1. Science Project Final Paper Official Template Mr. Breslow – 8th Grade Science

2. Title Page Name of Your Project Name, School, and Grade Include Class Include any graphics, sounds, or appropriate pictures/effects.

3. Table of Contents Table of Contents (this is an idea of what your table of contents should look like). Make sure all pages or slides are numbered! Abstract........Slide 1 Abstract Statement of Purpose.....Slide 2 Statement of Purpose Hypothesis.....…Slide 3 Hypothesis Background Research...…Slides 4-6 Background Research Materials...…Slide 7 Materials Procedure..…Slides 8-10 Procedure Data..…Slides 11-13 Data Variables and Controls.....…Slide 14 Variables and Controls Conclusions..…Slide 15 Conclusions Bibliography..…Slides 16-17 Bibliography Acknowledgements..…Slide 18 Acknowledgements

4. Abstract Abstract -- Slide 1 Describes your project in 350 words or less – it is a summary of what you did and should be done last. It should include the title and category of your project. After the category should be three short paragraphs : purpose, procedure, and results. Table of Contents

5. Statement of Purpose Statement of Purpose --- Slide 2 Two or three sentence statement explaining what you expected to discover by investigating the chosen topic. You should also say why you chose the topic. Table of Contents

6. Hypothesis The Hypothesis --- Slide 3 An educated guess as to what you think should happen in the experiment. It should be in this form : If ____________ then ______________, I know this because _________________________________________ __________________________ Table of Contents

7. Background Research Background Research : Slides 4-6 Background Slides completed in class. Cut and paste them into the final paper. Table of Contents

8. Materials Materials---Slide 7 List the materials you used in your experiment. Table of Contents

9. Procedure Procedure—Slides 8-10, Multimedia For each step of your experiment, indicate what you did, how you did each step, and why you did each step. The procedure should be detailed enough such that someone who is not familiar with your project could obtain the same results. You can also include video clips of key steps or narrate your procedure to digital pictures. Table of Contents

10. Data Data --Slides 11-13 Show your data table here. Include field notes for your experiment. Field notes are observations you made while taking data. These are very helpful when you go to write your procedure. Field notes do not need to be in complete sentences. Optional – you can also list any calculations you did to obtain numbers in your data. Table of Contents

11. Variable and Control Variable and Control – Slide 14 Control – what were you comparing your experiment to? Ex – Plant watered with tap water. Independent Variable – what did you test? What influenced the results of your experiment? Ex – Plants watered with different caffeine drinks. Dependent Variable – what were you measuring? What were you trying to find out? Ex – Rate of growth for caffeine plants compared to regular plant. Table of Contents

12. Conclusion Conclusion----Slide 15 According to my data, my hypothesis was ______. Statement : You must include 4-5 examples from your data to support your conclusion. Table of Contents

13. Bibliography Bibliography.…Slides 16-17 Use www.noodletools.comwww.noodletools.com If you used pictures, articles, or any other materials with this project, you need to cite those works here. Use MLA format and the website above to get the proper citations. Table of Contents

14. Acknowledgments Slide 18 1-2 sentences thanking those who helped with your project. Table of Contents