2. Thursday, October 21, 2010 Parent Information Night 5:15- Ms. Shoemaker’s room Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Project Proposal Form Due to Classroom Teacher Wednesday, November 18, 2010 Project Outline Form Due to Classroom Teacher Monday, December 13, 2010 Science Project Due and presentations begin Monday, January 10, 2011 TES Science Fair (During the school day)

3.  All 5 th and 6 th grade students must complete a level 2 or 3 project.  Students who complete the level 3 project will receive a bonus 100 grade in science.  Disallowed Projects:  Battery tests  Mold growth tests  Product brand tests  Tests that require more than 2 weeks to collect data

4. Student_________________________ Teacher________________ Title of Project: _______________________________________________________ Purpose of Project: (I want to find out what happens when …) _______________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My child will complete the project described above and will bring it to his/her teacher on Friday, December 4, 2009. Parent Signature_____________________ Date_______________ ******************************************************** *********************** I approve this project as an entry in the Midway Science Fair. Teacher Signature____________________ Date_______________

6.  Step 1 Choose a Topic  Step 2 Write a Creative Title  Step 3 Write a Question  Step 4 Make a Prediction (Hypothesis)  Step 5 Write a General Experimental Statement  Step 6 List Your Variables  Step 7 List Your Procedures  Step 8 Gather and List your Materials  Step 9 Make a Data Table or Graph  Step 10 Describe Your Results  Step 11 Write Your Conclusion  Step 12 Write Your Plans for Future Study

7. Is there something that you wonder about? Something you want to investigate to learn more about? Examples: What is the effect of colored light on plant growth? How does the color of cloth affect the absorption of heat? Which paper towel is most absorbent? Does the number of paper clips placed on the nose of a paper airplane affect the distance it will fly? * Use the Internet, books, and other resources for ideas!

8. Liquid vs. Powder Laundry Detergent (Which cleans better, liquid or powder laundry detergent?) Hot and Cold Magnets (Does temperature affect the strength of a magnet?)

9.  What are you wanting to find out from doing this project?  Your purpose is simply a question about your topic!  Example: Which peanut butter has the most oil?

10. This is your “guess” on what will happen when you complete your experiment. This prediction is called your Hypothesis! Your Hypothesis must be in a statement format. For example: “Peter Pan Peanut Butter has the most oil.”

11. In order to test my hypothesis, I will ______________________________. This is a statement that simply tells how you will test your hypothesis.

12.  List your Manipulated (Independent) Variable. (The things that you change)  List your Responding (Dependent) Variable. (What changes you measure as a result of what you changed.)  List your Control (Controlled Variable). (What stays the same.)

13.  This is a step-by-step set of directions for doing your experiment  Be sure you list the steps one at a time so that someone else could do your experiment by just reading your directions in numeric order!  Make sure you repeat these steps 3 to 5 times and document what happens each time!

14.  Decide what materials you will need and make a list.  Include this list on your Display Board in ALPHABETICAL ORDER!  Remember to be specific. (Instead of saying metal pipes, you would say, “one 8 inch long metal pipe.)

15. Number of Clips Trial 1Trial 2Trial 3Average of all 3 trials 02M1M2M1 M 1 2M 1 M 34M6M5M 59M11M12M10 M Distance of Airplane’s Flight

17.  Write a statement that repeats and summarizes the information from your averages on your data table.  This should be qualitative data- descriptive sentences that summarize your data.  The quantitative data is one your graph and chart.

18.  Use the data from your results to answer the purpose question at the beginning of your project.  State whether your hypothesis was supported or rejected.

19.  If you could do this project again, what would you do differently?  Complete the statement, “In the future I would ….”

20. Project Title Clipping the Nose of an Airplane Purpose/Question Does the number of paper clips placed on the nose of a paper airplane affect the distance it will fly? Hypothesis If I place more clips on the nose of a paper airplane, then it will fly a longer distance. General Experimental Statement In order to test my hypothesis, I will place different amounts of paper clips on the nose of a paper airplane. Materials (ABC Order) Measuring Tape Marker Paper (1 sheet) Paper Clips Variables Manipulated (what I change) Number of Paper Clips Responding (what changes as a result) Distance the Airplane Flies Control (what stays the same) Size of Paper and Paper Clips Procedures Make a paper airplane. Fly the plane. Measure the distance it flew. Add 1 paper clip and fly it again. Repeat process with 3 & 5 paper clips. Data Results The airplane with 0 and 1 paper clip flew 1M. The airplane with 3 paper clips flew 5M. The airplane with 5 paper clips flew 10M. Conclusion The number of paper clips placed on the nose of a paper airplane does affect the distance it will fly. My hypothesis was supported. Future Study In the future I would use a different design for the airplane to see if that affects the results. Number of Clips Trial 1Trial 2Trial 3Average of all 3 trials 02M1M2M1 M 1 2M 1 M 34M6M5M 59M11M12M10 M

21. If the judges decide to talk with you about your project, these are some of the questions they may ask:  Tell me about your project.  Where did you get your idea for your project?  What did you base your hypothesis on?  Explain your data from your charts and graphs on your board.  What did you learn?  What would you do differently if you did this again?  What could you test further?  How many repetitions did you make?  Was there anything unusual about your data?

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