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EXCITINGEXCITING
WAY COOLWAY COOL
FUNFUN
AMAZINGAMAZING
EDUCATIONAEDUCATIONALL
Science Fair ProjectsScience Fair Projects
Pines Elementary School
Participation is mandatorymandatory for 4th4th and 5th5th graders and optionaloptional for K,1,2, &3K,1,2, &3.
Projects are due March 10th at school. Judges will not score late entries.
Science Fair Projects Science Fair Projects MUST be MUST be EXPERIMENTSEXPERIMENTS
An experiment is a test to find out something.
Experiments are repeated 3 times.
1 2 3
DO NOTDO NOT MAKE
A VOLCANO.
x
DO NOT MAKE A VOLCANO. THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION.
DO NOT MAKE A VOLCANO. THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION.
x
DO NOTDO NOT USE THE
SOLAR SYSTEM.
xDO NOT MAKE A MODEL OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
DO NOT MAKE A MODEL OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
x
Select a TopicSelect a TopicMAKE SURE IT IS A TOPIC
YOU CAN INVESTIGATEINVESTIGATE.
Where can I find ideas for Science Fair Projects?
?
Select a topic that genuinely interests you.
Watch commercials on TV. Test their claims.
PRODUCTS THAT CLAIM TO BE THE BEST CAN BE COMPARED WITH OTHER PRODUCTS THAT CLAIM TO BE THE BEST.
PRODUCTS THAT CLAIM TO BE THE BEST CAN BE COMPARED WITH OTHER PRODUCTS THAT CLAIM TO BE THE BEST.
Does that deodorant really stop wetness
better than another one ?
Remember a time you thought "I wonder what would happen if..." then turn that into a project.
Use your experiences.
Check the science section of our library media center.
Browse and look at book titles, then look inside the books that look interesting to you.
Gather Background Information
Gather information about your topic from books, magazines, the Internet, people and companies. Keep notes about where you found your information.
•Why is this a project worth doing?
•Why are the results important?•Who would want to know the
results?
What is the PURPOSE?
Use the Scientific Use the Scientific MethodMethod
QuestionQuestionPredictionPredictionMaterialsMaterialsProcedureProcedureResultsResultsConclusioConclusionn
The variable is the one factor I wish to change (or use in different amounts). Everything is given the exact same conditions except for one factor. This factor is my variable. I need to explain things I did to make it a controlled experiment. Variables are the things that have an effect on the experiment.
VariablesVariables
The independent variableindependent variable is the one condition that you change in the experiment. It is the factor that you are comparing or testing. What may affect the results of my experiment? Choose one variable to change and keep the others the same.
The controlled variablescontrolled variables are the conditions that need to remain the same during my experiment so that they do not affect the results.
BE CREATIVEBE CREATIVEand and
START EARLYSTART EARLY
What are some What are some examples of examples of
great projects?great projects?
Keep your project a Keep your project a secret!secret!
DO NOT post on Social DO NOT post on Social Media such as Facebook Media such as Facebook
or Twitter.!or Twitter.!
Question/ProblemWhat I wanted to find out
Prediction/HypothesisWhat I thought would happen
MaterialsA list of the items I used to do this experiment
Title of Project
PurposeWhy I wanted to do this experiment and how the results might be important
ProcedureThis is a numbered list of the steps I used to complete this experiment.
VariablesThis is an explanation of the one factor I changed and how I kept all the other factors the same.
ResultsWhat actually happened and where my data is shown
ConclusionWhat I learned from this experiment and what I might do differently in the future
Acknowledgement – A thank you to the people who helped me with this project
Displaying Your ProjectDisplaying Your Project