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One of the most important skills you need in science is the ability to write-up experiments.

Every write-up must have the following sections;

1. HEADING - Always start writing about an experiment on a new page with a title and the date at the top.

2. AIM - Start by writing a question that you want to answer by doing your experiment. You should also predict what you think your results will show. For a really good write-up you should also say why you think the answer will be what you predict.

3. SAFETY - List any precautions you need to take (everything you need to do to stay safe when doing the experiment).

4. EQUIPMENT - List the apparatus you will need to carry out the experiment and give the reasons why you have chosen those things.

5. DIAGRAM - Show how the equipment needs to be arranged to do the experiment.

6. METHOD - Give a step-by-step account of exactly what you will do (so somebody else could repeat your experiment).

7. RESULTS - Write down your observations. Numerical results should be in a table (use a ruler and include headings and units).

8. ANALYSIS - What do your results show? Is this what you expected? Try to say how sure you are about your results.

9. CONCLUSION - Summarise what you found out. Try to suggest further experiments to find out more about the thing you investigated.