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This section should clearly explain the objectives of the

experiment.

Example: In our experiment, we will determine whether a standard cake recipe minus the flour

will produce an acceptable dessert.

IV. Hypothesis

What do we expect to see?

A hypothesis should be a concise statement of your

expected results based on information you already have.

Example: We think that when we remove the flour from the standard cake recipe, we’ll end up

with a flat but tasty cake.

V. Procedure

What will we do?

The procedure should describe the laboratory

procedures that were carried out in enough

detail so that anyone could repeat the

experiment with no additional directions from

the original investigator. This description should

include all materials used and steps taken.

Example: We baked two cakes during our experiment. For our control, we baked a cake

following a normal recipe. We used the Double Fudge Cake recipe on page 292 of the Betty

Crocker Cookbook (see bibliography). For our experimental cake, we followed the same recipe

but left out the flour. We first obtained a 2 quart mixing bowl. etc.

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