Frontpage: TINC (title, illustration, name, class)
Title: original and short, but should cover the subject (so not just one word or something with the word 'report').
Title: original and short, but should cover the subject (so not just one word or something with the word 'report').
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 General introduction (background story)
Explain all terms that are connected with your investigation. Write in your own words, giving information about the topic you can use in your investigation. Don’t start with a boring sentence but with a challenging one, luring the reader into reading.
1.2 Research question
Write down what you want to investigate in one phrase, as a question (which you can’t answer with yes or no), like:
1.3 Expectation
Write down what you expect to be the answer to your research-question, for example:
Explain all terms that are connected with your investigation. Write in your own words, giving information about the topic you can use in your investigation. Don’t start with a boring sentence but with a challenging one, luring the reader into reading.
1.2 Research question
Write down what you want to investigate in one phrase, as a question (which you can’t answer with yes or no), like:
- How much do the bodysizes differ between males and females
- What’s the influence of the temperature in the germination of a broadbean?
1.3 Expectation
Write down what you expect to be the answer to your research-question, for example:
- I expect women to have smaller noses and larger hips than men
Chapter 2: Method
2.1 List of materials
All the materials (and people) you used for your investigation
2.2 Process
Write down accurately how you did the investigation:
What/who did you measure and how time, numbers and working order are also important.
Somebody else should be able to repeat your investigation with this method so all details are required!
All the materials (and people) you used for your investigation
2.2 Process
Write down accurately how you did the investigation:
What/who did you measure and how time, numbers and working order are also important.
Somebody else should be able to repeat your investigation with this method so all details are required!
Chapter 3: Results
Start with a summary of your results, but only mention observations: what you smell, see, measure. Don’t draw conclusions yet.
Example: the table shows the results are the same for all situations except for situation x.
Put all the data in tables and/or graphs with numbers, averages and variance of the results. Put units in the headings, not in the data-cells. Don’t forget a proper title! Mention peculiarities you encountered.
Example: the table shows the results are the same for all situations except for situation x.
Put all the data in tables and/or graphs with numbers, averages and variance of the results. Put units in the headings, not in the data-cells. Don’t forget a proper title! Mention peculiarities you encountered.
Chapter 4: Discussion
4.1 Conclusions
You draw (often several) conclusions out of the data, a conclusion for each part of the experiment.
Compare with the expectation (1.3): give a final conclusion.
4.2 Explanation
Explain your results (using what you wrote down in Ch. 1.1), for each conclusion. Explain what you think has happened, like: in test tube a the result is like this because x changed y into z. If have two or more alternative explanations: discuss them all.
4.3 Errors
Sometimes there are mistakes you need to mention, because they could have influenced your results. But it doesn't necessarily mean that you did something wrong, you could also think of ways to make sure you did it accurately. It's always possible to improve your investigation so think about how you would do this and write them doen. Errors come in sorts: in the set-up, in how the experiment is carried out and in the instruments used. Improvements: at least to increase accuracy (explain how!).
4.4 Follow up
Not an improvement (that's 4.3) of this investigation, but a new one to for example test your explanation or answer questions that were raised during the investigation.
You draw (often several) conclusions out of the data, a conclusion for each part of the experiment.
Compare with the expectation (1.3): give a final conclusion.
4.2 Explanation
Explain your results (using what you wrote down in Ch. 1.1), for each conclusion. Explain what you think has happened, like: in test tube a the result is like this because x changed y into z. If have two or more alternative explanations: discuss them all.
4.3 Errors
Sometimes there are mistakes you need to mention, because they could have influenced your results. But it doesn't necessarily mean that you did something wrong, you could also think of ways to make sure you did it accurately. It's always possible to improve your investigation so think about how you would do this and write them doen. Errors come in sorts: in the set-up, in how the experiment is carried out and in the instruments used. Improvements: at least to increase accuracy (explain how!).
4.4 Follow up
Not an improvement (that's 4.3) of this investigation, but a new one to for example test your explanation or answer questions that were raised during the investigation.
Chapter 5: Account
5.1 Sources
List the books (with title and authors) and websites you used: be specific in your url. Don’t only us Wikipedia, but also other sources: one source isn’t enough.
5.2 Log file
Division of work and time spent (when and how long)
5.3 Reflection
Remarks about coaching, working together, the assignment and everything you want to add.
List the books (with title and authors) and websites you used: be specific in your url. Don’t only us Wikipedia, but also other sources: one source isn’t enough.
5.2 Log file
Division of work and time spent (when and how long)
5.3 Reflection
Remarks about coaching, working together, the assignment and everything you want to add.
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