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Draft 1. Title. INCLUDE: Something about methods Something about your specimen What you expect to find There should be <100 characters (not including spaces). Abstract. What will you do and why? Do you have a purpose? What is your hypothesis?
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Title • INCLUDE: • Something about methods • Something about your specimen • What youexpect to find • There should be <100 characters (not including spaces)
Abstract • What will you do and why? • Do you have a purpose? • What is your hypothesis? • What are some of your methods? (hint: PCR) • Why is your research significant? • You must predict your findings with support • Support = Citations
Abstract • Things to remember: • Make it < 250 words • Include your 30 days project (without calling it the 30 days project) • A purpose is not the same as a hypothesis. You must have both. • Predictions (not your hypothesis) provide information such as: • band size • primer temperature • DNA obtained by genome extraction • CITATIONS!
Introduction • Give background information learned from sources • Sources = citations • Provide ahintof expected findings • Please keep it 4-5 paragraphs long • Include your 30 days project! • CITATIONS.
Methods • LOTS of detail: could someone else do this all again with only your methods section? • …in paragraph format. • Don’t just include the numbers (temperatures, etc.) • Where did you obtain the materials? • Where did you obtain this protocol? • How did you analyze the data? • Make sure it is all in past tense
Discussion • Do not just repeat the introduction. • Why did you predict the results you did? • Do you have a thesis/point? • Did you back it up with citations? • What is the significance of your predicted results? • How do these relate to your thesis?
Discussion • INCLUDE: • Your hypothesis • Why you made the predictions you did • Your predicted results • CITATIONS • Your 30 days project • Discuss your predicted results—this is the discussion section! • Refer to figures when discussing your predicted results
Predictions • Follow the format: “We predict…[what]…because…[why]…(citation).”
Predicted Results • Are they appropriate based on sources? • Sources = citations • They are not fake data. • Include: • Band length • Temperatures • DNA concentration • Any other numbers? • 30 days!
Predicted Figures • Does it address the research question(s)? • Does it look like a scientist made it? • Could you just read the legend and know what the paper is about? • No fake data. • You can predict what a gel will look like—so we should see a gel prototype.
Predicted: Results and Figures • Don’t forget: • You must use a figure in your results/discussion if you included it in your paper • You must back up all of your predictions with citations • Write like a scientist! “We predict…[what]…because…[why]…(citation).”