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Guide to Writing a Scientific Report

This document outlines the key sections and components of a scientific practical report, including: the title, aim, hypothesis, materials, method, results displayed in a table and graph, discussion of results and reasons for outcomes, conclusion linking back to the hypothesis, identification of independent, dependent and controlled variables, and an introduction providing relevant scientific theory. The report should be written in the third person and past tense.

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Guide to Writing a Scientific Report

This document outlines the key sections and components of a scientific practical report, including: the title, aim, hypothesis, materials, method, results displayed in a table and graph, discussion of results and reasons for outcomes, conclusion linking back to the hypothesis, identification of independent, dependent and controlled variables, and an introduction providing relevant scientific theory. The report should be written in the third person and past tense.

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How to Write A Scientific Practical Report

1. Title (What is it called?)


 Write the Name of your Experiment
2. Aim (What are you trying to find out?)
 State what you are testing OR what are you trying to find out.
3. Hypothesis (What do you think will happen?)
 State what you predict will happen.
4. Equipment/ Materials (What did you use?)
 List everything you used in the experiment in DOT POINT.
5. Method (What did you do?)
 Explain step-by-step what you did in YOUR OWN WORDS.
 You can use a diagram to help.
6. Results (What happened?)
 Display your results in a data table and graph.
 State what the results show BUT don’t explain them.
7. Discussion (Why did it happen?)
 State what happened in the experiment. Was this expected?
 Suggest any reasons why the results occurred.
 State if you would make changes to the experiment and explain how
they would make your results more accurate.
8. Conclusion
 BRIEFLY state the result of the experiment and then link back to
your hypothesis. DO NOT say “My hypothesis was correct”!

Extras- Variables
 Independent- the thing that is changed on purpose
 Dependent- the thing that is measured.
 Controlled- all the things that are kept the same.

2. Introduction
 This is a section where you talk about the science theory. You will be
given a checklist of things that you will need to write about.

PLEASE REMEMBER
 Write in the third person (Don’t use I/ we/ my group).
 Write in the past tense. E.g. “The acid was added”.

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