This Section Includes ALL Collected Data in Paragraph Form and Visual Form

RESULTS

This section includes ALL collected data in paragraph form and visual form.

PARAGRAPH

• Write the results and analysis after your experiment is completed. Include a detailed explanation on how you interpreted your data, so that the reader will be able to follow your conclusions. Use past tense.
• Example - “The height of the plants were taken…” not, “I measured the diameter of the stems.”

VISUAL DATA(table, chart, graph, pictures…)

Power Point may be useful in creating this section.

Data tables

• Title
• Title for all rows/columns
• Units

Graphs

• Bar/Line Graph
• Title
• Label x and y axis with appropriate units
• Use correct scales on each axis
• If using multiple lines/bars, can you tell the difference between each one? Use colors if necessary.

Pictures

• Label each picture with a caption

CHECK:

• Is there sufficient data to know whether or not the hypothesis was correct?
• Make sure all calculations are correct.

REMEMBER

• Results should be easy to understand.
• Make your visuals are accurate, clear, and effective.
• Results state what charts, tables, and graphs say, not what they mean. You will discuss this in another section.
• Use Times New Roman, 12 pt. font
• THIS WILL BE GRADED!!!!
• DUE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Introduction to Science Research

2014-2015

Results

Name______

• Detailed explanation of how data was interpreted.

• Pictures are included
• All pictures are labeled with a caption

• Appropriate graphs/charts/data tables

• All charts, data tables, and graphs have a title
• All charts, data tables, graphs are labeled

• Has the data been summarized with an average,

GRADE ______

Rules for Good Graph Making:

1. Always give your graph a title in the following form: "The dependence of (your dependent variable) on (your independent variable).

2. The x-axis of a graph is always your independent variable and the y-axis is the dependent variable.

3. Always label the x and y axes and give units.

4. Always make a best fit line graph!

A bad graph!

A good graph.

Results

The results shown above were obtained by taking a daily sample of both toluene and benzene from each group. This process mainly involved pulling back the handle of a gas detector pump attached to color metric gas detection tubes. After pulling back the handle, the pump was locked into place and held horizontally for a total of 2 minutes. Depending on the chemical concentration, a visible color change from white to light brown would be seen. Looking at the markings on the tubes, the concentrations of both benzene and toluene were taken. Afterward, using the cross sensitivity table given, data was converted into an accurate form.

Throughout the experiment, it was found that Group B, the experimental group did generally have a lower concentration of both benzene and toluene. As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, the toluene readings of Group B were drastically lower than those of Group A. While these results did shown a reduction in toluene, the rate of change in Group B over time was not extremely high. A similar pattern was shown in the benzene reading as well as seen in Figure 3 and Figure 4.

Figure 1

Amount of Toluene (ppm)

Figure 2

The Effect of Biofiltration on the Reduction of Toluene

Figure 3

Amount of Benzene (ppm)

Figure 4

The Effect of Biofiltration on Benzene Reduction