Title

- keep the title short

- use essential keywords to describe the main concepts in your paper

     Abstract

- briefly state the purpose of this research

- summarize the main concepts, scope, findings, and conclusions

     Introduction

- state the problem/hypothesis you investigated and the  reason for completing this research

- review the relevant, background research literature published on this topic and relate your current research to this literature

  Methods (& Materials)

- describe the experimental procedures used (so that other

researchers can replicate your research)

- list the materials & apparatus used in your experiment, and the type of control

     Results

- summarize the data you collected discussing variables (e.g. independent & dependent), controls, sample size, etc.

- when appropriate, use tables/graphs to display data (don’t present raw data)

- summarize the statistical analysis you used on the data

     Discussion *

- discuss & interpret what your results mean and relate them

  to the stated problem – Are there possible solutions to suggest?

- include any explanations regarding how the results differed from what was hypothesized

- relate your findings to the research literature on this topic (which you discussed in the Introduction)

  Conclusion & Summary *

- briefly state what you think the data means, (if not already stated in the Discussion section) relating it back to the original problem

- in this section, you can make possible suggestions for future research on this topic

   References/

   Literature Cited

- list all the research papers whose work you discussed and cited

in the text of your paper (to allow readers to refer to the original literature)