Research Paper

A sneak peak at the required Science Research paper rubric.

The research papers tell the readers about your project (or now your area of expertise). The list below is what should be on the final research paper due along with the science project. The rough draft is due Friday, December 2. I am not expecting the data, graphs, or conclusion to be completed by that date. I will have the papers corrected before you go home for Winter Break. The corrected papers can be revised over the holidays before the science project presentation during the first week of January.

Much of the research paper will already be done as you do each part of your paper due throughout the first semester (check project calendar in the school planner). All the parts will be edited and collected and placed in your student portfolio for use in putting together your research paper.

SCIENCE PROJECT RESEARCH PAPER CHECKLIST

Title page
____has a title page
____title is in the center of the page
____title is in bold print
____student’s name, teacher’s name, class period in the bottom right hand
        corner

Table of Contents
____has a table of content page
____the pages are listed numerically

Hypothesis
____has the problem and hypothesis written in a paragraph form
____is the problem written in the form of a question and has a question mark.

Materials
____has a complete list of all the materials used in the experiment

Experimental Procedure
____listed the steps in doing the experiment in a logical order
____can the reader follow the procedures and duplicate the experiment too?
____includes all safety precautions to be taken by the students to protect
        themselves and their family.

Research
____has a research page to give background information about the project or
        materials or subject matter used in the project
____research page is at least one page
____each paragraph describes one detail of the project
____in describing your research did the reader (teacher, family member)
        understand your research?
____did not use personal pronouns such as “I” or “me”

Data
____has the data in form of a table
____and has the data in form of a graph
____graph has all the parts (title, subtitle, numbers are labeled)

Conclusion
____restates the problem and hypothesis
____explains whether your original hypothesis was correct or incorrect
____explains why you were correct or incorrect and uses your data to support
        your hypothesis.