SCIENCE REPORT

TITLE
All experiments must have a title, which should relate to what is said in the “Aim”.

AIM
State in 1 -2 sentences what you are trying to find out, investigate or discover. This should begin with
“To…”
e.g. To show that sugar can dissolve in water. This should be written in present tense.

HYPOTHESIS
This is the possible answer to the problem being investigated, e.g. all acid reactions produce a salt. This
should be written in present tense.

MATERIALS
List of all materials (equipment and chemicals) needed to do the experiment.

METHOD
Describe what you did. It must be in:
 Past tense
e.g.,’ Measured in 10ml of water’ or ‘10ml of water was measured’
 Point or numbered form
 Passive voice (what was done rather than what you did)
e.g., ‘The circuit was set up’ rather than ‘I set up the circuit’

DIAGRAMS
These should be labelled and drawn in pencil. At times they may be used instead of a written method.

RESULTS
This is a record of what was observed and/or measured during the experiment. A neat ruled-up table
and/or graph may be used to record these observations or measurements. This should be written in past
tense.

DISCUSSION
These are specific questions about the experiment, which may include:
 Is the hypothesis supported or disproved?
 What problems were encountered?
 How could the experiment be improved?
 What errors were made?

The discussion should be written in past tense.

CONCLUSION
This is a short statement directly related to the aim.
This should be written in past tense.

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 EXAMPLE OF SCIENCE REPORT
Dissolving Sugar Aim states the
Aim: purpose. It is
To compare how much sugar will dissolve in hot water written in the
and cold water. present tense.
Hypothesis is
a prediction of Hypothesis:
the result of More sugar dissolves in hot water than it does in cold water.
the
List of all the
experiment. Materials: materials
Written in
Heatproof mat Beaker (including
present tense.
Bunsen burner tripod ingredients and
gauze mat water equipment), that
Stirring rod Sugar are required for
matches spatula this experiment.

Method:
Method 1. 100 ml of cold water was added to a beaker.
consists of 2. One spatula of sugar was added to the water and stirred until it
each step, dissolved.
written in 3. More sugar was added and the mixture stirred continually until no
sequential more could dissolve. The final amount of sugar which dissolved in cold
order and are water was recorded.
numbered or 4. The mixture of sugar and water was heated with a Bunsen burner for 4
in dot points. minutes.
Written in the 5. More sugar was added and the mixture stirred continually until no
past tense. more could dissolve. The total amount of sugar that could be dissolved was
recorded.
The diagram
stirring rod visually shows
how the
experiment took
beaker place.
water & sugar Labelling of the
diagram shows
what materials
gauze mat were used and
how the
tripod experiment was
Bunsen burner set up.

Heatproof mat

Results are usually

presented in a table
format.
It’s a recording of
what was observed
Results: or measured during
the experiment.

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 Water Dissolved Sugar (spatulas)
Cold 2
Hot 6

Discussion:
Discussion More sugar was dissolved in the hot water than in the
addresses cold water. A thermometer could have been used to measure the
specific issues
temperature of the water. The amount of sugar could have been measured
that occurred
during the more accurately by adding smaller amount at a time.
experiment.
Written in past Conclusion:
tense Three times as much sugar dissolves in hot water as in cold water.

The conclusion is short statement

directly related to the aim. This
should be written in the past tense.

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 SCIENCE REPORT TEMPLATE
1. The Date and title of the experiment Date: Title of Experiment:

2. Aim
Tells the reader what is being investigated. This
should begin with “To….”
3. Hypothesis
This is the possible answer to the problem being
investigated. This should be written in present tense.
eg: oxygen is essential for animals to live
4. Materials
List of all materials (equipment and chemicals) needed
to do the experiment.
5. Method
Describe what you did. It must be in:
 Past tense
e.g.,’ Measured in 10ml of water’ or ‘10ml of
water was measured’
 Point or numbered form
 Passive voice (what was done rather than
what you did)
e.g., ‘The circuit was set up’ rather than ‘I set
up the circuit’
6. Diagrams
Should be labelled and drawn in pencil
7. Results
This is a record of what was observed and/or
measured during the experiment. A table and/or graph
may be used to record these observations or
measurements. This should be written in past tense.
8. Discussion
These are specific questions about the experiment,
which may include:
 Is the hypothesis supported or disproved?
 What problems were encountered?
 How could the experiment be improved?
 What errors were made

The discussion should be written in past tense.

9. Conclusion
This is a short statement directly related to the aim.
This should be written in past tense.

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