Skills for Study Level 2 Teacher's Book - Cambridge University Press

3gExample of the rewritten sectionEquipment and ProcedureEquipment1 Grade A volumetric pipette2 Chinagraph pencil3 Pipette filler4 Beaker5 Balance6 ThermometerProcedure1 The temperature of the deionised water was recorded.2 A small beaker was placed on the balance, and the mass registered to zero inorder to account for the weight of the beaker.3 25.00 cm 3 of deionised water was measured with the volumetric pipette, anddispensed into the beaker.4 The beaker and water were weighed again to determine the mass of water.5 The mass of the water was recorded to 2 decimal places.6 The water was poured away and the procedure repeated five times.4 Primary research reports – the results section4aAnswersA results section might include:1 Tables of raw data ✔2 Tables or figures presenting analyzed data3 Units of measurement in column headings of tables ✔4 Conclusions about your results5 Observations of any changes that you see (e.g. a change in colour) ✔6 A summary of the main findings of your research ✔7 Figures (charts, diagrams, graphs and maps) ✔8 Paragraphs suggesting the reasons for your results9 Paragraphs summarizing the main trends in your data ✔4b Students compare their answers.4cSuggested answersExample A is not very successful for the following reasons:Table 1 and Figure 1 are not explicitly referred to in the text at all.The text only reiterates raw data that is already clear in the graphics / tables.The tables and graphics do not give any units of measurement (e.g. °C) in thecolumn headings.The bar chart basically repeats the information which is presented in Table 2.Example B is more successful for all the reasons that A is not. Where textappears in this example it is to summarize main trends in the data.Unit 2 Part E ∙ Reporting in writing 66