What do I include in results and conclusions?

Question

I'm doing a science fair project and my "Results" and "Conclusions" pages are due tomorrow. What is the difference between the two and what do I have to write in them?

Thanks. I totally understand now. Great ipod example :)

Answer 1

Results is what actually happened in your experient or project and the conclusions are what you believe the results mean.

So as an example... lets say my project is to find out if an ipod can withstand a train running it over... I do the project/experiment and the result is the train totally smashes my ipod into a pile of flat plastic... conclusion: its not a good idea to put my ipod on the train tracks if i want to continue using it for music.

Answer 2

ok kur results is just your data table and you say your results!!

your conclusison sates your hypothosis, then says if is ws proven or disproven, then teh nest paragrafs explains what happeded thorout all trials, then the last paragraph says what you would do if you could change anything, heres what i did t give you an example:


If Mentos are put into Diet Coke then the highest will shoot, was proven.
In trial 1, the constant measured 1.5 centimeters after viewing from the computer. The 6 Mentos measured 6 cm, the 9 Mentos measured 9 cm, and the 12 Mentos measured 12.5cm.
In trial 2, the constant measured 1 cm, the 6 Mentos measured 7 cm, the 9 Mentos measured 10.5 cm, and the 12 Mentos measured 10.5cm.
In the final trial, the constant measured 2 cm, the 6 Mentos measured 8 cm, the 9 Mentos measured 8.5 cm, and the 21 Mentos measured 11 cm.
Our problem was solved with the answer “the more Mentos you put into Diet Coke, the higher the Diet Coke will shoot.
The experimenter sugests that future experimenters should crush the Mentos before ptting them into the Diet Coke, and that you put the camera on a camera stand.

Answer 3

http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/introlab/samprep.pdf

This website has saved me in my AP Biology class! It tells you the format and content of a classic lab.

Results: "The results section is written in the past tense. Report any monitoring you did of experimental conditions early on. Here, temperature, pH, and oxygen levels were all part of the hypothesis."

"The results section does not contain any conclusions. Don’t
tell the readers what the results mean at this point."

Conclusion: "The conclusions section is written in the past or the
present tense (which can make for a nice change of pace at
this point). The conclusions address the simple question:
Was the hypothesis supported or refuted by the experiment?
By the way, if a well-thought out hypothesis is not supported by
the facts, say so. It will not affect your grade."

"The conclusion section should explain why you got the results
you did. If you made a mistake say so here (but also be sure
that the procedures section records what you did, not what
you were supposed to do)!"

Good luck! :)