YOUR SCIENCE PROJECT IS DONE! PRESENTATION DISPLAY RESEARCH

THE PRESENTATION THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO EXPLAIN THE JUDGES WHAT MAKES YOUR SCIENCE PROJECT SOMETHING SPECIAL. PREPARE YOURSELF TO GIVE A MEMORABLE PITCH Checklist: Why did you pick this subject in the first place? Did you discover something special or unique? What are the implications of your findings? What is in it for me?

LISTEN TO THE QUESTIONS! BRILLIANT! HOW DOES YOUR WORK ADDRESSES THAT? WHAT AM I INTERESTED IN?

PREPARE YOURSELF FOR AN EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION Greet your guests Show that you appreciate their interest in your work Listen to the question(s) This will tell you what your guest is most interested in Answer with clarity and authority don’t rush; remember: You know your work, your guest is seeing it for the first time Enunciate! Especially key words and concepts Take your time and give your guest time to grasp the information Answer in complete sentences, don’t assume that your guest knows what you know If you don’t understand a question, don’t guess. Ask the guest to repeat or rephrase Make sure to answer the questions with your findings Connect your guest’s curiosity to your work, make it memorable YOU YOUR PROJECT YOUR GUEST’S AREA OF EXPERTISE

REMEMBER: Show your guests that you did something so cool that they’ll wish they had done it themselves!

HOW DO YOUR FINDINGS IMPACT MY LIFE? FIND THE KEY QUESTION(S) WHAT DID YOU DO? HOW DOES IT WORK? WHAT MAKES THIS RESEARCH UNIQUE? HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE IDEA? APPLICATIONS IN REAL LIFE?

SOME ELEMENTS TO CONSIDER DID YOU ADDRESS THE PROBLEM FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE? DID YOU FIND A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM THAT WITH DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT? DID YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR LIMITED RESOURCES? DID YOU USE RESOURCES, METHODS OR MATERIALS IN AN INNOVATIVE WAY?

THE TITLE Based on: “Tips for Writing Project Titles and Abstracts” CLEVER IF IT MAKES ME SMILE I AM MORE LIKELY TO FOCUS IN IT CLEAR MUST CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF YOUR PROJECT WITHOUT FURTHER EXPLANATION CONCISE IF I HAVE TO PAUSE TO BREATH BEFORE I FINISH READING IT IS TOO LONG (THINK TWITTER) CATCHY IT MUST BECOME “FAMILIAR” TO ME AS SOON AS I SEE IT Based on: “Tips for Writing Project Titles and Abstracts” U.S. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

THE ABSTRACT Based on: “Tips for Writing Project Titles and Abstracts” CLEAR MUST BE EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC (THINK NEWSPAPER ARTICLE) CONCISE INCLUDE EVERYTHING THAT IS NECESSARY… (NO MORE, NO LESS) COMPREHENSIVE COVERS YOUR PROJECT AS A WHOLE (NO LOOSE ENDS) CATCHY MUST SPARK MY CURIOSITY Based on: “Tips for Writing Project Titles and Abstracts” U.S. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

THE WOW FACTOR “I know that the molecules in my body are traceable to phenomena in the cosmos. That makes me want to grab people on the street and say: ‘Have you HEARD THIS?” Neil deGrasse Tyson