Monday, March 14, 2011

Procedures!

Yikes!
I saw a lot of mistakes when I reviewed the formal research proposals this weekend!  We need to get these corrected before we get to the science fair date.
The biggest mistakes that I saw were:

  • Did not use numbered steps
  • Did not include specific measurements
  • Did not tell me what data you are collecting
  • Left out steps
  • Include "extra" information that was not relative to the experiment
A procedure needs to be:
  • Step-by-step - numbered steps
  • Clear and specific
  • Each step is a simple sentence that is a command
  • Easy to follow - your procedure needs to be able to be reproduced by another person
  • Needs to include a diagram

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