Checkpoint #3: Experimental Results

October 31, 2007

At this time you will present your homeroom teacher with your data. Failure to have an organized and labeled lab notebook as outlined below will be a “0” for this checkpoint.

This includes:

A lab notebook that is a bound, sewn composition book with all entries in ink. A bound lab notebook includes observations and data recorded in ink to reduce the attempt to eliminate data which may or may not support the hypothesis.

Lab notebook must contain a title page, statement of your hypothesis, procedure/test method, data and analysis. See your science teacher if you do not know how to organize your lab notebook.

Lab notebooks contain raw data which includes date of collection, variable and control data.
If using a published database, tables, charts or spreadsheets for analysis are inserted into a lab notebook for review.
Explanation of the mathematical analysis that will be used such as t-tests, mean, standard deviation, graphical analysis, etc. in the lab notebook.
Summary of data in tables, charts, or spreadsheets in the lab notebook.

Your homeroom teacher will be checking your data to insure that you have collected and/or planning to collect sufficient data for statistical analysis, data collection integrity and organization so that you can complete your paper. You are encouraged to review the Charter website for Designing Samples so that you can present a complete sampling and statistical analysis program to your advisor.

You may be expected to collect additional information if your homeroom teacher determines that more is required. Lab notebooks will be returned to you but you must tell your homeroom teacher what other materials you may need returned.

You must keep all your data and lab notebooks and resubmit it again with your final paper. Do NOT throw any data or lab notebooks away. These are the records that show that you did complete your experiment.