1. A Relevant and Descriptive Title Your Name and Your Partner’s Name Mrs. Ouellette, Honors Biology Licking Heights High School A Relevant and Descriptive Title Your Name and Your Partner’s Name Mrs. Ouellette, Honors Biology Licking Heights High School Abstract This section of the poster will be the first thing that someone would read and should give an overview of the ENTIRE experiment. You should begin with stating the purpose of the experiment (what was being investigated). You should give a brief summary about what was tested, what the results were, and what those results mean. Someone should be able to read this section of your poster and have a good idea about what research you did and what your results showed. This is what makes a research poster so much better than a report or a formal lecture. This should be in paragraph form using complete sentences. NO bullets! Abstract This section of the poster will be the first thing that someone would read and should give an overview of the ENTIRE experiment. You should begin with stating the purpose of the experiment (what was being investigated). You should give a brief summary about what was tested, what the results were, and what those results mean. Someone should be able to read this section of your poster and have a good idea about what research you did and what your results showed. This is what makes a research poster so much better than a report or a formal lecture. This should be in paragraph form using complete sentences. NO bullets! Materials This should be an itemized list of what materials and equipment you used in your experiment. You may bullet in this section and do not have to write in complete sentences. Make sure to include amounts when appropriate. Materials This should be an itemized list of what materials and equipment you used in your experiment. You may bullet in this section and do not have to write in complete sentences. Make sure to include amounts when appropriate. Procedure 1.Your procedure should be a detailed, step-by-step list of what was done throughout the course of your experiment. 1.This can be numbered, but each step should be a complete sentence. 1.Begin with the setup of the experiment and be sure to include what was used and how much. 1.Next, you should describe any procedure that was used during the course of the experiment. 1.Finally, describe what data was collected, including units, and exactly how the data were recorded. 1.You should also include a picture or a diagram of your setup. (Figure 1, 2, 3 etc) 1.Remember, another student should be able to read your procedure and be able to replicate your experiment EXACTLY! Procedure 1.Your procedure should be a detailed, step-by-step list of what was done throughout the course of your experiment. 1.This can be numbered, but each step should be a complete sentence. 1.Begin with the setup of the experiment and be sure to include what was used and how much. 1.Next, you should describe any procedure that was used during the course of the experiment. 1.Finally, describe what data was collected, including units, and exactly how the data were recorded. 1.You should also include a picture or a diagram of your setup. (Figure 1, 2, 3 etc) 1.Remember, another student should be able to read your procedure and be able to replicate your experiment EXACTLY! Figure 1: Include a caption below your picture or diagram explaining what is being shown. Results Begin with a few bullets that summarize the major findings of your experiment. Include all pertinent tables, graphs, and photographs. Each table should be numbered (Table 1, 2, 3 etc.) and be given a title. Graphs and photographs are numbered (Figure 1, 2, 3, etc) and are given a title. Be sure that graphs contain appropriately labeled and scaled x and y axis and a key when necessary. You should discuss ONLY what you observed happen in this section. You should not interpret the results in this section! Results Begin with a few bullets that summarize the major findings of your experiment. Include all pertinent tables, graphs, and photographs. Each table should be numbered (Table 1, 2, 3 etc.) and be given a title. Graphs and photographs are numbered (Figure 1, 2, 3, etc) and are given a title. Be sure that graphs contain appropriately labeled and scaled x and y axis and a key when necessary. You should discuss ONLY what you observed happen in this section. You should not interpret the results in this section! Discussion This is the section in which you will interpret the results of your experiment. You have already stated what you observed happen in the “Results” section, now it is time to explain WHY this occurred. I expect all the same components that go into a “Power Conclusion” to be present in this section. DO NOT restate data values that are listed in a table, or shown in a graph. Instead, summarize the important trends! Increase, decrease, and by how much! Also, if relevant any outlier data. You should explain why your observed the trends discussed above in terms of the background information you included! Here is where you show me that you UNDERSTAND how your results are connected to what we are studying. You should address any sources of error that may have occurred and how they may have impacted your results. Be specific! Don’t just say student/human error! You should then pose improvements that would correct for that error if the experiment were to be repeated. Discussion This is the section in which you will interpret the results of your experiment. You have already stated what you observed happen in the “Results” section, now it is time to explain WHY this occurred. I expect all the same components that go into a “Power Conclusion” to be present in this section. DO NOT restate data values that are listed in a table, or shown in a graph. Instead, summarize the important trends! Increase, decrease, and by how much! Also, if relevant any outlier data. You should explain why your observed the trends discussed above in terms of the background information you included! Here is where you show me that you UNDERSTAND how your results are connected to what we are studying. You should address any sources of error that may have occurred and how they may have impacted your results. Be specific! Don’t just say student/human error! You should then pose improvements that would correct for that error if the experiment were to be repeated. Background You should begin this section with RELEVANT background information about the topic that you have investigated. It should demonstrate an understanding of important key terms and concepts and how they relate to the investigation. This is where you show me that you understand how your investigation relates to what we are studying. This should can be in bulleted (using complete sentences) or paragraph form. Be informative, but brief! Background You should begin this section with RELEVANT background information about the topic that you have investigated. It should demonstrate an understanding of important key terms and concepts and how they relate to the investigation. This is where you show me that you understand how your investigation relates to what we are studying. This should can be in bulleted (using complete sentences) or paragraph form. Be informative, but brief! Photo/Diagram of Experimental Setup Table 1: Title References 1.Include any references you have used to gather information for this lab. 2.Your textbook and lecture notes count! 3.Use MLA formatting. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/ 01/ References 1.Include any references you have used to gather information for this lab. 2.Your textbook and lecture notes count! 3.Use MLA formatting. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/ 01/