Writing an Abstract and Finishing Conducting Your Original Experiment

***NOTE: This post applies to all classes and is for Wednesday and Thursday***

Admit Slip: What is a summary? Who writes summaries?

Objective: 1. Students will read an abstract from a published scientific article. 2. Students will be able to identify what should and should not be included in an abstract and will demonstate their understanding by writing an abstract for their own experiments. 3. Students will complete their experiments.

Handouts: Writing an Abstract/Title from the Colby College Guide to Writing Scientific Papers on the back of this hand out are sample abstracts. One of the abstracts is from Stacey Lance

Homework DUE FRIDAY.

1. Write an abstract using the guidelines in the handout.
2. Below your abstract list AT LEAST two sources of error.
3. Include a figure/table/chart etc. presenting your data.
4. Be prepared to present your study to the class on Friday September 22.