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What is a conclusion? A conclusion is a reexamination of your original hypothesis in regards to the data you have

collected. Your conclusion will continue by describing how your results prove or disprove your hypothesis. Your

conclusion included what questions you have developed in doing the experiment. It also includes how you might

change your experiment if you were to continue this topic in order to explore those questions that you developed

during the experiment.

Example of a Conclusion:

My hypothesis was that grass would do a better job at preventing soil erosion on the hillside than shrubs. I base my

hypothesis on the idea that there are more roots in the grass than the shrubs. The results indicate that this

hypothesis should be considered false. The dense amount of shrub cover shielded the underlying dirt better than the

grass. Because of the results of this experiment, I wonder if different kinds of shrubs have the same effect on

preventing erosion. If I were to conduct this science fair project again I would try both deciduous as well as

coniferous shrubs.

Use the following lines to create a successful Conclusion:

My hypothesis was ______________________________________________________________.

The Results indicate that this hypothesis should be considered___________________________.

Because of the results of this experiment ____________________________________________.

If I were to conduct this science fair project again I would _______________________________.

Section 7: Bibliography

List any books, experts, websites, or other sources you used to do this project

Go to the Cobb Digital Library to learn how to create a Bibliography using web tools.

What is a Bibliography? The bibliography is an alphabetical list of the sources that you used to research your topic,

design the experiment and form the hypothesis.

BOOKS

SINGLE AUTHOR

Author (Last Name, First Name). Title of Book. City: Publishing Company, Date.

Duggan, Alfred. The Castle Book. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1991.

BOOK BY TWO OR MORE AUTHORS

First Author (Last Name, First Name) and Second Author (First Name, Last Name. Title of Book. City: Publishing

Company, Date.

Jacobson, Morris K. and Rosemary K. Pang. Wonders of Sponges. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1997.

PERIODICALS

MAGAZINE ARTICLE WITH AUTHOR

Author (Last Name, First Name). "Title of Article." Title of Magazine. Volume or Edition (Month and Year of

Publication), page(s).

Severy, Merle. "The World of Bees." National Geographic. 172 (November 1997), 552.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE WITHOUT AUTHOR

Student Name

Title

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