant sources. APA citation style is used. Minor spelling or grammar errors are present. References listed are not significant, published and relevant sources. APA citation style is not used. Excessive spelling or grammar errors are present.

8. 2 nd Nine Weeks Items

9. Possible Points 5-43-21-0 Title Page5pts Title precisely describes the work with no more than 3 lines and 15 words maximum. All numbers, chemical elements and compounds should be spelled out. Page should include student names. No spelling or grammar errors are present. Title vaguely describes the work with no more than 3 lines and 15 words maximum. All numbers, chemical elements and compounds should be spelled out. Page should include student names. No spelling or grammar errors are present. Minor spelling or grammar errors are present. Title poorly describes the work and includes more than 3 lines and 15 words maximum. All numbers, chemical elements and compounds are not spelled out. Page should include student names. Excessive spelling or grammar errors are present.

10. Possible Points 20-3010-200-10 Results30pts Results of the project are summarized. Trends and relation-ships are clearly ad- dressed. No conclusions are made in this section. Data that can stand alone in the form of tables and/or figures are included. Tables/figures should have headings, labels and proper use of measurement. Captions are included for each table/figure and are at least 2 font sizes smaller than font in table/figure and are single spaced. No spelling or grammar errors are present. Results of the project are incompletely summarized. Trends and relationships are vague. No conclusions are made in this section. Data that can stand alone in the form of tables and/or figures are sometimes included. Tables/figures should have headings, labels and proper use of measurement. Captions are included for each table/figure and are at least 2 font sizes smaller than font in table/figure and are single spaced. Minor spelling or grammar Results of the project are poorly summarized. Trends and relation-ships are not ad- dressed. Data that is not appropriately included as tables and figures and lacks heading, labels and proper use of measurement. Captions are not included for each table/figure. Excessive spelling or grammar errors are present.

11. Possible Points 13-206-120-6 Discussion & Conclusion 20pts Conclusions are clearly drawn directly from the results of the study and relate directly to the hypothesis. Brief recap of the results is included and shown how they were foundation of the study. Sound reasoning is shown that conclusions are based on results and literature. Discussion refers to facts and figures in the results section. No spelling or grammar errors are present. Conclusions are un-clearly drawn directly from the results of the study and partially re- late directly to the hypothesis. Brief recap of the results is included and shown how they were foundation of the study. Unsound reasoning is shown that conclusions are based on results and literature. Discussion refers to facts and figures in the results section. Minor spelling or grammar errors are present. Conclusions are not drawn directly from the results of the study and do not relate directly to the hypothesis. No recap of the results is included or poorly shows how they were foundation for the study. Conclusions are not based on results or literature. Discussion poorly refers to the facts and figures in the results section. Excessive spelling or grammar errors are present.

12. Possible Points 7-103-61-3 References10pts References listed are significant, published and relevant sources. APA citation style is used. No spelling or grammar errors are present. References listed are somewhat significant, published and relevant sources. APA citation style is used. Minor spelling or grammar errors are present. References listed are not significant, published and relevant sources. APA citation style is not used. Excessive spelling or grammar errors are present.

13. Possible Points 5-43-21-0 1 st Nine Weeks Revisions 5pts Project papers revised per instructors recommendations. Grammatical errors fixed and content enhanced to supplement the research material. Most recommendations were made from the 1 st nine weeks research paper submission.

14. Possible Points 30-4020-3010-200-10 Presentation 40pts Your presentation to the panel of judges counts as 40pts of the possible 150 points for this project.

15. Final Paper Due: Monday, April 28, 2016 Title Page Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Review of Literature Materials & Methods Results- includes graphs and charts that support findings. Discussion & Conclusion Works Cited Display Board Due: Friday, May 6, 2016 Items for Presentation Board: Title Introduction- abbreviated version of information. Hypothesis Materials & Methods- abbreviated version of information. Results- charts and graphs Discussion & Conclusion- abbreviated version of information. Pictures-4-5

16. 2 nd Nine Weeks Grade Components- the following items make up 20% of your 2 nd nine weeks grade. ItemPointsDue Date Research Paper- Final Title & Table of Contents: 5pts Results: 30pts Conclusion: 20pts References: 10pts 1 st Nine Weeks Revisions:5pts Total Pts: 70 Monday, April 25 th Display Board40ptsFriday, May 6 th Presentations40ptsTentative Date: Wednesday, May 11 th 150 total points possible