1. Welcome to TIP # 2 Science Fair Parent Night

2. Parent/Guardian Letter and Topic Approval Letter
MUST BE SIGNED BY A PARENT/GUARDIAN AND
RETURNED TO THE SCIENCE TEACHER.
A HOMEWORK GRADE WILL BE GIVEN FOR RETURNING THESE SIGNED LETTERS.
No letter turned in = “0” grade.
TIP DUE DATE: 12/03/18

3. What do the students need?
LOGBOOK
PROJECT BOARD
MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
REPORT COVER
* FEEL FREE TO USE RECYCLED MATERIALS *

4. LOG BOOK
Everything that is done, must be documented in the logbook with a date, time and location.
topic selection,
problem statement and hypothesis,
variables, materials, procedures,
risk and safety factors,
data table with data entered and graph,
analysis of your data,
research and graphic organizer,
written conclusions; and
reflections of what happens or what is done

5. A LOGBOOK needs to be completed during the experimental process,
LOG BOOK (Continued)
A LOGBOOK needs to be completed during the experimental process,
NOT after you are done!!

6. The Science teacher must approve the topic ...
Topic Selection
The Science teacher must approve the topic ...
ONCE THE EXPERIMENT IS APPROVED BY THE TEACHER AND SIGNED BY THE PARENT IT CANNOT BE CHANGED!
Please make certain your child writes down the topic and why it was chosen on P. 2 of the logbook.

7. How to Choose a Topic:
Students are not allowed to conduct experiments involving:
Bacteria, Mold or Animals
Topics must be measurable:
Height grown
Distance Traveled
Speed
Acceleration
Density
Number that changed
Temperature

8. Problem Statement
This is a question or statement that asks what you are trying to find out!! Some students did this when they found their topics.
Example: How much salt can be produced from salt water?
Example: How many times does a balloon need to be rubbed to create enough static electricity to stick to a wall?
Example: Which mixture of soil filters impurities from water the best?

9. Our Example for Today Problem Statement
Can you make Alka-Seltzer® fizz faster or slower by changing the temperature of the water?

10. If this is done, then this is predicted to happen.
Forming a Hypothesis
If this is done, then this is predicted to happen.
1. If a balloon is rubbed 10 times, then it will stick to a wall.
2. If water is evaporated from a seawater, then 45% of the seawater will be salt.

11. No PRONOUNS should be used when writing a hypothesis.
Wrong:
If I mix sandy and peaty soil with dirt, then I predict the sandy soil will be effected more by erosion.
Right:
If water is poured on sandy soil and peaty soil that are both mixed with dirt, then the sandy soil will show more erosion.
If the experimenter pours water on sandy soil and peaty soil that are both mixed with dirt, then the sandy soil will show more erosion.

12. Our Example For Today Forming a Hypothesis
If the temperature of water is increased then, the rate of reaction of a tablet of Alka-Seltzer® will increase.

13. on appropriate research sub-topics.
Reading teachers will go over the research process and how to complete the bibliography. This can be done using the internet, Millennium Media Center and/or the county library.
Students will be shown how to use their Hypothesis and Problem Statement to decide
on appropriate research sub-topics.
However, unless otherwise notified, students will be responsible for their own research. Research will NOT be done during class time at school.

14. Research (Continued) Students should skim a source to see if
they can use it and check for credibility.
Then write down the site information
IN THEIR LOGBOOK.
USE: STADDUP
Site, Title, Author, Date of publication, Date the internet site was used, URL, Publishing information
MLA Format in the Language Arts Textbook OR

15. Now that a source has been deemed credible and informative, students will begin taking notes for the research paper.

16. Research Organizer Sub Topic Details From Research Source
Research will be written in the logbook on P
Source information will be written in the logbook on P.16.
Sub Topic
Details From Research
Source

17. Our Example For Today Research Organizer Sub Topic
Details From Research
Source
Alka-Seltzer®
- When you drop the tablets in water, they...
- The bubbles are carbon dioxide gas (CO2).
- The CO2 is produced by a chemical reaction that occurs ...
- The ingredients of Alka-Seltzer tablets are...
Molecules
- How do the molecules of water and Alka-Seltzer combine
- The chemical reaction for...
Reaction Rate
- Reaction rate is...
- It changes with/when...
- Temperature affects the reaction rate by...

18. Written Report
Research organizer information will be used to write the research paper.
The research paper should be at least 2 typed pages, 12 font and double spaced.
ATTENTION 8TH GRADE!!!
8th Grade students only will submit their two page research paper to no later than 11:59 PM on December 2nd, 2018 and need to print a copy to include in their research report.

19. Briefly Describe the Career
Real Life Application
Social Studies Teachers will model how to complete the real life application.
Real Life Application should be in written in the logbook (P. 14,15)
Who would find the information from the experiment to be useful? (Related Careers)
Briefly Describe the Career
Describe 3 things that this career specialist could do with their information.
Related Career #1
Related Career #2

20. What Now?
The EXPERIMENT

21. Our Example - Materials List
List all materials used in the experiment.
Our Example - Materials List
• 12 Alka-Seltzer® Tablets
• 3 Thermometers
• Clear 12 Ounce (355 mL) Drinking Glass
• Measuring Cup
• Hot and Cold Tap Water
• Ice
• Stopwatch

22. Procedure Numbered steps of what to do to complete the experiment.
Must be written in the logbook and typed copies placed on the display board and the Research report.

23. Our Example - Procedure
For each temperature of water (temperature should be stable for each trial and the same throughout the experiment):
1.1 Use the measuring cup to measure 1 cup (8oz) of water
1.2 Pour the water into the cup
1.3 Use the thermometer to measure the temperature of the water
1.4 Record the temperature in your logbook
1.5 Remove the thermometer
1.6 Set the stopwatch in zero
1.7 Introduce the AlkaSelzer tablet in the glass and at the same time start the stopwatch
1.8 Observe until the Alka-Selzer has disappeared and stop the stopwatch at that time
1.9 Record the time in your logbook

24. Variables Our Example – Test Variable
Test Variable (Independent variable) is what changes.
Only ONE test variable should be tested at a time.
Our Example – Test Variable
The temperature of the water

25. Our Example - Outcome Variable
Variables
Outcome Variable
(Dependent variable)
is what the experimenter measures. The effect caused by the test variable.
Our Example - Outcome Variable
The rate of reaction

26. Our Example - Constants
Variables
Constants are the conditions that do not change during the experiment.
Our Example - Constants
Amount of Water
Size of Alka-Seltzer Tablets
Brand of Tablets
Quality of the Water

27. Controlled Experiment
Control Variables are used to compare the outcomes of the experiment.
Our Example – Control Variable
The water at room temperature will be used to compare the rate of reaction between the hot water and the ice water.

28. NOT ALL EXPERIMENTS HAVE A CONTROL BUT THEY ALL HAVE CONSTANTS!
REMEMBER,
NOT ALL EXPERIMENTS HAVE A CONTROL BUT THEY ALL HAVE CONSTANTS!

29. Trials
It is important that a scientist conduct multiple trials to see if the data they collected is valid.
How many trials do I have to do for my experiment?
10 Trials

30. Data Table
Math teachers will assist students in building their data tables and graphs.
Data must be written in the logbook for every trial.
Remember: Data Table and Graph should be on P. 8 of the logbook.

31. Our Example - Data Table
Rate of Reaction Data Table
Outcome Variable
Condition
Temperature (Celsius)
Rate of Reaction
Trial 1 (seconds)
Trial 2 (seconds)
. . .
Trial 10 (seconds)
Average
Rate of Reaction (seconds)
Tap water
Hot water
Ice water
Test Variable

32. Once you have all of your data it is now time to make either a bar graph or a line graph.

33. Graphs: Sample Line Graph

34. Graphs: Sample Bar Graph

35. Remember: Data Analysis and Graph should be on P. 8 of your logbook.
Identify any patterns.
Identify and explain any expected or unexpected results.
Identify any data errors and possible causes.
Explain the meaning or implications of the data.
Remember: Data Analysis and Graph should be on P. 8 of your logbook.

36. Conclusion Make sure to include the following: Restate the hypothesis
Was the hypothesis supported by the data?
What happened?
Why did this happen?
Support with actual data from the data table.
How could the experiment be applied in the real world?
Remember: Rough draft of conclusion should be on P. 18 of your logbook.

37. Abstract: The Last Thing
(Should be 3 paragraphs and written in 3rd person past- tense)
1st paragraph: Re-State the problem or question you are trying to solve in the experiment.
2nd paragraph: Summarize the procedure.
3rd Paragraph: Summarize your results shown in your data table and graphs and state your conclusion

38. Research Report

39. Research Report
The research report must be submitted in a duotang folder or a report cover.
You will need to print two copies of some of the sections from your research report to be used for your display board.

40. DO I NEED TO PRINT TWO COPIES?

41. Display Board

42. Display Board (Continued)
Students must not have 3-D objects on the display board.
All pictures on the display board must be cited and can not include faces of individuals.

43. Please contact your child’s science teacher.