What is a discussion based on the scientific method?

Question

im working on a science fair project, and I do not know what a discussion is. Please help me!!! Do you ask the question or answer it? What should I write for the discussion part? If i write the questions only, do i write the answers too? If so that would take a while! Im confused please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Discussion is what you would say if someone walked up to you and asked you to explain your project.

You'd start with the hypothesis.

Then explain your experiment.

Then talk about your data, how it supported your hypothesis (or not).

And then your conclusion, and how you arrived at it, also how well (or poorly) your data supported it.

Answer 2

Discussion section is similar to the conclusion.

In the discussion section you should discuss and interpret the results of your investigation. It is important to reflect back on your hypothesis in this section - Can you support your hypothesis? Must you reject it? Also, use this section to discuss any mistakes you may have made while performing the experiment. If your data doesn't make any sense, try to figure out where you went wrong. Finally, suggest how the investigation might have been improved. It should also include any citations which would help to support your conclusions.

Some instructors want a separate conclusion section -- in which case the conclusion should be one strong paragraph summing it all up.