Notes Title How to write the Methodology section

Notes Title = How to write the “Methodology” section “Procedures” vs. “Methodology” Methodology Procedures • Instructions are written as commands • Steps are numbered • Materials listed separately • Instructions are detailed enough for others to repeat the experiment. Methodology • Written as a narrative (paragraph form) in the past tense • Written in 3 rd person (no “I” or “we”) using the passive voice • Materials are embedded in the paragraph, explaining what they were used for. • Descriptions are detailed enough for others to repeat the experiment.

Active vs. Passive Voice • Video on active & passive voice: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=FHPQpgk. NJb 0 Why should we write the Materials and Methods section in passive voice? *hint* “depersonalize” • Identifying active vs. passive using "by zombies" https: //esltechteach. files. wordpress. com/2012/11/zombie-passive-active-voice. pdf How can you use “by zombies” to see if you’re using active or passive voice? (Give an example for each)

Convert DNA extraction lab “procedures” into “Methodology” – Things you SHOULD include: • Why you used the materials or what the materials were used for • What kind of data you collected (or what you measured) – Things you should NOT include: • The act of gathering materials or cleaning up • Who did what • The actual results, observations, or data

• Write a narrative (full sentences in paragraph form) describing what happened in the DNA extraction lab. , including mistakes! • Include ingredients for the DNA extraction solution • Write “(by zombies)” to check each sentence • Do not include clean-up steps • Do not include the results of the lab. • Procedure: 1) “Put the strawberry into the ziploc bag” • Methodology (Passive voice, past tense, 3 rd person) “One strawberry was put into the ziploc bag (by zombies). ”