1) Does the Abstract contain results and conclusions only?

If not, list things that don’t belong.
 
 
 
 

2) How well does the Introduction explain why the experiment was done?
 
 
 
 

Does it give useful background information?  If so, what?  What's missing?
 
 
 
 
 
 

3) Is the Raw Data in a table? Or a graph?

Are the presentations clear? Are units shown?
 
 
 
 
 
 

For graphs, are the axes and units labeled? Could the graph be smaller?
 
 
 
 

4) Are all related numerical values in the Data Analysis section contained in one table?

Are they labeled with their experimental meaning? Are the units clear?
 
 

How are errors in the values expressed?
 
 
 
 

How are differences assessed for significance?
 
 
 
 

How is the agreement with accepted values assessed?
 
 

Are there important results that weren’t listed in the abstract?
 
 

What statistics are missing?
 
 
 
 

5) Does the Conclusions section make sense given the data?
 
 
 
 

Does it attempt to explain all the observed differences?
 
 
 
 

Does it suggest other experiments?