Sample Research Paper/ Investigatory Project

To all research/investigatory project enthusiasts here is a sample write-up format you can follow:

Camphor in Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) as a Natural Mosquito Repellent

ABSTRACT:

A study about Camphor in Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) as a Natural Mosquito Repellent was made to determine if it causes a significant difference on the repellency of mosquito on cloth treated with the commercial and natural mosquito repellent. The Researchers’ aim in conducting the study is to find locally available and inexpensive natural mosquito repellent. It also aimed to offer for the number of pioneering studies of locally available plant in making a natural mosquito repellent.
Three set-ups were made with one as a control and the other two as the experimental set–ups. All set- ups used the same number of mosquitoes, volume of cages, temperature and pressure of the environment to ensure that mosquitoes were in a well- ventilated place and to avoid biased in the study. The same amount of extracts were used from both commercial and camphor from Gotu Kola leaves and same cloth was used in testing the natural mosquito repellents from Gotu Kola leaves, commercial natural mosquito repellent and a set – up with no treatment of natural mosquito repellent. The repellents were tested according to its duration (time it takes for mosquito to land on treated and untreated cloth). Number of mosquitoes landed on a given allotted time were also observed then further measured the repellency.
The results of the study were further statistically analyzed using a statistical test, ANOVA. From the data obtained, it can be concluded that camphor in Gotu Kola leaves could repel mosquitoes. Results clearly showed that there is no significant difference between the natural mosquito repellent from Camphor of Gotu Kola leaves to the commercial natural mosquito repellent

This study was able to qualify in the regional level contest 2008. Credits are given to the following students namely:

Castillote, Girlie M.
Macas, Allain Jessel P.
Salem, Shiny Rose M.
IV- Einstein & IV- Maxwell
Iligan City National High School

If you are doing a research proposal title page must be replaced with a research proposal instead of research paper. Research proposal is upto methodology (chapter III).