The Science Fair Committee School Science Fair Tuesday, January 8, 2019 This was created by: The Science Fair Committee

Why Should I Enter?? You have a chance to proceed to the regional science fair if you win! You can work together with one or two friends from your grade level! Or you can work by yourself! You could win some fantastic prizes including: ribbons, t-shirts, and trophies

Science Fair Categories Middle and High school Biological Science A Biological Science B Chemistry Earth/Environmental Science, Physics and Mathematics Technology Engineering.

Prizes You can win a ribbon (1st, 2nd , or 3rd place) with a display, model, collection or experiment You can only win a trophy and move on to the regional science fair with an experiment.

When is the Regional Science Fair? will take place Saturday February 2, 2019

Scientific Method Each of these topics will be explained in the slides that follow. If you have created an experiment, you will want to follow this procedure.

What is the purpose of the purpose?? Purpose/Problem *Required for all projects* *Even displays, models, and* *collections* What is the purpose of the purpose?? The purpose is what states why you think your experiment is important, and why you are doing the experiment, and what you are trying to prove Get Creative!!

Hypothesis *only required for* *experiments* The hypothesis should be written in an “if, then, because” statement form. Ex. If the water cycle were to not work and the water never evaporated, then I think the water would be really dirty, because the process of evaporation also cleans the water. In this picture the word “hypothesis cannot be read because it is a light color on yellow. Be sure you use a contrast of colors It is okay if the hypothesis is wrong. *only required for* *experiments* You can bold, or color the words in the hypothesis that you think are important.

*Required for all projects* *Even displays, models, and* *collections* MATERIALS *Required for all projects* *Even displays, models, and* *collections* You will need to include a list of the materials you used. Be specific and creative! Be Specific!! Be Creative!!

*Required for all projects* *Even displays, models, and collections* PROCEDURE *Required for all projects* *Even displays, models, and collections* Provide a list that explains the procedure of the project. You could include pictures and captions, or you could explain in bullets or paragraph form.

RESULTS Make sure you provide a clear set of results for your project. Results should be in chart or graph form. The results are different from the conclusion, because the conclusion is in paragraph form.

*Required for all projects* *Even displays, models, and* *collections* Conclusion The conclusion must be written in paragraph form. It summarizes the project results with your opinion of the project. Include information on if your hypothesis was correct or not.

Experiments will need all of these, Models displays, and collections will only need Purpose, materials, procedure, and conclusion Notebook A notebook or journal should be included in your project layout. It should include the . . . Purpose/problem Hypothesis Materials The purpose and hypothesis should be included in the notebook. They can be 1/2 sentences, or paragraph form. This can be in any form for your notebook! Procedure Results Conclusion In your notebook this can be in bullet form or sentence form. The results and conclusions should be in the notebook. You can Be sure to label everything you do on the board and in the journal.

Report The report doesn’t need to be 20 pages long. You should be able to summarize your project in 1-3 paragraphs. Don’t spend too much time on the report, the judges will only look at it to get an idea of . . . ~Why you picked your project ~If your hypothesis was right/wrong ~Any creative things you did to make your project unique

Judges may call you to the library to ask you questions about . . . Interviews Judges may call you to the library to ask you questions about . . . How you got the idea. How you did the experiment (explain any relevant terms along the way). Your results and conclusions. Why your science fair project is important in today's society (how will it help people today?). You don't have to cure cancer. Perhaps your work will help a small group of people, but it's still important. Demonstrate that you understand the theory behind why your project turns out the way it does. How much help did you receive from others? What does your data tell you? Why is this research important? (Who cares if a rocket flies well?) What do your graphs represent? What problems did you run into while doing your experiment and how did you fix them? What are the three most interesting things you learned when doing this science fair project? What further research do you plan on doing, or would do, to this science fair project?