ACTIVITY TWO
Writing an Experimental Report on How to Make Elephants' Toothpaste
It's time for you to write your own experimental report!
Watch the YouTube video demonstrating how "Elephant's Toothpaste" is made.
You might want to replay it a few times to understand the experiment completely.
Take some notes as you are watching - perhaps the chemicals that the demonstrator is adding to the conical flask, or the environment?
Watch the YouTube video demonstrating how "Elephant's Toothpaste" is made.
You might want to replay it a few times to understand the experiment completely.
Take some notes as you are watching - perhaps the chemicals that the demonstrator is adding to the conical flask, or the environment?
Writing the "Equipment" Section of the Report
- Use dot points
- The video shows you every chemical that the demonstrator used
- Don't forget the safety gear too
- Make sure to include the amount of each chemical used
- Specify what glassware you require
Writing the "Method" Section of the Report
1. Make sure you always write in steps
2. Write each step as a command
3. Each step should be written concise and easy to follow
4. Remember the method should help other people replicate your experiment and obtain the same results!
1. Make sure you always write in steps
2. Write each step as a command
3. Each step should be written concise and easy to follow
4. Remember the method should help other people replicate your experiment and obtain the same results!
Writing the "Discussion" Section of the Report
This section is written in paragraphs and the details of the experiment is included.
Things like:
This section is written in paragraphs and the details of the experiment is included.
Things like:
- What happened
- What was difficult
- How did you overcome the difficulties
- What was easy
- Anything special or unexpected that you encountered
- Why do you think it happened
- How and why was your experiment accurate, valid and reliable
Writing the "Conclusion" Section of the Report
This section is written in paragraphs and answers the Aim written at the beginning.
Here you should summarise what the purpose of the experiment was and what the results were.
Remember to use formal scientific language!
This section is written in paragraphs and answers the Aim written at the beginning.
Here you should summarise what the purpose of the experiment was and what the results were.
Remember to use formal scientific language!
When you have finished submit your report on the submission page.
