What Does Your Report Need?

IS220 Mr. Tubbs, 7th Grade Science Format for Written Science Fair Report

What does your report need?

 Name and Class

 Project Title

 Body Paragraphs (at least 5)

o Introduction . In this section, explain your problem or question and also tell your purpose (Why did you do this project?)

o Hypothesis . In this section, state your hypothesis and give your background research or observations that made you make your hypothesis. (Remember: Your hypothesis is “a best guess based upon your observations.” Therefore, you need to be able to explain why you chose your hypothesis.)

o Materials and Methods . In this section, please give a list of your materials. You may simply list your materials in a “bulleted list.” Then, state your procedure using imperative, narrative sentences (For example, “Light 3 candles. Next, measure the time they burn.)

o Results . In this section, explain what happened in your experiment. You may choose to also use a chart or graph in this section.

o Conclusion . In this section, tell what you learned. Also, tell if your hypothesis was right or wrong. Finally, answer these questions, “What could you do next with this experiment?” and “Is there another experiment that could follow this one?” N. Tubbs, 700

WHAT DO FISH EAT?

Introduction

One of my favorite foods is fish. My family often has fish for dinner. One night I was thinking about eating fish, and I realized that since I eat fish, then I am also eating what they eat. I then asked myself, “What do fish eat?” Therefore, for my project, I decided to answer this question by looking inside the stomachs of fish to see what they eat.

Hypothesis

One of my favorite channels is the Discovery Channel. I once watched a show about fish, and I saw that some fish actually eat other fish. Since that is what I saw on television, then maybe it is true for other fish too. My hypothesis is that I will find smaller fish in the stomachs of the fish I examine.

Materials and Methods

In order to complete this project, I will need several materials:

 Five Fish  Petri Dish  Newspaper  Knife or scalpel  Scissors  Water  Eyedropper  Magnifying lens  Notebook and pencil

To examine the fish, this is what you must do. First, lay a piece of newspaper on a table. This protects your table from the fish guts. Second, have your parent help you

2 cut open the fish. Third, take the stomach out of the fish. Fourth, place the stomach in

the Petri dish and carefully cut open the stomach. Fifth, use water in an eyedropper to

wash the stomach and remove what is inside. Sixth, use a magnifying lens to examine

what is inside the stomach. Seventh, record the results in your notebook in a chart.

Eighth, throw the fish and the stomach in the trash can. Repeat these steps for all five

fish. After finishing, wash your hands.

Results

Here is what I recorded in my notebook.

FISH STOMACH CONTENTS Number 1 Bugs Number 2 Bugs Number 3 Bugs Number 4 Empty. Nothing in stomach. Number 5 Bugs and one small fish

Conclusion

My hypothesis was correct because I did find one fish in the stomach of another

fish. However, only one fish of the five I examined ate another fish. Most of the fish I

examined ate bugs and not other fish. Maybe, that means that most fish do not eat

other fish but eat some type of bugs. Or, maybe this one type of fish eats bugs and

other types of fish eat fish. I think I would like to experiment more on other types of fish

to compare my results.