The procedure for a scientific experiment is crucial for any scientific paper. However, one must follow strict form when writing a procedure.

Points to consider when writing a procedure include:

• Make sure you are short, specific, and concise
• Write in the past tense
• Never use personal pronouns
• Always identify the manipulate, responding, and constant variables

Below is an example of a scientific procedure. However, the procedure does not depict an experiment, but rather how to draw a stickman.

1. A vertical line 3 cm in length was drawn.
2. Extending from the lowermost point of this line, two 4 cm lines were drawn at 150° angles from the vertical line and a 60° angle from each other.
3. A circle 0.5 cm in diameter was drawn 0.25 cm to the left of the lowermost point of the left-angled line so that the edge of the circle was just touching the line. Another circle of the same size was drawn 0.25 cm to the right of the lowermost point of the right-angled line.
4. A fourth line 4 cm in length intersected the vertical line perpendicular at the center of both lines.
5. Two circles with 0.5 cm diameters were drawn, one on each end of the horizontal line.
6. A last circle 1 cm in diameter was drawn at the top of the vertical line.