1. What is your research question? Your Name 2010 GSEF or Social Studies Fair Honors: ____ place DMS; ____ place RCPS; ____ place Regional Competition

2. Research Question While this is displayed, discuss why you chose this topic.

3. Review of the Literature This is where you tell what others had already discovered about your topic or a related topic. Summarize your background research. Bullet each important fact,statistic, or detail. Make sure the connection to your question is evident.

4. Hypothesis Based on my research, it was expected that…

5. Materials List each item used, with quantities. Bullet all items.

6. Method List each procedure, in order Be specific Remember that others should be able to replicate your experiment based on your detailed narrative Mention variables

7. Results What did you find out? Use statistics to share your data. In this section, you may freely use numerals and percents. Be thorough in your analysis. You may add graphs and tables to use as visuals; they will be on additional slides.

8. Conclusion Was your hypothesis correct (supported) by your research? How would the knowledge gained from this project apply to everybody?

9. Discussion Having completed the process, are there new questions that have surfaced? Would you make any changes to your research methodology? What did you learn from the research process?

10. References Copy your reference page here. Do not use bullets. Do use a hanging indent.