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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

Judges will not scorewill not score projects that do not follow

the scientific method.

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DO NOTDO NOT MAKE

A VOLCANO.

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DO NOT MAKE A VOLCANO. THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION.

DO NOT MAKE A VOLCANO. THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION.

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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.

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Although eye catching, this is an

informational project and

not an experiment.

Select a TopicSelect a TopicMAKE SURE IT IS A TOPIC

YOU CAN INVESTIGATEINVESTIGATE.

Where can I find ideas for Science Fair Projects?

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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 ?

Think about current events. Look in the newspaper.

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

QuestionQuestion

What do I want to find out ?

HypothesisHypothesis(Prediction)(Prediction)

What do I think will happen ?

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.

MaterialsMaterials

What will I use ?

Mrs. Rosenman’sSecret Formula

What will I do ?

ProcedureProcedure

As I plan my experiment, I need to identify the variables.

ResultsResults What actually happened ?

ConclusionConclusion

What did I learn ?

Based on my results I learned…

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

This is a Science Fair Display Board

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