The Write-up
These are individual write-ups: You must submit your own excel file and report, and it must be demonstrably your own, clearly distinguishable from others', ie written in your own words with graphs and tables that YOU made and are not simply copied from another student.
This will not be a full formal lab write-up. This week you will practise writing a Results section. A Results section presents the key findings of the study. This section is where you tell the reader all about your results but you do not discuss or interpret your findings here - that goes in the Discussion section. A results section shows data in tables or graphs that summarize the findings of your study. This section also includes a description of results, in paragraph form: point out any trends, patterns, similarities and differences that your tables and graphs show. In the written part of the results, refer to your graph or table like this: Figure 1 shows that the average size of squirrel territories was higher in Hemlock Ravine than in Point Pleasant Park.
-> Refer to "Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences", or the lab report guides posted on Brightspace for more help on writing a Results section.
Your Results Section: Create a MS Word document, that includes your table and three graphs - copy them into MS Word (choose a paste format that does NOT have the grid lines in your tables) and create appropriate Table Titles and Figure Captions. Refer to the handouts to be sure you follow Scientific Format. You will also describe your results, in a short paragraph - what do the tables and graphs show? Be sure to include/comment on the following:
Were most arthropods nocturnal (active at night) or diurnal (active in the daytime)? Was the pattern similar in all three habitats? (Table 1 and Figure 1)
Did the number of arthropods caught change much during the study? Describe any trends (overall patterns) shown in the graph. Was the pattern similar in all three habitats? (Figure 2)
Describe the relationship between temperature and number of arthropods caught, for the two habitats (Figure 3)
The Write-up
than in Point Pleasant Park.
for more help on writing a Results section.
similar in all three habitats? (Table 1 and Figure 1) Did the number of arthropods caught change much during the study? Describe any trends (overall
- Describe the relationship between temperature and number of arthropods caught, for the two habitats (Figure 3)
