Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

We need help! My granddaughter, who is in the 8th grade, just started her research paper for her project, "DO Warmer Seas Make Stronger Hurricanes?". This is supposed to be fun, but it has turned into a nightmare. She has in her research paper the following topics: What is a hurricane, How does a hurrican form, The stages of a hurricane, and talks about the S. Simpson Scale to catagorize the hurricane. What other information does she need to put in her research?

Also, this paper counts as a grade in her language class. Is it written like any other research paper? She is confused and I don't know how to help her.

Her first draft of the paper is due Friday, the 14th.

Thanks for any help.

Hi,

From your post it sounds like your granddaughter is doing just fine - there is no need to stress over it.

As far as helpful comments, here is a link to the Science Buddies Research Paper guidance:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... aper.shtml

And links to the hurricane project write-ups which might contain ideas on what to cover:
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... ?from=Home

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... ?from=Home

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... ?from=Home

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... ?from=Home

This sounds like a really cool project to do - please enjoy exploring all these neat ideas and don’t stress over it.

Best regards, and less us know how it all turns out!

Barrett Tomlinson

Hi,

All of that sounds like great information to have in a research paper about hurricanes! You might also consider putting in information about global warming and how that could potentially create warmer seas.

Science writing is just like normal writing except, I would argue, a little less 'flowery'. That doesn't mean boring, but it does mean that personal anecdotes and similar extraneous information should probably be left out. It's also very important to make the logical connections between the topics clear and to present information in an order that makes sense.