according to https://www.ffa.org/documents/agsci_resource_guide.pdf
Written Report
Title Page - The title page should include
the title of your project, your name, grade, school and school address. This should be all that
appears on this page. The title itself should be no more than three lines with a 15 word
maximum. Any numbers, chemical elements and compounds should be spelled out. All words
should be capitalized except for articles such as “a” or “the” and prepositions such as “of,” “in,”
“on,” “during” and “between;” and conjunctions such as “and” and “but” unless they are the
first word of the title.
Table of Contents
Abstract - a brief summary of your paper, which concisely describes your purpose, methods,
results and conclusion. Do not include the title in the abstract. Your abstract may include
potential research applications or future research. The abstract should not contain cited
references. It should be no longer than one page and in paragraph form.
Introduction - In several paragraphs,
provide background on your subject. The introduction should clearly state the problem that
justifies conducting the research, the purpose of the research, the findings of earlier work and
the general approach and objectives. You must cite sources for statements that are not common
knowledge. The last paragraph of the introduction includes the objectives of the study.
Review of Literature - should detail to the reader what information currently exists concerning
your research project. Information listed in your review should be materials that you have used
for your research.
Materials & Methods - Write in third person, in past tense, encompass all of the materials
required and explain the technical and experimental procedures employed.
Results - Do not include discussion or conclusions about the data. Tell the reader
exactly what you discovered and what patterns, trends or relationships were observed.
Discussion & Conclusion - draw conclusions from the results of your study and relate them to the original hypothesis. It is helpful to briefly recap the results and use them as a foundation for your
conclusions. If your results were not what you expected, take this opportunity to explain why.
Give details about your results and observations by elaborating on the mechanisms behind what
happened.
Acknowledgements - Acknowledge anyone who helped in any aspect of your project in this section.
Literature Cited
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