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Science Fair Information
2008 - 2009
Due Dates
Class Projects: March 20th
Student Projects: April 13th
Science Fair: April 23rd
All students in grade 3 - 5 are required to do
a science project. Students in grades K - 2 are encouraged to
participate in the science fair.
Grading Criteria:
- State the Problem
10 points
- Present a Hypothesis
5 points
- Plan to solve the problem 10
points
- Experiment
10 points
- Results of experiment
5 points
- Conclusion of results
15 points
- Student explain results
15 points
- Value of experiment
10 points
- Idea original
5 points
- Material organized
5 points
- Data easy to read
5 points
- Variables controlled
5 points
The scientific method:
- Identify a problem (purpose)
- Hypothesis
- Conduct the experiment
- Record your observations
- Draw a conclusion
How to set up a science project
board:
- Title:
Locate on the middle of the board (centered) and should be
visible across the room.
- Purpose:
Write a statement that describes what you want to do.
- Materials:
Make the material list as specific as possible. List what
type of supplies and equipment you will need to complete your
science project.
- Procedure:
List all the steps you did in completing your experiment -
remember to number your steps and add photos of your experiment.
- Hypothesis:
A hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work.
Most of the time a hypothesis is written like this: "If
_______
(I do this), then ________(this) will happen."
- Results:
This tells what happened. Data should be put into a
table or graph and make sure all data is clearly labeled.
- Conclusion:
A brief summary of what you discovered based on the
results of your experiment. You need to indicate whether
or not the data supports the hypothesis.
- Helpful Hints:
Use a font size of at least 16 points and slightly smaller fonts
for captions on pictures and tables.
Use photos or draw diagrams to present non-numerical data or
just to show your experimental set-up. Don't put text on
top of photos or images, it is too difficult to read.
- Putting it all together:
Print out or write your information on white paper that you will
attach to your display board. Try card stock paper instead
of regular paper, they wrinkle less when you attach it to your
display board. Glue sticks (use plenty) work well for
attaching sheets of paper to your display board. Use
double-sided tape for items like photos that may not stick to
glue. Use ribbon or cut color paper to trim your board.
You can use
color construction paper to add accents to your display board. A
common technique is to put sheets of construction paper behind
the white paper containing your text
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