WHAT IS SCIENCE FAIR?

HOW CAN I (SHOULD I) HELP MY CHILD?

WHAT IS SCIENCE FAIR?

Power Point Slides

Science Fair Is a Process!

It is NotJust A

Research

ProjectMust GetNumbersThat CanBe Used In Graphs

A Proposal Form IsSubmitted

What Must My Child Do In A Science Fair Project? Ask a question for

which he/she does not know the answer?

What effect does microwaving have on the stem growth of radish seeds?

What must my child do in a science fair project? R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H!Look up sources to find information

on topics listed, especially on the Proposal Form: • Periodicals• Encyclopedias• Films• Newspapers• Websites• Journals

Children have access to Destiny Library and World Book Encyclopedia throughSchool accounts.

Set 1: encyclopedias/ dictionariesSet 2: online resources/ periodicalsSet 3: biographies of scientists who impacted my research and

expert interview

Name: _____________________________ Science Fair Research NotesClass: _____________________________ Date: ______________________Topic:   

Subtopic:

Source: Citation

Facts: (Bullet)       _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 Key Words:   _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

New questions to research:  

DEVELOP A HYPOTHESISIN THE FORM OF

IF, THEN…BECAUSE

IF RADISH SEEDS ARE MICROWAVED FOR VARYING TIMES, THEN THOSE MICROWAVED THE LONGEST WILL NOT SPROUT BECAUSE THE ADDED HEAT WILL KILL THE SEED.

DESIGN THE EXPERIMENT TO TEST THE HYPOTHESISExperiment Is testable : numbers from the

experiment’s outcome can be graphed Experiment has an independent variable that

was deliberately changed to produce an outcome

Experiment has a dependent variable that is the measurable outcome

Experiment has constants that are the factors that stay the same so that the independent alone is responsible for an effect

Experiment has a control that the outcome of the experiment can be compared to

December is ExperimentMonth for most students. If a student is working with human subjects, plants, or experiments needing more time, start the experiment as soon as possible.

INCLUDE A DETAILED MATERIALS LIST

GIVE THE QUANTITY

OF EACH ITEM

3 GLASS BEAKERS

NAME THE SPECIFIC TYPE

1 AA BATTERY

1 AAA BATTERY

Be AsClearAsPossible.IncludeAllNeededItems.

Write A Detailed Procedure

COMPOSE POWER-POINT DOCUMENTHas cover sheetHas Acknowledgement

PageDiscusses why the topic is

important and useful Summarizes notes on

topic from famous scientists

Covers main points of research

Cites expert’s input States the hypothesis Lists Works Cited Includes a short

Appendix

ANALYZE DATA DRAW CONCLUSIONS

GRAPH

• MUST HAVE DATA (NUMBERS)

• LOOK FOR MEAN

• LOOK FOR MODE

• LOOK FOR MEDIAN

• LOOK FOR RANGE

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST RESULTS

Title of Project in Question Form

Purpose

Introduction

Previous

Research

With pix

Problem ?

Hypothesis

Variables

IV DV Const. Control

List of Bulleted

Materials & amounts

Pictures

Numbered

Procedure

Pictures

Results (Raw Data)Data tablesParagraphs

Graphs (2 or more) Pictures

Diagrams Drawings

Data Analy

MeanModeMedianRangeComparisons Of dataImportance

Conclusion

And Why

Application

Design TheBackboard

SHARE YOUR PROJECT WITH THE CLASS AND

WITH JUDGES

• GRADE 6 WILL MEET WITH 2 JUDGES

• GRADES 7 AND 8 WILL MEET WITH 3 JUDGES

• STUDENTS WILL COME TO THE AWARDS CEREMONY IN THE PAC

HOW CAN YOU AS A PARENT HELP?BE SUPPORTIVE AND

ENCOURAGING

• HELP CHILDREN KEEP SCHEDULES

• HELP PARAPHRASE RESEARCH INTO OWN WORDS

• HELP FIND PICTURES TO GO WITH POWER-POINT

• DISCUSS GRAPHS AND DATA

• LISTEN TO CHILDREN GIVE ORAL PRESENTATIONS

BUT, PLEASE DO NOT…

• WRITE YOUR CHILD’S PAPERWORK

• DO YOUR CHILD’S BACKBOARD

• GET ANGRY WITH YOUR CHILD WHEN HE/SHE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND SOMETHING. HAVE THEM TALK TO THE TEACHER INSTEAD.

Questions?