Agnium Research Scientific Method Template Title Title of the experiment here
Experimenter(s) Name
Date Started on YYYY-MM-DD
Completed on YYYY-MM-DD
Goal In one paragraph, describe the goal of the experiment and how it will be achieved.
Introduction and Background Research The background section is an introduction that establishes the context of the experiment. It should state the problem and answer the following questions: ยง
Why are we doing this experiment?
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Why does it matter?
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Whom will it benefit?
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Who else did similar things in the past?
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References Books, patents and journal articles which support the background information.
Material Used List of key reagents and apparatuses used in the experiment § Sodium chloride, ACS reagent, ≥99.0%, Sigma-Aldrich, Product number S9888 §
Experimental Strategy This section describes what will be done and how. §
What is the hypothesis that is being tested?
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What parameters will be measured and how does that relate to the hypothesis and initial problem?
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What will the samples be?
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How many samples will be used?
Protocol What exactly was done. Write it in enough details so that someone else can repeat the experiment.
Results and Discussion Results, tables and figures with descriptive paragraphs. Experiment Template
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Conclusion Answer the question that is asked in the goal of the experiment. How well did the experiment work? Is the experiment needs to be redone in a different way? Does the knowledge gained in this experiment set the stage for new avenues to explore?
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