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  1. Last 7 days
    1. recipe(s) generate

      This does create an awkward subject verb agreement issue. You could most easily get around it by shifting to "generated" (which works for both single and plural recipe/recipes). That still fits the context.

      Or, you could just leave it as "recipes" ... you are asking which ones (of seven) generated the most crumbs.... that's also accurate for the project.

      Or, just leave it, and assume most won't care that recipe/generate is an issue and treat "recipe(s)" as inherently plural.

    2. percent remaining

      For reading clarity, it might make sense to reference it the way you did "Before" and "After"...

      "Percent remaining"

      (That matches the way it appears on the chart" -- or just use "percent remaining" lowercase)

    3. 3 trials

      Noticing it here.... in multiple surrounding spots in this section, you've spelled out three... "three different crumb tests"... "three cookies"

      Might look back to see how much of this you've done. I see two instances of "3 trials" right here... 3.g and 4.e... but if you've spelled numbers out elsewhere... be consistent.

    4. You should bake the cookies for a total of 9 to 11 minutes, or until golden brown.

      ... unless they are burning as the previous sentence indicates.... obvious. But the sentence is contradictory.

      And this suggests that if they are not burning at 5 minutes... you leave them to 9 or 11..... again... there's a bit of a logic gap here. This seems to "suggest" they might be burning at 5 minutes.... (which may be true for one recipe).

    5. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt and whisk, as shown in Figure 1, below.

      The whisk isn't being thrown into the bowl with the ingredients.

      "In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt and then whisk, as shown in Figure 1."

      (Need the "and then" -- otherwise, break it to two sentences: In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Whisk the ingredients together, as shown in Figure 1. )

    6. which of these ingredients are

      If the end result is that "one" is most important, I would suggest correcting the grammar -- which --> is

      If the implication is that more than one (of the three) is "most" important... just leave it.

    7. test three independent variables (i.e., amount of flour, butter, and egg)

      We don't typically "tell" them what their variables are. Particularly at this level, they should be able to determine that. I would suggest revising how this is phrased.

    8. agitating (i.e., stirring up)

      using "i.e.," here is cumbersome... at the high school level... this may not be needed

      or just rephrase it: by agitating (by shaking or stirring)

    9. ,

      While this comma can technically be used here, in this case, the sentence will read better without it. (This sentence appears in the abstract, too. Same change suggested.) -- And, yes, grammarly will suggest ", such as" - which isn't the voice here.

    10. Because crumbs can float in zero gravity, they can easily move around once they are loose, and then squeeze into places they should not be, such as electrical panels, where they may cause fires, and air filtration systems, clogging and breaking them.

      First -- the comma before "and then" needs to be removed. There is no new verb. Second -- there is a parallelism issue with the ending. Two suggested alternatives:

      Because crumbs can float in zero gravity, they can easily move around once they are loose and then squeeze into places they should not be, such as electrical panels, where they may cause fires, and air filtration systems, where they may clog the system and cause damage.

      Or... "where they may clog and break the system" (if you want to stay with "break")

    11. Crumbs float around in zero gravity, can squeeze into electrical panels, where they may cause fires, and can get sucked into air filtration systems, clogging them.

      Suggested edit to improve flow and parallelism: "Crumbs can float around in zero gravity, squeeze into electrical panels, where they may cause fires, and get sucked into and clog air filtration systems."

    12. roles

      role (and before you argue it... you have "roles is"... -- while you are listing two things here, this will read better as role (otherwise, you need "roles are" -- this is a grammar error as is))

  2. Jan 2024
  3. Dec 2023
    1. Figure 2.

      Add sometehing like: Q: Does my car have to be able to stand stable when not in use. A: No. .... whatever

      (I think this will be a question because only 1 wheel is required. A stable car isn't the goal here -- but some might assume that is a given.)

    2. materials

      Maybe bold this to differentiate from tools. (I initially thought this was confusing because of the second list. I see though that you are differentiation materials (that can be use "on" the car) from tools

    3. You should put some effort into brainstorming and designing your car before you dive in and start building it.

      You haven't actually said, in the introduction, what the goal is. Usually that isn't simply in the objective or abstract.... the final paragraph of the introduction would say something like, "Your cahllenge is to...."