Thursday, November 17, 2011

Physical Science Report Writing

The following are guidelines for writing reports. For each topic, there are instructions for writing the report and, for most, an accompanying rubric designed to help the student check the work, and for the teacher's final assessment of the report.

Science Research Report Topics:
Animal Research Report: How to write a paper about an animal; describe its anatomy, diet, habitat, range, life cycle, enemies, and other interesting facts about the animal. Or go to the grading rubric alone.
Dinosaur (or other Extinct animal) Research Report: How to write a paper about a dinosaur; write about its anatomy, where it lived, when it lived, when it went extinct, and other interesting facts about the dinosaur and the period in which it lived.

Planet Research Report: How to write a paper about a planet, describing its orbit, atmosphere, internal structure, mass, gravitational pull at the surface, moons (if there are any), and any special attributes (like rings, an extremely-tilted axis, an odd rotation, or spots). Or go to the grading rubric.




Historical Research Reports:
Invention Research Report: How to write a paper about an invention, describing the function of the invention, when it was invented, who invented it, and how the invention changed people's lives. Or go to the grading rubric.
Explorer Research Report: Write a paper about a famous explorer, describing the area(s) that the person explored, when the expedition(s) traveled, highlights of the trip(s), why they chose the routes they did, and the results of the exploration. Or go to the grading rubric.

Presidential Biography Report: How to write a paper about a US President, writing about the President's early life, the presidency, and the post-presidency. Or go to the grading rubric.



Reports on Geography:
State/Province Research Report: How to write a paper on a state or province. Write about the land, location, capital city, bodies of water, population, flag, and symbols of the area.

from http://www.enchantedlearning.com/report/

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