Descriptive Poster Title Student(s)’ names and school Background Information Results Discussion of Results Conclusion Introduction to project (why is it important) Summary of experiment (what’s the research question) Brief Explanation of Methods and Materials Charts Graphs Illustrations Photographs Other visual representations of data Include captions What to include: Put results into words Note any trends observed in your results If apparent relationship between variables, explain what it is Things to avoid: Over-interpretation of the results Inflating the importance of the findings Discuss significance of results Explain the implications of your findings Is there long-term significance or impact of your research Base conclusions on data and additional research Future Directions: What questions remain unanswered Suggest other varieties of plants that could be tested (explain your reason) not required References: