Scientific Reports

Scientific reports follow a particular pattern. This pattern helps scientists to carry out their experiments in order to bring out correct findings. These are the steps:

Aim:

What you want to do.

Materials:

The things needed to carry out the experiment.

Method/Procedure:

The steps needed to follow to perform the experiment, including diagrams of the materials and apparatus as set up and how to use them.

Observations:

What you see or measure during the experiment.

Results:

The information collected after the experiment, it can be in a table form, sentences, diagram or graphs.

Discussion:

Interpret the meaning of your results. Look for patterns within the information you have collected.

Conclusion:

Make a final statement about the research findings.