Determine the purpose of your essay. Scientific essays can be written with different goals in mind. Your purpose may be to answer an essay question, explain the findings of a lab experiment or explore research and experiments conducted by others.
Organize your writing with an outline. Scientific essays usually follow a different pattern than other essays. Sections to include are the title, list of authors, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion and references.
Include in the list of authors the names of everyone who contributed in some way to the experiments you performed in your research. Also include the names of anyone else who contributed to the drafting of your report.
Save the writing of your abstract until the end. This is a short summary of about 250 words.
Describe any experiments you conducted in your research in the materials and methods section of your essay. Do not include findings here.
State the findings of your research in the results section. This is an objective review of what took place in the experiment. This does not include interpretation.
Give your interpretation of the findings in the next section, the discussion, and communicate the meaning and significance of what happened in your research.
Include only reputable sources in your references. Your research should consist of academic and scientific journals. Credible sources are vital to the credibility of your essay.