Works Cited 
See Chapter 10 for a complete discussion of preparing the Works Cited list. 
Personal Reflections 
In a separate piece of writing (or as a final part of your paper), your teacher may ask you to reflect on the experience of doing your own research and writing the STEM research paper. This is your chance to share how you felt about your experience of being a real scientist. You might use some of the following questions for your personal reflections. The reflections should be real, specific, and honest. 
• Why did you do this experiment? What made you curious about this topic? 
• Did you find out what you thought you would, or something different? 
• How has the question you explored helped you see scientific studies in a new light? 
• What about your topic would you have liked to learn more about? Explain. 
• Did you have frustrations with the experiment or paper? Explain. 
• How did you overcome them? 
• What would you do differently if you were to redo the experiment? 
• What advice do you have for students who might be asked to complete their own research studies? 
• What experimental topic would you explore if you were to do another research study of this magnitude? 
• Why do you think you are required to do this huge research project? 
• What skills did you learn doing this project that will apply to your future?