ABSTRACT

The title should be descriptive but not excessively long. Your written report should include an abstract. An abstract is a one-paragraph summary of problem,

methods, main findings, and take-home message. Your written report should include the following sections:

1. Introduction: This section should state the problem being studied with sufficient background so that readers can fully understand the project. This will likely require a discussion of a chemical process learned in class such as oxidative rancidity (with reactions), starch gelatinization, gluten development, etc. This section may also include a review of methods available to test your dependent variable and an explanation for your selected approach. This section should include a statement of the purpose of the project including specific independent and dependent variables. This statement could come at the end of this section or, if the section is several pages long, it could come at the end of the first paragraph.