DON BOSCO TECH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT DBTI SCIENCE FAIR  Overview  Project Requirements AN INTRODUCTION  Timeline  Choosing Groups & Brainstorming Topics

 Opportunity to be creative and investigate your interests [Sports, video games, food]  CHOICE!  Integration! of science, technology, engineering, and math INTRODUCING!!!! SCIENCE FAIR!!

 learn about  LEADERSHIP  COMMUNICATION  COORDINATION  PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTRODUCING!!!! SCIENCE FAIR!!

 Must be more than just measuring something or building something [part of it, but not the only aspect]  Need to use scientific method to test a hypothesis  INVESTIGATE A HYPOTHESIS PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

Hypothesis….  investigates a relationship between two variables  independent (what you change)  dependent (what you measure) Think: cause/effect relationship PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

Control the experiment  Limit the amount of factors or variables that will affect your results. PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

 * Use knowledge from your current science class  must be ORIGINAL ORIGINAL MEANS…  making it your own  you can modify an existing experiment PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

 1) Form Groups & Exchange Info  2) Topic Development / Brainstorm Ideas / Research!!!!!!  3) Meet with Teacher for Guidance  4) Research & Experimental Design (Identify Hypothesis, Variables, Measurements)  5) Meet with Teacher for Approval/Follow-Up PROJECT REQUIREMENTS S.F. OBJECTIVES

 6) Research & Finalize Design  Draft materials list & procedure  7) Set-Up Experiment  Acquire materials & set-up experiment  8) CONDUCT THE EXPERIMENT  Collect data PROJECT REQUIREMENTS S.F. OBJECTIVES

 9) Analyze DATA  Research & compare data  Research background info & put into context  10) REPORT DATA  SCIENCE FAIR PRESENTATION BOARD  TYPED LAB REPORT PROJECT REQUIREMENTS S.F. OBJECTIVES

 pairs/partners!!!!  exchange information PROJECT REQUIREMENTS GROUP REQUIREMENTS

ARE YOU READY?!  1) Form Groups & Exchange Info  2) Topic Development / Brainstorm Ideas

 I, ____________________, AGREE TO WORK WITH MY PARTNER, COMMUNICATE WELL, WORK HARD, AND COORDINATE IN ORDER TO PRODUCE A GREAT SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT! AGREEMENT

 NOTECARD ASSIGNMENT!  Order ALPHABETICALLY BY LAST NAME! Example: Tony Stark Bruce Wayne TASK 1! FORM GROUPS & EXCHANGE INFO  NAME  CELL PHONE  HOME PHONE   NAME  CELL PHONE  HOME PHONE 

 Meet up with your partner and research with 3-5 ideas/topics for science fair.  related to biology  use your biology book for ideas  Review Chapter 9 notes to prepare for CHAPTER 9 TEST [A day: Tuesday, B day: Wednesday] HOMEWORK