| the most challenges aspects of completing a science | | | | to detail how data was organized after being collected |
| fair project is to write out the report at the end. This | | | | and how it was analyzed. The analysis description |
| report is important because it is what the student is | | | | needs to include the name of the statistical tool, |
| usually graded on. Two sections that can give | | | | formula or process that was used. |
| students troubles are the procedures section and the | | | | Tips for Writing the Results Section of a Science Fair |
| results section. | | | | Project Report |
| Tips for Writing the Procedures Section of a Science | | | | After the procedures section in your report there will |
| Fair Project Report | | | | be a results section. This section will present your data |
| The procedures section of a science fair project | | | | and the analysis of your data. |
| report is what is called the methodology section in high | | | | To start with you will need to present all of the data |
| level science research papers. It is basically the | | | | that you collected. This can be done in table format or |
| instructions for setting up your experiment, collecting | | | | in chart format. You will then need to describe each |
| data and analyzing the data that you collect for your | | | | set of data. For example, the description of a set of |
| project. | | | | heart rates can include the mean, mode and median of |
| The first part of the procedures section is going to | | | | that set. |
| describe your experiment. This part will need to include | | | | After the general presentation of your data you can |
| a list of materials that you used. This list will need to | | | | present your analysis of the data. This section will |
| include measurements for quantities of solutions, the | | | | focus on trends and correlations that you discovered |
| size of instruments used and the specific name of any | | | | with your science fair project. You do not want to |
| solution or organic material used. You will next need to | | | | offer an explanation of why these trends exist or |
| describe how your experiment was set up. You need | | | | what the findings mean. You simply need to present |
| to provide step by step instructions. | | | | the facts that you have uncovered. Explanations are |
| The next portion of the procedures section will deal | | | | not written up until the discussions section of your |
| with the collection of data. This section will need to | | | | report. |
| describe how your data was collected. Again you | | | | Conclusion |
| need to give step-by-step instructions. For example, if | | | | Students usually will write out the procedures section |
| your project collected data related to heart rates you | | | | of their science fair project report during the planning |
| will need to describe how that data was collected, | | | | phase of their project. It can be later revised as the |
| such as heart rates were taken using a GE heart rate | | | | experiment is completed, but only if the experiment is |
| monitor II after 30 minutes of intense exercise. Heart | | | | modified. The results section will not be created until |
| rates were again taken after 30 minutes of rest. | | | | after the data has been collected and analyzed. It is |
| The final portion of the procedures section will focus | | | | one of the final steps in writing a report. Each section |
| on how you analyzed your data. This section will need | | | | will take about 15 to 30 minutes to complete. |