Color Marking Walking Lab
Formatting Single-spaced 1 inch margins Clearly titled sections Paranthetical citations and bibliography In the proper order
Background Red - discussion of manipulated variable
Background Red - discussion of manipulated variable Blue - discussion of responding variable
Background Red - discussion of manipulated variable Blue - discussion of responding variable Green – personal significance, interest or curiosity
Focused Question Green - circle question mark
Design Section Red - manipulated variable in list
Design Section Red - manipulated variable in list Blue – first controlled variable
Design Section Red – manipulated variable in list Blue – first controlled variable Green – second CV
Design Section Red – manipulated variable in list Blue – first controlled variable Green – second CV Yellow – third CV
Design Section Red - manipulated variable in list Blue – first controlled variable Green – second CV Yellow – third CV Purple – fourth CV
Design Section Red - manipulated variable in list Blue – first controlled variable Green – second CV Yellow – third CV Purple – fourth CV Orange – fifth CV
Design Section Red - manipulated variable in list Blue – first controlled variable Green – second CV Yellow – third CV Purple – fourth CV Orange – fifth CV Red – responding variable in list
Materials List Red - item(s) used to measure responding variable
Procedure Red - directions for measuring responding variable in detail
Procedure Red - directions for measuring responding variable in detail Blue - directions for controlling first controlled variable
Procedure Red - directions for measuring responding variable in detail Blue - directions for controlling first controlled variable Green - directions for controlling second controlled variable
Procedure Red - directions for measuring responding variable in detail Blue - directions for controlling first controlled variable Green - directions for controlling second controlled variable Yellow - …. third… Purple - …. fourth… Orange - …. fifth…
Procedure Red - directions for measuring responding variable in detail Blue - directions for controlling first controlled variable Green - directions for controlling second controlled variable Yellow - …. third… Purple - …. fourth… Orange - …. fifth… Pink – directions for entering data into class list and using Logger Pro to find correlation coefficient
Results Red - title on data chart AND graph
Results Red - title on data chart AND graph Blue - label for each variable on data chart AND graph
Results Red - title on data chart AND graph Blue - label for each variable on data chart AND graph Green - unit for label on data chart AND graph
Results Red - title on data chart AND graph Blue - label for each variable on data chart AND graph Green - unit for each label on data chart AND graph Yellow - uncertainty for units in chart AND graph
Results Red - title on data chart AND graph Blue - label for each variable on data chart AND graph Green - unit for each label on data chart AND graph Yellow - uncertainty for units in chart AND graph Purple - sample calculation with units
Results Red - title on data chart AND graph Blue - label for each variable on data chart AND graph Green - unit for each label on data chart AND graph Yellow - uncertainty for units in chart AND graph Purple - sample calculation with units Orange - description of error bars in graph annotation and uncertainty in chart annotation
Results Red - title on data chart AND graph Blue - label for each variable on data chart AND graph Green - unit for each label on data chart AND graph Yellow - uncertainty for units in chart AND graph Purple - sample calculation with units Orange - description of error bars in graph annotation and uncertainty in chart annotation Pink – qualitative data
Conclusion Red - restatement of focused question
Conclusion Red - restatement of focused question Blue – answer
Conclusion Red - restatement of focused question Blue – answer Green - discussion of data as justification for above
Conclusion Red - restatement of focused question Blue - answer Green - discussion of data as justification for above Yellow - discussion of uncertainty
Conclusion Red - restatement of focused question Blue - answer Green - discussion of data as justification for above Yellow - discussion of uncertainty Orange - explanation for results and comparison to accepted science
Conclusion Red - restatement of focused question Blue - answer Green - discussion of data as justification for above Yellow - discussion of uncertainty Orange - explanation for results and comparison to accepted science Purple – at least one limitation
Conclusion Red - restatement of focused question Blue - answer Green - discussion of data as justification for above Yellow - discussion of uncertainty Orange - explanation for results Purple – at least one limitation Pink – discuss how confident you are in your data
Evaluation Red – one strength
Evaluation Red – one strength Blue - first suggestion for improvement (how can you reduce uncertainty?)
Evaluation Red – one strength Blue - first suggestion for improvement (how can you reduce uncertainty?) Green - second suggestion… Purple – third suggestion…
Evaluation Red – one strength Blue - first suggestion for improvement (how can you reduce uncertainty?) Green - second suggestion… Purple – third suggestion… Orange – how each affects data collected
Weakness or Error Impact on Data Suggestion for Improvement