Unit 1 – Lecture 3

First person Language? NO NEVER NOT EVER

Title Contains IV and DV Gives Reader Idea of What Experiment is About

Purpose Contains IV and DV Sentence / Paragraph Format Must Be a Statement One Sentence Summary of What You’re Doing

Background Info Sentence / Paragraph Format Information Gathered On Topic Identifies IV and DV Identifies Control Group Identifies Any Constants

Hypothesis Contains IV and DV Sentence / Paragraph Format If, Then Statement Cannot Be A Question [remember, this is also a prediction of results]

Materials & Procedure List format [Really, you could even include “Contains IV & DV” in the procedure because you have to mention how to measure and record the data for each.]

Data & Observations Contains IV and DV Tables, Charts, Graphs…

Creating a Line/Scatter Graph [this was not in the warm-up, but is very important!] Identify your variables [IV/DV] Determine the numerical range of your data Determine/set the SCALE for your graph Label and number each axis Plot the data points Draw the graph Create a legend Title the graph

Conclusion Contains IV & DV Restates Purpose of Lab Summary of Results Contains Analysis [what do the results mean] Restate Hypothesis Support / Reject Hypothesis Suggestions for Improvement Extension to Lab