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Science Fair Paper
Name:
________________________________
The order of your final paper will be:
1) Abstract
2) Safety Sheet
3) Endorsements (only if you are using humans, non-human vertebrates, or microorganisms
in your experiment)
4) Title Page
5) Table of Contents
6) Acknowledgments
7) Purpose
8) Hypothesis
9) Review of Literature
10) Materials
11) Procedure
12) Results/Data (Tables, Charts, etc)
13) Results/Data (Explanation of tables, charts, etc)
14) Conclusion
15) Works Cited
Your entire paper will be:
Times New Roman
Double spaced
12 point font
Black ink
Before You Begin Typing Anything on Your Paper Set Your Formatting
Setting Margins:
1. Click on “Page Layout” on the menu bar.
2. Click on “Margins”
3. Make sure all margins are set at 1”
Setting Spacing:
1. Click on “Paragraph” on the menu bar.
2. Make sure that the “After” box says 0. Make sure that the line spacing says “Double.”
3. Click “OK”
Setting Font:
1. Make sure the Font box on the Home Tool Bar says “Times New Roman” and the size says “12”
Title Page Requirements
Content:
1. A clear title is used (creativity encouraged).2. Student’s name and school are listed.
Format:
1. Location: 1st page
2. Margins: 1”
3. Line Spacing: Double
4. Centering: Centered between the top and bottom marginsCentered between the right and left margins
5. Font: Times New Roman
6. Font Size: 12
7. 1st Line of Text: Paper’s Title
The first line of each word is capitalized except for words such as “and” “of” “a” & “the”
If “the” begins the title, then “the” would be capitalized
8. 2nd Line of Text: Your first and last name
9. 3rd Line of Text: Manteno Middle School
10. Header: On the top right side of the page.
It has your last name
There are 5 spaces after your last name.
Use the Insert page Number button on the Header/Footer toolbar to create a page number
Directions for Creating a Header:
1. Go to “Insert”
2. Click on the “Header” arrow
3. A drop-down box appears. Select the “Edit Header” option
4. Hit the “Page Number” button.
5. Select the “Top of Page” option
6. Select the “Plain Number 3” option, where the page number is right aligned.
7. Type your last name in front of the page number, hit the space bar 5 times, and then highlight your name and the page number in the header.
8. Hit the “Home” tab.
9. Select the Text to be “Times New Roman” and the font to be “12”
10. Select the “Header and Footer Tools” tab.
11. Select “Close Header and Footer” button
Setting Tabs
1. Click on arrow near “Paragraph” on the menu bar.
2. Click “Tabs” in the bottom left corner.
3. In the Tab stop position box, type .5 Make sure the “Alignment” section says Left and that the “Leader” section says None.
4. Click “Set”
5. Click in the “Tab stop position” box and delete the .5, then type .6 Make sure the “Alignment” section says Right and the “Leader” section says “None”
6. Click “Set”
7. Click in the “Tab stop position” box and delete the .6, then type 6 Make sure the “Alignment” section says Right and the “Leader” section says “2”
8. Click “Set”
9. Click “OK”
10. Once you start typing your Table of Contents, you MUST press the Tab key after the section title (for example: Acknowledgements) and before you type the page number.
Table of Contents RequirementsContent:
1. Listing of the section title with page numbers.2. Pages are in correct order.3. The first page listed is the Acknowledgments.
Format:
1. Location: 2nd page
2. Margins: 1”
3. Line Spacing: double
4. Font Style: Times New Roman
5. Font Size: 12
6. Tabs: Left tab at .5”Right tab at .6”Right tab with leaders at 6”
7. Title: Table of Contents
8. Title: Centered between the left and right marginsThe 1st letter of each word is capitalized except for the word “of.”
9. Header: On right side of paper. It is set up just the same as the titlepage.
Acknowledgments Requirements
Content:1. A paragraph to give credit to anyone who helped you.2. Use “The researcher” or “The exhibitor” when talking about yourself.
Format:
1. Margins: 1”
2. Line Spacing: double
3. Font: Times New Roman
4. Font Size: 12
5. Header: On the right side of the paper. It is set up the same as thetitle.
6. Tab: Each paragraph begins with a tab.
7. Title: The title is centered between the left and the right margins.
The a in “Acknowledgments” is capitalized.
Purpose Requirements
Content:
1. One to two sentences describing what your experiment is about and why it is a good idea to complete this experiment.
Format:
1. Margins: 1”
2. Line Spacing: double
3. Font: Times New Roman
4. Font Size: 12
5. Header: On the right side of the paper. It is set up the same as thetitle.
6. Tab: Each paragraph begins with a tab.
7. Title: The title is centered between the left and the right margins.
The p in “Purpose” is capitalized.
Hypothesis Requirements
Content:
1. One sentence describing your educated guess about the question being asked. This sentence should be in “If-then” format.
2. One sentence identifying your independent variable.
3. One sentence identifying your dependent variable.
4. One to two sentences identifying your constants.
5. One sentence identifying your control.
Format:
1. Margins: 1”
2. Line Spacing: double
3. Font: Times New Roman
4. Font Size: 12
5. Header: On the right side of the paper. It is set up the same as thetitle.
6. Tab: Each paragraph begins with a tab.
7. Title: The title is centered between the left and the right margins.
The h in “Hypothesis” is capitalized.
Review of Literature Requirements
Content:1. 2-3 pages summarizing previous experiments, background information and brief history
about the topic.
2. Must be written in 3rd person.
3. At least three different sources of literature are used. These are books magazines, interviews, or internet.
4. NO RESULTS ARE LISTED HERE!
Format:
1. Margins: 1”
2. Line Spacing: double
3. Font: Times New Roman
4. Font Size: 12
5. Header: On the right side of the paper. It is set up the same as thetitle.
6. Tab: Each paragraph begins with a tab.
7. Title: The title is centered between the left and the right margins.
The r and l in “Review of Literature” is capitalized.
Materials Requirements
Content:
1. Equipment and materials used are listed; drawings and photographs are present if they help to clarify.
2. Quantities are provided in metric units.
Format:
1. Margins: 1”
2. Line Spacing: double
3. Font: Times New Roman
4. Font Size: 12
5. Header: On the right side of the paper. It is set up the same as thetitle.
6. Tab: Each paragraph begins with a tab.
7. Title: The title is centered between the left and the right margins.
The m in “Materials” is capitalized.
Procedure
Content:
1. A numbered list of step-by-step directions for doing the experiment.2. Controls and variables are listed.3. Multiple trials are included when necessary.
Format:
1. Margins: 1”
2. Line Spacing: double
3. Font: Times New Roman
4. Font Size: 12
5. Header: On the right side of the paper. It is set up the same as thetitle.
6. Tab: Each paragraph begins with a tab.
7. Title: The title is centered between the left and the right margins.
The p in “Procedures” is capitalized.
Results/Data Requirements
Content:
1. Data from this experiment is organized into tables or charts, with graphs if appropriate.2. Data is clear and accurately measured.3. Quantitative data is measured in the correct metric units.
Format:
1. Margins: 1”
2. Line Spacing: double
3. Font: Times New Roman
4. Font Size: 12
5. Header: On the right side of the paper. It is set up the same as thetitle.
6. Tab: Each paragraph begins with a tab.
7. Title: The title is centered between the left and the right margins.
The r and d in “Results/Data” is capitalized.
Creating a Line Graph
1. Enter the information that you want to chart into a Microsoft Excel worksheet.
a. DO NOT include letters with the numbers that you are graphing. (For example, do not enter 5 km into a cell. Just enter 5.)
2. Select (Highlight) the information that you want to create a graph for.
3. Click on the “Insert” tab on the menu bar
4. Click on the “Line” arrow.
5. Click on a Chart sub-type
6. Go to “Chart Layout” and select “Layout 10”
7. Click on the “Title” of the graph and type what you want the title to be. Remember the title should be descriptive.
8. Click on the “Axis Title” on the x-axis and type what you want the x-axis title to be.
9. Click on the “Axis Title” on the y-axis and type what you want the y-axis title to be.
Creating a Pie Chart
1. Enter the information that you want to chart into a Microsoft Excel worksheet.
a. DO NOT include letters with the numbers that you are graphing. (For example, do not enter 5 km into a cell. Just enter 5.)
2. Select (Highlight) the information that you want to chart.
3. Select the “Insert” button on the menu bar.
4. Select the “Pie” button in the chart type section.
5. Select the type of pie chart you would like from the drop down menu.
6. Go to the “Chart Layout” section and scroll down until you can select a layout with a title for you to edit.
7. Click on the Title section to edit the title.
Creating a Column Chart
1. Enter the information that you want to chart into an Excel worksheet.
a. DO NOT include letters with the numbers that you are graphing. (For example, do not enter 5 km into a cell. Just enter 5.)
2. Select (Highlight) the information that you want to chart.
3. Select the “Insert” button on the menu bar.
4. Select the “Column” option on the chart type.
5. Choose the column chart type from the drop down menu that you want to use.
6. Go to “Chart Layout” and select an option that gives your chart a title.
7. Click on “Chart Title” and type the name of your title. Remember it should be descriptive.
8. Click on the “Axis Title” heading on the x-axis and type a title for this axis.
9. Click on the “Axis Title” heading on the y-axis and type a title for this axis.
Conclusion
Content:
1. Evaluation and interpretation of the experiment’s results are present.2. The conclusion refers back to the hypothesis and answers the original questions from the
purpose.3. Improvements are suggested for any difficulties encountered during the experiment.4. Experimental errors are explained.
Format:
1. Margins: 1”
2. Line Spacing: double
3. Font: Times New Roman
4. Font Size: 12
5. Header: On the right side of the paper. It is set up the same as thetitle.
6. Tab: Each paragraph begins with a tab.
7. Title: The title is centered between the left and the right margins.
The c in “Conclusion” is capitalized.
Work Cited Requirements
Content:
1. Listing of sources used in your project.2. Must be in A.P.A. format3. The sources are listed in alphabetical order.
Format:
1. Margins: 1”
2. Line Spacing: double
3. Indenting: If a source is 2 or more lines long, the 2,3, etc. lines are indented ½ inch from the left margin. (Create a hanging indent)
4. Font: Times New Roman
5. Font Size: 12
6. Header: On the right side of the paper. It is set up the same as thetitle.
7. Tab: Each paragraph begins with a tab.
8. Title: The title is centered between the left and the right margins.
The w and c in “Works Cited” is capitalized.
How to Create a Hanging Indent
1. Highlight your typed works cited.
2. Click the “Paragraph” arrow on the menu bar.
3. Click the drop-down arrow next to special and highlight hanging.
4. Click “OK”
