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AJTheGreat1729 wrote:How long does it take on average for your team to finish the procedure? Also, I have been having trouble with the analysis of data section. Any tips?

1520minutes for the whole a-f section of the rubric

Analysis: memorize the rubric. write the analysis answering the first point, then the second, then the third, etc.

AJTheGreat1729 wrote:Thanks ^_^ We take about half an hour for one nine-step procedure... .-.

No problem! Do you write it as you go, or do you write it at the very end? I take care of the procedures usually, so what I do is write down the very beginning steps (most of the time that will be repeated a lot) and then pause, help out with the other people or do another section, and then finish up my procedures. It helps to say, for example, repeat steps 3-5. Since you conduct multiple trials, this will make it a lot quicker.

We typically write it all in the beginning, I think it makes more sense to do some of it at the end though too. Thanks!

AJTheGreat1729 wrote:We typically write it all in the beginning, I think it makes more sense to do some of it at the end though too. Thanks!

We tried something new at states this weekend, the person who did a-f did everything except the procedure. We then had the lab person do the lab, then do the procedure and experimental errors (It was his first time doing the event, so we needed something feasible with not too much memorizing).

AJTheGreat1729 wrote:We typically write it all in the beginning, I think it makes more sense to do some of it at the end though too. Thanks!

Do you mean the all the pre-experiment stuff? Otherwise that would be impossible .

Regarding section h of the rubric, does the condensed table have to be completely separate from your complete table? We normally put our averages in one separate column. Should we make an additional table just for the averages? Should anything else be included in this separated table? Sorry if I'm asking a redundant question.

In my opinion, the rules state there should be a separate table, and it can't hurt to make another table with just averages. This is what we do.

AJTheGreat1729 wrote:In my opinion, the rules state there should be a separate table, and it can't hurt to make another table with just averages. This is what we do.

Thanks!

Any ideas on how to expedite the writing process? I'm sure everyone has this question however.
Also, how much time - if any - do you guys finish with?

AJTheGreat1729 wrote:Any ideas on how to expedite the writing process? I'm sure everyone has this question however.
Also, how much time - if any - do you guys finish with?

We always try to leave 3 minutes at the end of the time limit to check over the entire report.(This guards against missed words, ambiguous statements etc.) The most time is usually wasted on picking a topic, writing the procedure, and performing the actual experiment. If you can expedite these processes, you will be able to cut a significant chunk off of your time.