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This PowerPoint is meant to assist and guide teachers in the planning and implementation of a successful science fair program at any school.
Created by Bob Madewell Lake Eola Charter School
Director Bob Madewell – [email protected]
SRC/IRB Chairpersons Nicole Justice – [email protected] Amy Kramer – [email protected] Special Awards Coordinator Terry Davis – [email protected] Display and Safety Coordinators Melissa Corson – [email protected] Sandy McCoy – [email protected] Communications Coordinator Judy Bright – [email protected]
Schedule of Events 2013-2014 Schedule of Events
September Teacher's workshop for all science teachers
September 20, 2013 Final date for school registration for Ying Expo
October 11, 2013 IRB/SRC Prior Approval meeting for projects requiring prior approval
January 17, 2014 Final date for project registration. Use on-line registration page
January 18, 2014 Registration meeting for all projects
February 02, 2014 Ying Expo check-in and project set-up
February 03, 2014 Dr. Nelson Ying Orange County Science Exposition judging begins
April 8-10, 2014 Florida State Science and Engineering Fair May 11-16, 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
You will address many of the Nature of Science Standards and Benchmarks by including Science Fair in your curriculum.
Tried and True Practices:
Many teachers have a single day each week or every other week to address science fair. Example: each Friday or every other Wednesday.
Assign student researchers to science teachers by category and field of expertise.
Include parents in the process. Send a letter home explaining the importance of Science Fair, criteria for a project, all due dates, helpful websites, and a request for volunteers to help run your school’s fair. Require that the forms be signed by a parent and returned.
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Science Fair Within the Science Curriculum
The most powerful tool you will use during science fair preparation is a timeline. This timeline should be in the hands of the student as early as possible in the school year.
Look at your school calendar to find and secure dates for your school’s fair. Cafeterias, gyms, media centers, multi-purpose rooms, or sometimes just hallways can give you enough room to set up many projects at once.
Additionally, if your intention is to send students to the county science fair you will need to design your timeline around their due dates.
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All student projects should be reviewed by the teacher before experimentation begins and assessed prior to the school’s fair.
•First and foremost, this is a safety measure for your students and research participants.
•This gives students time to make corrections, conduct more trials or redo experiments.
There are two common paths to the school fair but you can create a path that suits your particular needs.
•All students compete in the school fair.
•Students are selected by the teachers to present at the school fair based on their presentations in the classroom.
You are not required to have a school fair but it is imperative that quality projects are selected to move to the county level.
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Student Timeline (example) Event Date due in class
Problem (must be approved by parents and teacher) September 05
Hypothesis September 26
Orange County/Florida State paperwork October 03
All experimentation started October 17
Conclude experimentation/Abstract due in class December 03
Completed project on backboard due in class December 04
Classroom presentations December 04-14
School science fair January
County science fair February 10-14
Florida State Science Fair March 26-28
Question or Problem This should be a question the student does not know the answer to, but can experiment to find out!
The teacher and parent need to approve the problem before the student begins exploring topic.
The hypothesis should: •be based on research previously conducted •be measurable.
Reviewed literature should be copied and stored in the research notebook.
It is important that the hypothesis be measurable, with quantitative data, and limited on qualitative data.
Method or Procedures ALL RESEARCH PLANS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
•Procedures: Detail all procedures and experimental design to be used so that anyone could read them and do exactly the same thing. •Data Analysis: Describe the procedures that will be used to analyze the data/results that answer the questions or hypothesis. •There are additional guidelines for projects including humans, vertebrate animals, PHBA, and Hazardous Chemicals, Activities, & Devices.
Bibliography • A minimum of 5 major references must be
included. • Choose a format, such as MLA and be consistent.
• If animals are used, including humans, an animal
care reference must be included.
• MSDS for chemicals may be documented in the bibliography in lieu of attaching the sheets to the research plan.
Orange County and Florida State paperwork is required of every student in the State of Florida who wishes to compete in science fairs beyond the school level. Some projects, depending upon the topic, require paperwork prior to the start of experimentation. Students are required to fill out and submit paperwork to the Science Review Committee (SRC) and Internal Review Board (IRB) of the county they preside in. More on this later.
ALL students entering the Ying Expo are required to fill out forms 1, 1A (including a research plan), 1B, the Florida State Science & Engineering Fair entry form and the media release. These form require student, parent and teacher’s signatures.
Some projects require ADDITIONAL forms!
Students whose projects involve experimentation with humans, vertebrate animals, vertebrate animal tissue, microorganisms, or any controlled substance are required to fill out and submit additional forms and be approved by the SRC before they start experimentation. The “Rules Wizard” will instruct one as to what forms they need based on the answer to a few questions.
• Form 2: Qualified Scientist Form - this form may be required for research involving human subjects, vertebrate animals, potentially hazardous biological agents, and DEA-controlled substances and must be filled out and signed by the qualified scientist before experimentation starts.
Overview of those ADDITIONAL forms!
• Form 3: Risk Assessment Form - this form is for but not limited to projects using hazardous chemicals, activities or devices including any electrical or sharp objects, lawn equipment and household chemicals. This form must be completed before experimentation.
• Form 4: Human Subjects form is required for MOST research involving human subjects. You must check for exceptions in the Student Handbook.
• Form 5A: Vertebrate Animal form is required for all animal research done at home, school or in the field.
• Form 5B: Vetebrate Animal form is required of all animal research that is done at a regulated research institutuion.
Mortality Report - This form is required for all research involving vertebrate animals. This form must be completed at the conclusion of research even if no deaths occurred.
• Form 6A: Potentially Hazardous Biologically Agents Risk Assessment form is required for research involving microorganisms, rDNA, fresh/frozen tissue, blood and body fluids and requires SRC/IBC approval before experimentation.
This form must be filled out and signed by the qualified scientist and/or designated supervisor before experimentation begins. The most important element is the identification of BSL levels. There are very few, if any BSL-2 labs in the public school sector, so if your student wants to do research with BSL-2 microorganisms they will need to find a college, clinic, hospital or lab where they can do their experimentation under the direct supervision of a qualified scientist (usually an M.A. or higher degree in microbiology).
ALL BSL-1 and 2 projects must also complete a Facilities and Operations Assessment as well as a BSL1 or 2 Safety Checklist. BSL 1 or 2 aseptic procedures are required to be in the research plan.
Middle school students cannot do BSL-2 studies.
• Form 6B: Human and Vertebrate Animal Tissue Form is required for research involving fresh/frozen tissue (including primary cell lines, human and other primate established cell lines and tissue cultures), blood, blood products and body fluids. All projects using any tissue listed above must also complete Form 6A.
• Form 7: Continuation Project form is required for projects that are a continuation in the same field of study as a previous project. This form must be accompanied by the previous year’s abstract and Research Plan.
Most students will need 3-6 weeks of time to experiment. Monitor students progress by checking science fair composition notebooks (log books/ journals) frequently during this time period. This is another great time to assess students on the Nature of Science Standards and benchmarks. Students should repeat experiments several times and take careful measurements as they do. Results should be quantifiable and reliable! Students doing research in industrial settings and research institutions should be reminded of deadlines. Starting experimentation on time usually means finishing it on time. Students should analyze results and draw conclusions based on the data. Graphs, flow charts, pictures, and other forms of data analysis should be used to help draw conclusions and present findings.
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Below is a list of the 13 categories usually found in most science fair competitions. The student should decide in which category their project best fits.
Behavioral and Social Sciences Biochemistry Botany Chemistry Computer Science Earth and Space Science Engineering Environmental Science Mathematics Medicine and Heath Microbiology Physics Zoology
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After research and experimentation, students are required to write a (maximum) 250 word, abstract. This should be written on the official abstract form found on the Ying Expo website. The abstract should include the following: •purpose of the experiment•procedure •data •conclusions •It may also include possible research applications.
An abstract must not include the following: •acknowledgments (including naming the research institution and/or mentor with which you were working), or self-promotions and external endorsements •work or procedures done by the mentor The abstract is another good assessment tool for teachers and is a required document for entry into county and state science fairs.
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The presentation is normally placed on a three-paneled backboard. There are guidelines and rules that must be followed. The three items listed below are commonly overlooked so please point these out to your students.
• The Florida State abstract is to be placed vertically on the lower left corner ofthe backboard or in a free-standing plastic frame on the table in front of the backboard.
• The photographer must be given credit if photos are displayed on board. • All graphs and tables must be credited in writing on the backboard. Other than that, the following things should be on the backboard in a
logical order: Problem, hypothesis, experimental procedures, data, data analysis, conclusion, and applications. Students may add background reports, pictures, graphs, videos, recommendations, acknowledgements, and more!
Be sure to review all guidelines and rules regarding allowable items and format.
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