Title
[e.g. ‘Water – would you drink it?’ or an alternative that is concise, clear and informative]
- Introduction
[Why this is important and interesting! ‘Set the scene’ – explain the important broader context for investigating water, and quickly narrow focus to the particular experimental work you’ve done so far this semester]
- Research aim
[What is it that you’re seeking to find out with this experimental work?]
- Methods
[What you did! Step this section out discipline-by-discipline using subheadings]
- Environmental Science and Management
[Around one paragraph, and there may be further directions in the Lab Manual]
- Biology
[Around one paragraph, and there may be further directions in the Lab Manual]
- Chemistry
[Around one paragraph, and there may be further directions in the Lab Manual]
- Psychology
[Around one paragraph, and there may be further directions in the Lab Manual]
- Geography
[Around one paragraph, and there may be further directions in the Lab Manual]
- Results
[What you found! This section mirrors the Methods section. That is, as you explain to your readers what you did in the Methods section, when your readers come to the Results section they will expect to hear what you found. As with the Methods section, step this section out discipline-by-discipline using subheadings also. For each discipline, think carefully about the data you have generated, and how to communicate that clearly and concisely. As well as text, for results generated with different disciplines you might want to also use maps, tables, graphs and figures.]
- Environmental Science and Management
[Think carefully about the data you’ve collected and how to communicate your results.]
- Biology
[Think carefully about the data you’ve collected and how to communicate your results.]
- Chemistry
[Think carefully about the data you’ve collected and how to communicate your results.]
- Psychology
[Think carefully about the data you’ve collected and how to communicate your results.]
- Geography
[Think carefully about the data you’ve collected and how to communicate your results.]
- Discussion
[In this section you bring everything together again and interpret your results. That is: what does it all mean? What’s noteworthy? You might also discuss aspects of the experiments that didn’t work out, and why. This section begins to mirror the Introduction section: at the Introduction you explain why this research is interesting and important, and you articulate your research aim; in the Discussion section you return to that.]
- Conclusion
[In the conclusion you ‘close the circle’ on your report, ensuring that you have matched what you said you were setting out to do in the Introduction. You might also include some limited suggestions for ways to extend on this experimental work in the future.]
- References
[Use APA 7th (or 6th) through the report, and list all your references at the back of the report.]