RESEARCH AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

TIP #2 Science Fair

Science Fair ResearchAt this point you should have

completedthe following with your

Science Teacher:

1. Topic approvalAnd working on your… 2. Problem statement.

3. Hypothesis.

NOW it’s time to RESEARCH!!

What do I need to research??Your research will be

related to the topic of your experiment.

Look at your problem statement and hypothesis to get ideas.

Use key scientific vocabulary to direct your search.

Use Scientific Concepts to also direct your

search.

Here is an example!

PROBLEM STATEMENTHow many times does a balloon need to be rubbed to create enough static electricity to stick to a wall?

HYPOTHESISIf a balloon is rubbed 10 times then it will stick to a wall.

What do you think should be the research sub-topics?

Use the hypothesis and problem statement for Ideas.

What would you research?

What is static electricity?

Why does the balloon need to be rubbed?

What causes the balloon to stick to a wall?

Do some materials work better thanOthers for making static electricity? If so, what are they?

How is static electricitySimilar to /different from electricity from an electrical outlet?

Example #2PROBLEM STATEMENT

Which metals are better conductors of heat?

HYPOTHESISIf copper, iron and aluminum wire are heated, then the iron wire will conduct the heat faster than the copper or aluminum wire.

What do you think should be the research sub-topics?

Use the hypothesis and problem statement for Ideas.

What are possible Research Sub-Topics?

What materials make affective conductors of heat?

What is a conductor?

What are physical properties of a good heat conductor?

How does heat move through an object?

What is heat?

What are physical and chemical properties of a good heat conductor?

Research using various resources to find information related

to your sub-topics.

Encyclopedias

Scientific Magazines

Credible Internet web-sites

Textbooks

Expert testimony

Non-fiction books

Wikipedia may notbe used as a source.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Skim a passage to see if you can use the information.

3. When you find a passage that you can use, document the bibliography information.

2. Analyze the source to determine if the source if credible.

*No Wikipedia sources.*Google is a search engine NOT

a source.*look for .gov, .edu, .org

4.Designate the last 2 pages of your logbook to document Bibliographyinformation.

BIBLIOGRAPHY(continued)

• What information do I need to cite my sources??

Use STADDUPS Site or database name

T Title of the webpage or book

A Author (if not available must include a publisher in order to be a credible source.)

D Date of publication (found at the bottom of the a website and on the title page of a book)

D Date of access (Website only: the date you went to the site.

U URL (Website only) Look for .edu, .org,.gov for more credible sources.

P Publishing information (located at bottom of a website or title page of a book)

You must have 3 different sources cited in the bibliography.

Always write down the BIBLIOGRAPHY information from the SITE/BOOK/ENCYLOPEDIAyou are using, on the last 2 pages of your logbook, before you write down the research information.

Each Source should be Numbered.

LET’S LOOK AT A RESEARCH ORGANIZER

You will complete the research organizer in your LOGBOOK..

An example is in your TIP packet.

NEW: YOU WILL DRAW A Research ORGANIZER IN YOUR LOGBOOK.

Research OrganizerSource Number(write in

the margin)

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Bullet the details from your research on the Research Organizer drawIn your logbook

READ the passage needed for your research.

WRITE the information in your own words.This decreases the possibility of plagiarism.

Let’s Look at a Completed Example using the Conductors of Heat

Experiment.

Research Organizer (in logbook)

Source Numbe

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Sub-topic Bulleted Details

1 What is heat?

*Transfers from warmer object or area to cooler object or area

*Heat and temperature are not the same thing.

*The measure of energy in a substance.

2 What is conduction?

*Transfer of heat between two touching materials.*the better the conductor the faster the heat transfer

3 Properties of conductors

*Atoms are loosely arranged*Atoms have room to move around*Metals

3 Examples of good conductors

silver copper gold aluminum iron steel

Let’s Look at a Completed Example using the

Static Electricity of a Balloon Experiment

Research OrganizerSource#

Sub-topic Bulleted Details

2 What is static electricity?

*Charges in an object are not balanced.*Either have more negative than positive charges or positive than negative.*Items with opposite charges attract.*Items with like charges repel

1 Where do these charges come from?

*the protons and electrons of an atom.

3 How do protons and electrons cause the static charge of an object?

*Electrons are negatively charged.*Protons positive*Usually same amount of both so no charge.*Removal of electrons leaves more protons so positive charged item*Addition of electrons = negative charge.*Only electrons move

Now you are ready to RESEARCH

for your Science FairResearch Report!!!

Let’s Review

When you find a source youwant to use, what should you do

first?

Write down the source information

Where is the source/bibliography information written?

The last 2 pages of your logbook.

What do the letters in the acronym STADDUP stand for?

S Site or database name

T Title of the webpage or book

A Author (if not available must include a publisher in order to be a credible source.)

D Date of publication (found at the bottom of the a website and on the title page of a book)

D Date of access (Website only: the date you went to the site.

U URL (Website only) Look for .edu, .org,.gov for more credible sources.

P Publishing information (located at bottom of a website or title page of a book)

What sources can you use to research your topic?

Science TextbookNon fiction library booksJournalsEncyclopediasInternet websites

Remember: *GOOGLE is NOT a website, but is a Search engine and should not be used in the bibliography.

**No Wikipedia

How should details related to the SUB-TOPICS

be written?

Details should be• bulleted.

•Verb phrases•Paraphrased

•In the LOGBOOK

HAPPYRESEARCHING!!