Research Paper General Outline- Collier

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(Title of Paper)

Thesis Statement ( Purpose statement): _____________________________________________________________

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1. General Information ( Backgroun) : history, definitions, physical descriptions, development of , uses, how it
functions:
    A. _________________________________________________

        1.____________________________________________________________________________

        2. ____________________________________________________________________________

    B. _________________________________________________

        1. ____________________________________________________________________________

        2. ____________________________________________________________________________

    C. _________________________________________________

         1. ___________________________________________________________________________

         2. ___________________________________________________________________________

2. Effects of ____________________________________ on ______________________________ (living organism)

      A. ________________________________________________

         1. ____________________________________________________________________________

         2. ____________________________________________________________________________

      B. ________________________________________________

         1. ____________________________________________________________________________

         2. _____________________________________________________________________________

3. Group Project
     A. Hypothesis _________________________________________________________________________________

     B. Materials Needed

            1. ______________________________________________________

            2. ______________________________________________________

     C. Setup of Experiment/Project

            1. ______________________________________________________

            2. ______________________________________________________

      D. Variables
 
            1. Dependent
 
                   a. _______________________________________________________
 
                   b. _______________________________________________________
 
             2. Independent
 
                   a. ________________________________________________________
 
                   b. ________________________________________________________

        E. Procedure (steps)

             1. _________________________________________________________

             2. _________________________________________________________

        F. Evaluation Process
 
              1. What results will be measured

                     a. _______________________________________________________
 
                     b. _______________________________________________________

               2. How results will be measured
 
                      a. _______________________________________________________

                      b. _______________________________________________________

 4.  Projected Outcomes of Project

       A. What is predicted to happen?

              1. __________________________________________________________

              2. __________________________________________________________

        B. Why?

              1. ___________________________________________________________

              2. ___________________________________________________________

 5.Conclusion

     A. Summary of topic and problem
 
              1. ___________________________________________________________

              2. ___________________________________________________________

      B. Summary of solutions/findings
 
              1. ____________________________________________________________
 
              2. ____________________________________________________________

       C. How Information Can Be Used--value to you, the individual, and to society as a whole

             1. Health value (mental/physical/ emotional)

                    a. _______________________________________________________________
 
                    b. _______________________________________________________________

              2. Economic value

                    a. _______________________________________________________________
 
                    b. _______________________________________________________________

              3. Environmental value

                     a. ________________________________________________________________

                     b. ________________________________________________________________

        D. Effects on the future

               1. _____________________________________________________________

                2. _____________________________________________________________