Agriscience Research Project Requirements

So here is what my experiment board should include and all information came from https://www.ffa.org/documents/agsci_resource_guide.pdf

The board should be 36" in length and 48" in width.

Title: Put it in a question format. Make sure it is descriptive and interesting.

Purpose: This is a statement of the problem being investigated. What do you want to find out? Be specific, avoid generalities and vague statements.

Question: What did you want to solve?

Hypothesis: Should be an "If-then" statement. The hypothesis must directly reflect the problem being investigated.

Abstract: Your entire project summarized in one sheet of paper, with the font not less than 14/16 point.

Materials: List everything and quantity used. Show dimensions of materials in metric (SI) units.

Procedures: A step-by-step list of what you did. It must be detailed enough so that anyone could duplicate your experiment by following your procedures exactly. Remember... experiments must be repeatable.Number the steps with consecutive numbers.

Tables, Graphs, Photographs: Display visually what you did and what happened. Take pictures if at all possible. Graphs, tables, and charts are a must. Make sure all measurements are in metric (SI) units. This section should give a non-verbal representation of your project. A picture is worth a kilo (1,000) words!

Results: A summary of the observations you made during the experiment. Use both qualitative and quantitative observations. Discuss data you acquired during your experiment. This is not the place to draw conclusions about the experiment. This section is for strictly factual information based on your observations.

Conclusion: This is where you make conclusions based on your data. Was your hypothesis supported by the data? Explain any possible sources of error, uncontrolled variables, and problems you encountered. If your hypothesis was supported, say so. If not, say it wasn't and explain why this happened (based on data collected). Say what you have learned, what you might do differently, and apply your experiment to real world situations.

Applications: What will this project do to help the average farmer or food consumer?

NOTE: Photos w/ captions may be placed any place on the board. But they should show all stages of the experiment  and NO safety violations.

Data Book: The data book is a type of notebook (composition, spiral, etc.) that acts as a scientific journal. Record all observations in your data book. Record everything you do in your data book. This will be the source document for your project board.