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SCIENCE FAIR STUDENT PROJECT GUIDES

[PDF]Science Fair Student Guide
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[PDF]Student Guide: How to Do a Science Fair Project
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[PDF]STUDENT'S PACKET FOR THE SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT
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[PDF]Holt Science Fair Guide - Paterson Public Schools
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[PDF]Elementary Science Fair Planning Guide (pdf)
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[PDF]Science Fair Student Guide
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[PDF]STUDENT'S PACKET FOR THE SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT
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[PDF]Elementary Science Fair Planning Guide (pdf)
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Science Fair Parent Letter and Packet

Dear Students and Parents:

It’s time to start working on Rio Vista’s Science Fair! Enclosed is a schedule outlining due dates and important information regarding your child’s project. Ample time has been scheduled and work has been spread out, so students can complete the work at a comfortable pace.

This is a major project and will represent a significant portion of your child’s grade for the next grading period(s). The primary objective of this project is to have students approach a problem scientifically. This includes:

Asking questions and forming hypotheses

Creating experiments to test those hypotheses

Organizing data and drawing conclusions

Writing about scientific research

The project must be experimental in nature as opposed to research oriented. In other words, students must do a test, survey, or experiment to determine the answer to their question instead of just looking it up in a book. We encourage students to pick topics that they are genuinely interested in, since they will be working on these projects for the next several weeks. Topics must be chosen from Science Buddies and must be a level 4 or higher. Topics must also be “original” - something students do not already know.

Project guidelines state that all work must be done by the students; however, assistance may be provided by teachers, parents, etc. It is very difficult to work alone without the exchange of ideas, so we encourage you to brainstorm with your child on different ideas and possible topics your child may want to pursue. Please take a moment to review all the attachments with your child in order to generate topic ideas.

I am looking forward to working with you to make this a valuable learning experience for your child. I appreciate your support on this important project. As acknowledgement and part of your child’s homework, please sign, date, and return the bottom portion of this letter by Friday, January 15.

Sincerely,

Mr. Taylor

Science Fair Project Timeline and Due Dates

Due Date	Assignment
January 15	Signed packet and topic selection
January 22	Question and research
January 29	Hypothesis and Proposal
February 5	Materials and Procedure
February 12	Data and Observations
February 19	Data and Observations
February 22	Revised Procedures, Data and Observations
March 4	Results and Conclusion
March 7	Final Report Paper
March 25	Project Display Board

Science Project Topics

Directions: Please check the topic that your project will be focused on.

Topic 1: The learner will conduct investigations to build an understanding of the interdependence of plants and animals.
Topic 2: The learner will make observations and conduct investigations to build an understanding of earth processes.
Topic 3: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of weather and climate.
Topic 4: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technologies to build an understanding of forces and motion in technological designs.
Topic 5: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technologies to build an understanding magnetism and electricity.

Homework Assignment DUE Friday, January 15, 2016

I have reviewed the Science Fair information and calendar with my child, ____________________, (Printed Name of Child) and we understand the requirements for a successful Science Fair Project.

_____________________________________ _________________________________

Parent Signature Student Signature

JUDGES' SCORE SHEET

Student's Name _______________________________________________________________

Grade __________________ School _____________________________________________

Category _________________________________________

Title of Project _______________________________________________________________

(circle score next to each category - 10 is highest)

Knowledge Gained (Has the student acquired knowledge doing this project?)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Information (Is the information collected through research valid and appropriate to the grade level?)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Scientific Approach (Was a scientific approach and controlled variable used in conducting the experiment?)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Collection of Data (Were measurements accurately taken and given in metric units?)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Conclusions (Were stated conclusions logical and valid?)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Written Work (Was the abstract present and the research paper organized and complete?)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Oral Presentation (Was it well planned and interesting?)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Exhibit (Was it visually appealing, neat, and attractive?)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Effort (Was the degree of individual effort demonstrated?)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Creativity and Originality (Does the project show creative approach or thought in design or presentation?)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Question- DUE January 15th

Your science fair question needs to be a testable question. This means that in order to answer your question you will have to conduct an experiment. Think about your question idea. Will you be conducting an experiment or just doing a demonstration? For example, growing a plant is just a demonstration, but determining how the amount of fertilizer in the soil affects the height of a plant is an experiment.

Most testable questions will fit into one of these question frames. Can you put your idea into one of these frames?

What is the effect of ________________ on _________________?
How does _______________ affect ____________________?
Which/What ______________(verb) ___________________?

Excellent questions are creative and meaningful. If you found your question on the Internet, ask yourself if there is a way to make the question your own. When you develop your question, you also want to make sure your idea is meaningful. What is the purpose of your project? Who might it help?

Write your question in the space below

For my science fair project I am asking this question: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Research - Due January 5th

Before you plan your experiment it is very important that you understand the science behind your topic and your question. The more you know, the better your experiment will be. One way to do this is to think of 3 questions that relate to your science fair topic and question. For example, if your experiment is about plants, you will need to know what plants need to survive and why they need those things.

In the spaces below record the questions you want to answer through research. Then research the answers to the questions. Be sure to record your source (website, book, etc.) in the works cited section. You will include these sources on your final poster.

Question 1:

Answer:

Works Cited:

Question 2:

Answer:

Works Cited:

Question 3:

Answer:

Works Cited:

You must turn in your bibliography note cards and keyword outlines for at least 3 sources.

*Your keyword outlines will be in your Science Project spiral notebook.

Background Research Paragraph

Synthesize the information that you learned while researching your topic to write a background research paragraph. The paragraph should explain the science concepts that are related to your topic and question. You will use the information in this paragraph to help you form a hypothesis and design your experiment.

In the space below, write your background information paragraph:

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

HYPOTHESIS- DUE January 29th

Here is what I am predicting the answer will be to my proposal question:

If: ________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Then: _____________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Because: __________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

How to Write a Good Hypothesis

Use the “If…, then…, because…” format.

“If…(describe a change in the independent variable), then…(tell how the dependent variable will react to the change), because…(explain your reasoning or tell why something will happen)”
Independent Variable: This is the variable that you, the scientist, change or manipulate. This is the “cause” in the experiment.
Dependent variable: This is the variable that “responds” to changes in the independent variable. This is the “effect” in an experiment.
Controlled variables: These are variables that are kept the same in all experiments to minimize scientific error, and to isolate the manipulated variable.

Example:

Experimental/Problem Question: How does fertilizer affect plant growth?
Hypothesis: If I increase the amount of fertilizer on grass plants, then the grass plants will grow taller, because plants will have more nutrients to grow taller provided by the fertilizer increase.
Amount of fertilizer = independent variable
Plant growth = dependent variable
Controlled variables in this experiment would be the amount of water and light the plants would receive, and the overall growing environment.

Proposal - Due January 29th

What is the purpose of your experiment (what problem are you trying to solve)?

Why did you select this topic?

Give a brief description of your experiment:

What are your variables?

Independent variable: _________________________________________________________________
Dependent variable: ___________________________________________________________________
Controlled variables: ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How will your learning from this experiment improve the quality of life for you, your family, and others?

Materials and Procedures - DUE February 5^th

Design an experiment that will allow you to answer your question. Before you start, think about what you are changing in the experiment (your independent variable), what you will measure in the experiment (your dependent variable), and what factors you will keep the same in order to design a “fair” experiment (controlled variables).

For this section you need to list your materials and write procedures. Your materials should include quantities. Your procedures can be written as a paragraph or in step-by-step form. Be specific, after reading your material list and procedures someone else should be able to reproduce your experiment.

Materials

Please list all materials you’re using for your project:

Procedures

Step 1: ____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Step 2: ____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Step 3: ____________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Step 4: ____________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Step 5: ____________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Step 6: ____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Step 7: ____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Step 8: ____________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Data and Observations- DUE February 12th and February 19th

As you conduct your experiment you need to record your observations and data in your Science Project spiral notebook. You must show this to your teacher on the two due dates as proof that you have conducted your experiment.

Collecting Data

Before you begin your experiment, it is a good idea to make a plan for how you will organize the data that you collect. Think about what you will be changing and what you will be measuring. Think about how much data you will collect. How often will you collect data and for how long? The more data you collect, the better your results will be. Consider doing more than one trial. This means you might end up conducting your experiment 3 or 4 times.

Sample data table for the fertilizer experiment:
In this data table theindependent variable (what is being changed by the scientist) is written across the top. The dependent variable is the recorded data throughout the table.

	Height of Grass with no fertilizer (cm)	Height of grass with 1 Cup fertilizer (cm)	Height of grass with 3 Cups Fertilizer (cm)
Day 1	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Day 2	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Day 3	0 cm	0 cm	0.2 cm
Day 4	0 cm	0 cm	0.3 cm
Day 5	0 cm	0.1 cm	0.3 cm
Day 6	0.3 cm	1 cm	1.5 cm
Day 7	0.4 cm	1.2 cm	1.6 cm
Day 8	0.7 cm	1.4 cm	1.9 cm
Day 9	1 cm	1.5 cm	2.3 cm
Day 10	1 cm	1.6 cm	2.5 cm
Day 11	1.1 cm	1.7 cm	2.6 cm
Day 12	1.3 cm	1.9 cm	2.8 cm

Observations

While you are conducting your experiment you will also want to record observations. Observations can be photographs, drawings or written descriptions. Be sure to record the date for each observation that you make. Below is a sample observation.

Date: 11/21/14 All of the plants have sprouted. The plants that have no fertilizer have 2 green leaves each. The plants that have 5 mL of fertilizer have 2 green leaves each. Two of the plants with 10 mL of fertilizer have 2 green leaves each. One of the plants with 10 mL of fertilizer has one green leaf and one white leaf.

Revised Procedures- DUE February 22nd (along with any more data and observations you have collected)

While conducting your experiment, you may have found that some of your procedures needed to be altered.

Please write your final experimental procedures below.