Research Paper

Research papers are written after one has performed many experiments and written many lab reports. The Research Paper consists of the following four subtopics:

• 1. Introduction

     • Expository styles: Description and/or Problem & Solution

     • Includes background information about the topic or problem

     • Includes your working hypothesis (your assumed explanation for what you think is happening)

  2. Methods

     • Expository style: Sequence

     • Includes what you used

     • Includes how and in what sequence you did your experiment

     • Includes how you did your calculations (equations listed)

  3. Results

     • Expository style: Cause and Effect

     • Use your data to state what your results were.

  4. Discussion

     • Expository styles: Comparison and/or Problem & Solution

     • Includes comparing how well your hypothesis agrees with your data

     • Includes how well your results agree with any others who have done similar work

     • Includes any modified working hypotheses for future experiments