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ANNEX D

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9 ELEMENTZ SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

PROJECT REPORT GUIDELINES

General
1. The report must be of A4 size, securely bounded and typed in Arial font 12 with double
line spacings.

2. Supporting tables, graphs, charts, diagrams, pictures or photos, etc. should be properly
labelled in sequential order and captioned. For example,
• Table 1, 2, 3 etc.
• Figure 1, 2, 3, etc.
• Diagram 1, 2, 3, etc.
• Chart 1, 2, 3, etc.

3. Attachments should be sequentially labelled as Annexes A, B, C, etc., page-numbered


and reflected in the Contents Page.

4. Fanciful decoration of the report should be avoided – whatever graphics or colours used
should support the contents of the report rather than for purely decorative purposes.

5. Each Project Team must submit a printed Report in simple, clear English describing
their projects and findings. This report should not exceed
(i) 2000 words for Upper Secondary level projects
(ii) 3000 words for Pre-University level projects

6. The report should be organised for easy reading. It should be concise and direct (to
the point). All diagrams, pictures and photographs should be clear and sharp.

7. Three hardcopies and 1 soft copy of the project report must be submitted to Dr
Sarasa at Elementz, NZ Centre of Excellence for Science by Monday, 24 March
2008.

Project Title
The project title should throw light on your investigation. It should not be an advertisement-
type of slogan.

Examples of good project titles:


• Investigations on the Breakdown of Aspartame
• The Multi-Purpose Red Cabbage Indicator
• Effects of Refrigeration & Room Temperature on Proliferation of Yeast on Honey
• To Study the Effects of Abiotic Factors on the Sungei Api Mangrove Swamp

Examples of bad project titles:


• Small Thing Great Wonders
• A Magical Solution
• The Sound of Gourmet
• Save the World with Vegetables

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Organisation of Report

Cover Page
Please refer to the sample shown on page 11. The cover page should be kept neat
and simple. Any cover design should be relevant to the project.

Contents Page
The contents page should list the sections in the report with page numbers.

Abstract
The abstract is a one-page summary of the whole project, stating its purpose, method, main
findings and conclusion(s).

Declaration of Degree of Guidance from External Mentors / Establishments


Students must declare in this section the extent of guidance which they received from
external mentors (outside the school) or establishments (such as tertiary institutions).

Introduction
• What the project is all about?
• Why it is chosen?
• Why it is important, significant or interesting?
• What you hope to achieve from your investigation?

Investigative Approach / Theoretical Background


• What theoretical background drives the investigation of the project?
• What approaches are considered?
• How is the final approach decided upon?
• Are there any initial assumptions or hypotheses made?
• Are there any key questions you hope to answer from your investigation?
• What is the main focus of your project?

Resources
• What resources (human, physical and time) have been utilised in the project?
• How have they been procured?

Methodology / Procedure
• Describe in detail the steps in your study or investigation, including timeframe,
repetitions, and changes made to original plans.
• How does your method lead towards answering the key question(s) in your study?

Findings
• What data is collected from the study?
• Your data must be organised and presented in a reader-friendly format.

Analysis of Findings
• How is the analysis of the data collected conducted?
• Why is the data analysed the way you did?
• Present your analysis in a way that makes for easy interpretation by the reader.
• The use of tools, such as tables, graphs, charts will improve your presentation.
• The tables, graphs, etc. have to be interpreted. i.e. what do they mean?
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Relevance to Practical Application
• What are the practical applications of the project and the results obtained?
• Highlight the feasibility, advantages and relevance of any ideas proposed in the
course of the research.

Conclusion
• What significant conclusions can you make from the analysis of the findings?
• Do the conclusions fit your initial assumptions or hypotheses?
• If they do not, can you explain the cause of any deviations?
• Can you explain any interesting or unexpected results of your investigations?
• Are your research questions sufficiently answered by your investigation?
• What further investigations can your team or other investigators do as a follow-up?

References
• List your references in alphabetical order of family names of author.
• The list should include the author’s name, year of publication, title of publication,
relevant chapters and pages (if applicable), and publisher. E.g.:

Einstein, Gilbert & Newton, James (1999)


Unified Theory of the Universe
Chapter 6, pg 345 - 698
XYZ Publishing House

• References can either be from printed or non-printed media. State the type of media,
if non-printed.

Acknowledgement
List those who have assisted the team in one way or another in the process of the
investigation and report writing. The more significant persons should be listed first.

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Sample of Project Report Cover Page

9th ELEMENTZ SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

Level: Upper Secondary/Pre-University

Project Title: Effects of Refrigeration & Room Temperature on Proliferation of


Yeast on Honey

Team Members: Shanti Sivakulunta (Leader)

Lee Show Meng

Helen Ang Leng Leng

Ismail b Abdullah

Teacher(s)/Resource:
Mentors : Mr Patrick Sung
Mdm Chan Geok Choo

School: Millennia Secondary School

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