Sample Abstracts

An abstract summarizes your science research experiment. It is limited to 250 words or less and should fit on one page. It can be written in three paragraphs. The first should tell the purpose of the experiment (why you did it). The second paragraph should be a summary, not a list, of your procedures (how you did it). The final paragraph should be a narrative of the data and conclusions (what you discovered). It may also include any possible research applications. Do not include graphs or tables here. Think of the abstract as the introduction of your project to the reader, just like the back of a good book. It BRIEFLY tells what the experiment is about to invite the person to take a closer look at your science research experiment.