Write the materials and methods section AND the results section of your paper. These sections work hand-in-hand. In materials and methods, you explain in detail what you used to conduct your study (materials) and how you conducted your study (methods). In results, you present the data that you collected by conducting your study. Usually, this takes the form of graphs. Further instructions below: Materials and Methods A materials and methods section is like a recipe — every detail must be included and made very explicit so that someone else can replicate it exactly as you did it. The materials are your "ingredients,' and the methods are the 'cooking instructions.”
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