Your Method includes your procedure, materials and safety note.

Procedure + Materials + Safety Note = Methods

Procedure: The procedure describes step by step how to do your experiment. This way in the future someone can try and recreate your experiment and get the same results.

Procedure:

• Cut up the same amount of apples and apple Danishes
• Arrange the snacks on identical platters
• Place the platter in the staffroom before recess
• After recess record the data (see what was eaten, also take pictures for documentation)

The materials section is a detailed list of things someone would need in order to do your experiment. Make sure you are specific (how many of each thing did you need?)

Materials:

• Apples (5)
• Plates (2)
• knife
• apple pastries (1 Package)

The safety note shows people that your experiment is SAFE and ETHICAL. This means you didn’t hurt yourself, others, or the environment. (Take care of yourself, take care of others, take care of this place)

Remember: You can not cause anyone physical harm or embarrassment. For this reason, I left the staff room during my experiment to make sure I wasn’t watching who was eating which snacks.

Some of us will need to plan more carefully about safety than others because all our projects are different.

Safety Note:

No teachers were harmed during this experiment

• Safety precautions: use knife carefully
• No teachers were identified or will be identified