Background info

[Tarebear020]

I am doing a science project for school on bacteria...ive done the experiment and im now writing my paper. In the rubric for my paper it says to write a paragraph on the background info. I was wondering what is that and how I may do it????


P.S. can some1 please reply in the next half hour cause I need to get this done

[MaryB]

Hi there,

What is your question? Could you tell us a little bit about your project? The background information is basically what is known about your topic already - kind of like an introduction.

Here is a link to some background information on bacteria in general - not sure if this will be helpful without knowing more about your experiment.

http://www.wv-hsta.org/portfolios/amcda ... mation.htm

Hope this helps. Please get back to us with more details so we can be more helpful.

Good luck!

Mary

[Tarebear020]

O sorry bout that. My project is on how much bacteria grows in each part of your home. I had 5 petri dishes in 8 rooms Bathroom, Refrigerator, Kitchen, Living room, Basement, Garage, Bedroom, and Computer Room. And I opened 3 of them to the air for 2 days nd kept 2 closed. At the end of the two days I closed the 3 dishes in each room and put them in my bedroom where there is a constant temp. I watched them grow for the next two weeks
and recorded the size of the colonies.

[MaryB]

Hi,

Here are a couple of links to some information about bacteria found in the home. You could read this information and write your own background paragraph for your project.

http://www.mercola.com/2003/dec/6/household_items.htm
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/food ... odborn.htm

Also have a look at this link about background information:
http://www.sciencebuddies.com/mentoring ... blio.shtml

Let us know if you have any other questions.

Mary

[donnahardy2]

Hi Tarebear,

Without more information on the details of your experiment, here are my suggestions for a background section in 3 paragraphs:

1. Why is your question or topic important? Or, what gave you the idea to do this project?
2. What research has been done on this topic in the past and what were the results?
3. Why did you think your experiment would answer the question you asked?

You want to be very clear and concise. You want whoever is looking at your project, especially the judges, to understand why you did this project.

Good luck! And let us know about your project if you need more information.

Donna Hardy