Science Fair Report (Page 2 of 7) in pdf

Purpose Statement:

The Purpose Statement should explain what it is you are trying to discover or prove. The Purpose should be written

in a form of a statement. Try to make your statement original and creative.

The statement should clearly explain:

1.)

The problem that you are trying to solve with your experiment.

2.)

Why you want to do this experiment.

3.)

How you think the information gained from the experiment will help other people.

Example of a Purpose Statement:

The purpose of this experiment was to find out how the density of plant cover affects soil erosion. I became

interested in this experiment when the hillside next to our yard began to erode. The information from this experiment

will help people to determine how many plants they should plant on their yards hillside.

Use the lines below to create a quality Purpose Statement.

The purpose of this experiment was to _____________________________________________________.

I became interested in this experiment when _______________________________________________.

The information gained from this experiment will help others by

________________________________________________________________.

Section 1: Abstract

This should sum up all your report on one page (no more than 250 words).

It will probably be the most-read section of your report.

People get an overview of your entire project.

Most scientists say this one page summary will take the most time.

This is usually written last, but is almost always placed at the beginning of a report.

A copy of enlargement of this report is sometimes placed on the display board of the

project.

Begin the rest of your report on a new page.

The Abstract is a summary of your science fair project. It is made up of a brief statement of the essential, or

most important, thoughts about your project. Abstracts should summarize, clearly and simply, the main points of

the experiment. Spelling, grammar, punctuation, neatness, and originality are important. It should be 250 to 300

words in length. It is one of the last parts of your science fair project that you will complete. It is an easy part if

you are using a computer to record and type your journal entries and other parts of the project. If you are using a

computer then you will only have to cut and paste this information into the abstract.

Include the following to create your abstract:

1.)

Your projects purpose statement.

2.)

The Hypothesis

3.)

A description of your variables and the control/constants.

Student Name

Title

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