Title: Unit Assessment: Chapter 1 (Metric System, Lab Safety, and Introduction to Earth Science)
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Purpose:  

Question: 

Hypothesis:  (An If..Then …..statement)

Background Information: (Write two to three complete paragraphs.  Begin your first paragraph by stating the question and hypothesis.  Then, write what you know about the problem you are investigating.  Discuss definitions of vocabulary, units of measurements, formulas, tools used in the investigation, and similar experiments that have been conducted on this topic.  Conclude your final paragraph by re-stating your hypothesis.)  
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Materials: (List in alphabetical order. Be detailed and descriptive by including types, brands, and quantities where appropriate)

Procedures:  (Be detailed and descriptive.  This should be a numbered list.  Do not use pronouns such as you or I)
Data 
Qualitative Observations:  (You may add more spaces if necessary. Use your senses for this section to make this type of observations.)
Date / Time | Observations

Quantitative Observations:  (Create a data table to record “the numbers” and measurements.)
Independent Variable | Trial 1 | Trail 2 | Trial 3 | Average

Graph:  (Represent your Qualitative data in a graph here.  The Independent variable on the x axis and dependent variable on the y axis.)

Data: (Analyze your data here.  Discuss the data in paragraph form.  Write five to six sentences explaining your data.  What did you find?  What trend do your graphs and data table show?  

Include measures of central tendencies for the different trials of your experiment. 
•	Calculate the mean - average
•	Calculate the mode - data that occurs most often
•	Calculate the median - the middle value when placed in order from low to high

Conclusion:  (Begin your conclusion by stating your question and hypothesis.  State whether your hypothesis was supported or not supported by your data.  Include examples from your data that shows how your hypothesis was supported or not supported.  Explain if there was anything that you feel could have influenced your results; such as errors in your testing or collecting of data and factors that affected your results that you did not control. Are there any questions that you now have after completing your project that you could further research?)

Works Cited Page
Example: 
"Global Warming Economics." Science 9 Nov. 2001: 1283-84. Science Online. Web. 2 May       2009.
Shulte, Bret. "Putting a Price on Pollution." Usnews.com. US News & World Rept., 6 May 2007.      Web. 24 May 2009.
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Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of
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