Practical Report

Bonner, Edward (Adelaide High

School)
Science/Maths PBL Project
Practical Report:
‘Surf’s up’ in the
Torrens

Project:

You are a Researcher who has been given the task to investigate why the River Torrens can
no longer be used for local swimming and what improvements can made to fix it

Inquiry Question:

How can swimming in the River Torrens become a possibility in our lifetime?

Task:

Individually:

 Collect data in your booklet.

 Complete a practical report on your
findings from the investigation and
experiments.

As a group:

 Collaborate with your research team to

collect data and discuss findings.

Presentation of work:

Each member of your research team will individually complete a practical report, with the
findings from each report to be analysed and used to give recommendations on your group
website.

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This website will be displayed to the community and your families in Week 8 of Term 3. Let’s
bring back the Torrens!

Practical Report Assessment Task

Task - Requirements

Title

Make your title specific to the investigation.

Background Information

Use sources from the internet to explain/give context to what you are investigating.

Aim

State what the purpose of doing the investigation is.

Hypothesis

Predict what will happen in each of the experiments and what that means for your inquiry question.

Variables

List the Independent, Dependent and Controlled Variables for each experiment.

Equipment and Materials

List the equipment and materials that were used in each test.

Method/Procedure

Describe the steps of each of the tests/experiments you performed.

Diagram/Scientific Drawings

Provide accurate & labelled diagrams of the tests you conducted during the investigation.

Results

The results section shows the data (qualitative and quantitative) you collected during each
experiment. Include the table of results, land survey and sketches. You will need to graph the
quantitative data you have found.

Discussion/Analysis

In this section, the results of the experiments are analysed in relation to your inquiry questions.
Make sure to identify patterns, relationships, errors and improvements.

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Conclusion

The conclusion is a small summary of the findings from the experiment. No new information should be
introduced here.

REFERENCE LIST

Provide a list of references using Harvard-style referencing.