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Project Report: Experiment and Data
List each project experiment in the experiment section of the report. Experiments should include the problem of the experiment, followed first by a list of the materials used and the amount of each, then by the procedural steps in outline or paragraph form, as shown in Figure 6.5. Note that the experiment described in Figure 6.5 determines the average monthly angle of the sun's noon rays during seven consecutive months. A second experiment is needed to measure the average temperature of each month. Write the experiments so that anyone could follow them and expect to get the same results.
Following each experiment, include all the measurements you took and all the observations you made during each experiment. Graphs, tables, and charts created from your data should be labeled and, if possible, colorful. Figure 6.6 shows a table and Figure 6.7 a bar graph for the experiment shown in Figure 6.5. If there is a large amount of data, you may choose to put most of it in an appendix, which can be placed in a separate binder or notebook. If you do separate the material, place a summary of the data in the data section of the report.
 Figure 6.5: An Experiment
 Figure 6.6: A Table
 Figure 6.7: Example of a Bar GraphFrom Janice VanCleave's Guide to the Best Science Fair Projects, Janice VanCleave (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997)
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