Assignment Task

Aim: To compare how much sugar will dissolve in hot water and cold water. 

Hypothesis:

More sugar dissolves in hot water than it does in cold water.

Materials:

Method:

1. 100 ml of cold water was added to a beaker.
2. One spatula of sugar was added to the water and stirred until it dissolved.
3. More sugar was added and the mixture stirred continually until no more could dissolve. The final amount of sugar which dissolved in cold water was recorded.
4. The mixture of sugar and water was heated with a Bunsen burner for 4 minutes.
5. More sugar was added and the mixture stirred continually until no more could dissolve. The total amount of sugar that could be dissolved was recorded.

Results:

Discussion:

More sugar was dissolved in the hot water than in the

cold water. A thermometer could have been used to measure the temperature of the water. The amount of sugar could have been measured more accurately by adding smaller amount at a time.

Conclusion:

Three times as much sugar dissolves in hot water as in cold water.

Science Report Template

1. The Date and title of the experiment

2. Aim

• Tells the reader what is being investigated. This should begin with “To….”

3. Hypothesis

• This is the possible answer to the problem being investigated. This should be written in present tense eg: oxygen is essential for animals to live

4. Materials

• List of all materials (equipment and chemicals) needed to do the experiment

5.    Method

Describe what you did. It must be in:

• Past tense e.g.,’ Measured in 10ml of water’ or ‘10ml of water was measured’
• Point or numbered form
• Passive voice (what was done rather than what you did) e.g., ‘The circuit was set up’ rather than ‘I set up the circuit’

6.    Diagrams

Should be labelled and drawn in pencil

7.    Results

This is a record of what was observed and/or measured during the experiment. A table and/or graph may be used to record these observations or measurements.

8.    Discussion

These are specific questions about the experiment, which may include:

• Is the hypothesis supported or disproved?
• What problems were encountered?
• How could the experiment be improved?
• What errors were made

The discussion should be written in past tense.

9.    Conclusion

This is a short statement directly related to the aim. This should be written in past tense.