1. SEVENTH GRADE SCIENCE PROJECTS

2. The Science Project Must be an Experiment or Engineering Design Test.
A Science Experiment:
-- Includes a research paper about the topic.
-- A formal lab write up, using the scientific method.
-- Twenty-five to fifty trials.
-- A visual display.
-- An oral presentation.

3. The Science Project Must be an Experiment or Engineering Design Test.
-- Includes a research paper about the topic.
-- Follows the Engineering Design Process.
-- Twenty-five to trials.
-- A visual display.
-- An oral presentation.

4. Project must be an experiment not a demonstration.
Student must test one variable or design.
Student must have a minimum of ten trials,
10 plants in each group or test at least 50 people.
Except for the Independent Variable all other
conditions must be controlled.
Quantitative data must be collected.
Students should collect lots and lots of data.

5. EXPERIMENT CHECK What is the effect of ___________________
(Independent Variable)
on __________________________?
(Topic or Dependent Variable)
If the project does not fit into this
statement, it may not be an experiment.

6. Regional and State Science Fairs
-- For Regional:
should have 25 trials, 25 plants in
each group, or 50 people tested.
-- For State Fair:
Should have 50 trials, 50 plants
in each group or 50 or more
people tested.

7. CHOOSE TOPIC CAREFULLY
-- Topic cannot be changed after 9/14
-- Watch expenses:
- 30 to 90 plants can become expensive
- special equipment needed for the test
can also be expensive.
-- If you are going away during Christmas
vacation, you may not want to work with
plants.

8. TOPICS
-- Can only do psychological or taste tests on humans.
-- Cannot withhold food or water from any organism.
-- Cannot use primary or secondary cultures taken
from humans or other warm blooded animals.
-- Cannot test the effects of any food or drug
on any vertebrate.
-- Can only use microorganisms and tissues that are
purchased from a reputable supply house.
-- Can not test mold growth..

9. NO PARTNERS -- It is sometimes very difficult for the
students to work together because of different
schedules and how far the students live
from each other. .
-- Students must work alone on their project.

10. PROOFREADING & REVISIONS
-- Proofreading will always be done.
-- The first proofreading date will be 9/7.
-- After the first assignment, there will also be redo dates.
-- These dates will be announced after the assignment is
returned. .

11. POINTS TO REMEMBER
All seventh graders must attend the IJP Science Fair on 1/27/17 from 6-9 p.m.
Local Fair : at least 10 trials, 10 plants or 50 people.
State Fair: to 100 trials, 100 plants, or 100 people.
Please call, write a note or if there are any problems.
Voice Mail #

12. Science Fair Competitions
Regionals (Region 9)
Project Session --- in March, 2017
Metea Valley High School in Aurora
Paper Session --- March, 2017
Still Middle School in Aurora
State Science Fair
May, 2017
Location to be Announced

13. SUGGESTIONS
The Complete Handbook of Science Fair Projects by Julianne Blair Bochinski
Any experiment book by Janice VanCleave
Experiment books by Bill Nye.
Painless Science Projects by Faith Hickman Brynie.
Science Fair Projects for Dummies by Maxine Levaren
Championship Science Fair Projects by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

14. MORE SUGGESTIONS Use the Internet Use the IJP web site Go to
Review Science Fair Abstracts at
See the list of Resources at

15. GOOD LUCK
THANK YOU