Reports for ScienceWorm Bin Project

This is usually two or more paragraphs and includes:◦ The problem being investigated.◦ Some information about the problem

May include some history of the subject Should include some information about your variable What living conditions favors worm activity and what

impairs worm activity.◦ Final paragraph contains the hypothesis for your

worm bin.

Background Information

The first part of this section is a Materials & Equipment list◦ Materials are anything you will use that is not

going to be reused or saved for future use Examples are stirring sticks, cotton balls, concrete

mix, seeds, …◦ Equipment is anything that can be saved or

reused. Examples are triple beam balances, incubators,

hydraulic presses, marking pencils, …

Procedure

The second part of this section is a list of the steps involved in doing the experiment.◦ It must be in the correct sequence◦ It is NOT written in first person tense.

Do not write “First I took the tool …” DO write “First take the tool and …”

◦ It can be written in paragraph form or as a list of numbered steps.

Procedure

Present your data in both table and graphic format.

A bar graph is the appropriate graph type.

Data

Condition 1 Condition 2 Condition 3

1st period 150 45 227

2nd period 22 224 127

3rd period 188 87 150

Condition 1 Condition 2 Condition 30

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1st period2nd period3rd period

State if you supported or did not support your hypothesis, and tell why you said this.

You also need a discussion of all the variables and why the results turned out like they did.

Review the project and tell what you might change if you did the project again that would improve the accuracy of the results and state any questions you have about redworms that could be investigated now that the project is finished.

Analysis