Name: _________________________

Science Fair Research Paper Outline

I. Introduction
- What is your research question?

II. History and Background

A. Vocabulary important to your topic

B. People important to the study of your subject

C. Ways in which your subject is used today (Dependant Variable focus)

III. Other Research

A. What has already been done with your subject and your independent
variable?

B. What are the latest scientific views on your topic? (Independent

Variable focus)

IV. Why you chose this topic

A. What is interesting about this topic?

B. What do you hope to learn from your research?

V. Conclusion