Planning and Writing Your KIC Article

Congratulations on being selected to present at KIC. This will be a busy time for you. One of your responsibilities will be to write an article which will be published in the KIC JOURNAL and on the KIC website. The article will be read by many people, so you will want to do your best.

This guide will assist you as you plan and write your article. The important thing to remember is that your article should include enough details for others to understand what you did. Many of your readers might not see your presentation. All they will know about your investigation and discoveries will be what you write in the article.

PARAGRAPH 1	Tell about the TOPIC of your investigation and discoveries. Explain why you chose that topic
PARAGRAPH 2	Tell your audience the exact QUESTION(S) you tried to answer. Include how you thought of the question(s).
PARAGRAPH 3	BACKGROUND INFORMATION on your topic Use books, magazines, old KIC JOURNALS, Body of Knowledge, or other sources to tell about what OTHERS have discovered about your topic.
PARAGRAPH 4	Explain EXACTLY what you did to ANSWER your own question. First, I:____________________ Next, I:____________________ Later, I:___________________ Finally, I:___________________
PARAGRAPH 5	Write about the FACTS you discovered from your research. Tell what you learned.
PARAGRAPH 6	Suggest some things students might try NEXT YEAR with your topic. Include other areas of your research that you wanted to try but did not have time to do. You might include a new question for someone else to investigate (related to your topic).

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