Writing Procedures

WARM UPWhy is it important to have multiple trials

during an experiment?

Why is it important to have detailed and complete procedures?

Now that you have your QUESTION & HYPOTHESIS….You will write your list of MATERIALS

and your PROCEDURES

Problem: An Alien landed on earth and discovered the peanut butter and jelly sandwich and wants to take back the recipe to their alien planet ….

Question: How do you make a perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich?

Hypothesis: If I put an equal amount of peanut butter and jelly on slices of bread, then I will have a delicious peanut butter sandwich because the equal ratio produces the best tasting sandwich. Independent variable: amount of peanut butter and jelly Dependent: taste of sandwich Control: same type of bread

MaterialsPeanut butter

Jelly

Bread

Knife

Plate

Knife

Spoon

Procedure

Your TurnComplete the “Materials” section of your

packet

Complete the “Procedures” section of your packet

Turn to your Science Fair TimelineAdjust Dates

COLLECTING DATAhttp://www.tfsd.k12.id.us/pe/ScienceFairGuide1

2.pdf

Check Point 1:Do you have a science journal?

Do have the right tools?

If your answer is “no” to one or both questions, make sure you have what you need by TOMORROW.

Checkpoint 2:Do you have a chart or table to record your

information?

If your answer is “no”, make one now.

Create a Graphhttp://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

Checkpoint 3:Which graph will you be using?

Why?

Turn to your Science Fair Timeline (Nov. 6-9)Adjust Dates on your SCIENCE FAIR TIMELINE

TODAY’S TOPICSSCIENCE JOURNAL

Collecting Data

Conducting your experiment

Example Projects

How to begin THINKING ABOUT displaying your project

How you will be graded1. Background Research (5 sources, notes about your

project from at least 3 sources)

2. Science Journal (log book)

3. Question

4. Hypothesis

5. Identify: Independent, dependent, control variables

6. Materials List

7. Procedures

8. Data Table (recording your data)

9. Data Graph

10. Analyzing Results

11. Conclusions

12. Abstract

13. Board

SCIENCE JOURNAL

Conducting Your experimentProcedures

Keep a log of your work

Complete your data table as you COLLECT DATA *as part of your log entries*

Winning Science Fair Projectshttp://leescience8.wikispaces.com/

Science+Fair