📝 Abstract order

The answers, and why

1. Which part of a science fair abstract comes first? Question. Yes. An abstract goes Question, then Hypothesis, then Materials and method, then Results, then Conclusion: the order you did the project, in one paragraph of 250 words at most.

2. In an abstract, which part comes right after the question? Hypothesis. Yes. An abstract goes Question, then Hypothesis, then Materials and method, then Results, then Conclusion: the order you did the project, in one paragraph of 250 words at most.

3. In an abstract, which part comes right after the hypothesis? Materials and method. Yes. An abstract goes Question, then Hypothesis, then Materials and method, then Results, then Conclusion: the order you did the project, in one paragraph of 250 words at most.

4. In an abstract, which part comes right after the materials and method? Results. Yes. An abstract goes Question, then Hypothesis, then Materials and method, then Results, then Conclusion: the order you did the project, in one paragraph of 250 words at most.

5. In an abstract, which part comes right after the results? Conclusion. Yes. An abstract goes Question, then Hypothesis, then Materials and method, then Results, then Conclusion: the order you did the project, in one paragraph of 250 words at most.

6. Here is a sentence from an abstract about rubber band stretch (made-up numbers): "My question was: How much does a rubber band stretch with each extra weight?" Which part is it? Question. Yes, that's the question. An abstract goes Question, then Hypothesis, then Materials and method, then Results, then Conclusion: the order you did the project, in one paragraph of 250 words at most.

7. Here is a sentence from an abstract about marble run height and speed (made-up numbers): "If I change how high up the run the marble starts, then how fast the marble crosses 2 m of floor will go up, because …" Which part is it? Hypothesis. Yes, that's the hypothesis. An abstract goes Question, then Hypothesis, then Materials and method, then Results, then Conclusion: the order you did the project, in one paragraph of 250 words at most.

8. Here is a sentence from an abstract about sugar and water temperature (made-up numbers): "I changed how warm the water is: cold from the fridge, room temperature and warm from the tap. Each time, I measured how long a spoon of sugar takes to disappear (seconds)." Which part is it? Materials and method. Yes, that's the materials and method. An abstract goes Question, then Hypothesis, then Materials and method, then Results, then Conclusion: the order you did the project, in one paragraph of 250 words at most.

9. Here is a sentence from an abstract about kitchen liquid density tower (made-up numbers): "The means (grams) were 8 at honey, 13 at corn syrup, 18 at dish soap, 23 at milk, 28 at water and 33 at cooking oil. I did 3 tries at each level." Which part is it? Results. Yes, that's the results. An abstract goes Question, then Hypothesis, then Materials and method, then Results, then Conclusion: the order you did the project, in one paragraph of 250 words at most.

10. Here is a sentence from an abstract about shadows through the day (made-up numbers): "My hypothesis was right. I know because the mean at 9 in the morning was 17 cm, and at 3 in the afternoon it was 27 cm." Which part is it? Conclusion. Yes, that's the conclusion. An abstract goes Question, then Hypothesis, then Materials and method, then Results, then Conclusion: the order you did the project, in one paragraph of 250 words at most.

11. Which part is in the report but NOT in the abstract? Next time. Yes. The report ends with what you'd change next time; the abstract stops at the conclusion. An abstract goes Question, then Hypothesis, then Materials and method, then Results, then Conclusion: the order you did the project, in one paragraph of 250 words at most.