Moving Shadows Scientific Report Structure.

Year 3 Task
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Introduction
This section should include what you aim to achieve through your
experiment.
e.g. how the position of the sun and shadows change throughout
the day
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This section also includes a hypothesis, which is what you predict
might happen in your experiment.
e.g. If ____________ then ____________
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Materials
This section includes a list of the materials you will need to
complete this experiment.
• e.g. chalk
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Method
This section includes the steps you will take to complete the
experiment.
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Results
In this section, you will record the data you observed and present
it. For example, in labelled diagrams.
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Discussion
In this section, you will discuss what you found out from the
experiment and what it showed you. For example, did your
shadows move? What happened to your shadows when the sun
moved?
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Conclusion
In this section, you will discuss whether your hypothesis
was correct and explain why it was correct or why it was
incorrect.
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