Pond Water
Pond Water Paper DIRECTIONS
STYLE
TENSE: In all sections of the paper, present tense should be used to report background that is already established. For example, "The cell membrane is the barrier which separates the inside of the cell from the outside." Use future tense for work that you will do. For example, "This experiment will test the hypothesis that some anti-microbial agents can permeate the cell membrane during division to inhibit growth." Use past tense to describe the methods (what you did) and results of your experiment. A "Table of Contents" is not necessary.
Use a regular font such as Ariel or Times New Roman at 12 size font and double spaced.
HEADINGS
Headings show organization and identify the topic for a section or a block of information. Capital letters, underlining, point size, and position on the page help to differentiate rank or level. For example, note how the headings of this document are uppercase and bolded. Use headings for the main sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Literature Cited.
TITLE PAGE
Your name, date, and title of the paper should be on a cover page, and not on any other part of the paper. Your title should be specific in describing the experiment you performed. For example, "Effects of a Variety of Anti-microbial Agents on Four Bacterial Cultures" is much more interesting than just "Anti-microbial Agents". In other words, “Pond Water” is not specific enough.
ABSTRACT: A paragraph summary of the paper. See lab manual for more directions.
INTRODUCTION
Keep the introduction brief, but do present appropriate background information as well as indicate the purpose of the experiments performed. Make sure that the reader knows enough to appreciate the relevance of the work and why it is appropriate to ask the question that you will address with your study. Always state the hypothesis/prediction in your introduction. Steps for Introduction:
1. What is a pond?
2. What types
STYLE
TENSE: In all sections of the paper, present tense should be used to report background that is already established. For example, "The cell membrane is the barrier which separates the inside of the cell from the outside." Use future tense for work that you will do. For example, "This experiment will test the hypothesis that some anti-microbial agents can permeate the cell membrane during division to inhibit growth." Use past tense to describe the methods (what you did) and results of your experiment. A "Table of Contents" is not necessary.
Use a regular font such as Ariel or Times New Roman at 12 size font and double spaced.
HEADINGS
Headings show organization and identify the topic for a section or a block of information. Capital letters, underlining, point size, and position on the page help to differentiate rank or level. For example, note how the headings of this document are uppercase and bolded. Use headings for the main sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, and Literature Cited.
TITLE PAGE
Your name, date, and title of the paper should be on a cover page, and not on any other part of the paper. Your title should be specific in describing the experiment you performed. For example, "Effects of a Variety of Anti-microbial Agents on Four Bacterial Cultures" is much more interesting than just "Anti-microbial Agents". In other words, “Pond Water” is not specific enough.
ABSTRACT: A paragraph summary of the paper. See lab manual for more directions.
INTRODUCTION
Keep the introduction brief, but do present appropriate background information as well as indicate the purpose of the experiments performed. Make sure that the reader knows enough to appreciate the relevance of the work and why it is appropriate to ask the question that you will address with your study. Always state the hypothesis/prediction in your introduction. Steps for Introduction:
1. What is a pond?
2. What types
Cited: 5 pts – Written results -5 pts – Late per DAY (NOT per class)