Video Game Data Share Out

Data Share out form



Class Data Set

Link to game

Atari Arcade

go to super breakout

single player

progressive mode

Writing the method for a lab

A good Methods section describes the protocol in a way that is easy to understand and detailed enough to be repeated. To create your Methods follow these guidelines:

• Write out your protocol as if your were telling someone how to accomplish your task. A written narrative is a great starting point for your protocol. you will revise this later as you work in the lab.

• Be specific in your instructions. Diagrams and pictures will go a long way to helping clarify your written instructions

• If your Methods is not easy to follow, you may ask someone to read it. Ask him or her to identify places in the procedure that are not clear and then revise those places for greater clarity. It may be more helpful to include words that help the reader follow the process of the experiment: step 1, step 2, step 3; first, then, finally; first, second, third; after, next, later, following; etc.

• If your Methods is difficult to follow because it is long and complicated, then consider dividing it into separate parts, each with a subheading. You can divide it into the typical parts of an experimental procedure (such as Lab Set-Up, Lab Procedure, and Analysis of Data) or, if there were multiple experiments, a part for each experimental procedure.

Example Methods

Read the example methods to help you write your own protocol