1. Sec 3 SMTP Research Session

2. Today’s session Project journal Powerpoint presentation Poster Copyright issues

3. Why must have a project journal? Record of ALL your project development & progress - keep track of what you are doing (the specific conditions for each experiment, data, problems faced, how you solve them etc) - possible for any other member to repeat any part of experiment - easy for mentor to monitor your progress - help you to reflect on your research journey

4. Project journal Available in bookshop Record of - content page -procedure including diagrams - results (in the form of table) - graphs (print out and paste) - meeting notes - reflections Show mentor regularly (during IS) 10% of IS mark

5. Content Page Page no. DateType of entryMembers involved Remarks 122/3Meeting with mentor John & Keith Bob has basket ball competition 2-324/3Lab session (Calibration curve) ALL- 429/3Lab session (Kinetic studies) John & Keith Data incomplete Project title: _____________________________________

6. For science fair such as Singapore Science and Engineering Fair, Project journal will serve as the Project Log Book. Judges may look through the log book to check rigour of project.

7. 22/3/10 (Monday) Purpose: Preparation of reagents 1)0.10 mol/dm 3 NaOH solution Dissolve 1 g of NaOH in 250 ml of water. Sample of Entry

8. 22/3/10 (Monday) Purpose: Preparation of reagents 1)0.10 mol/dm 3 NaOH solution -Weigh 1.00 g of NaOH pellets into a beaker. - Add about 50 ml of DI water to dissolve. - Transfer solution into a 250 ml volumetric flask using a filter funnel and glass rod. - Made up to the mark with DI water. - Shake flask to obtain a homogeneous solution.

9. Record of Results 24/3/10 Purpose: Adsorption of Cu 2+ by activated carbon Procedure: Mass of carbon: 1.0 g Volume of copper solution used: 50 ml Initial concentration of Cu 2+ : 50 ppm Method: -------

10. Record of Results 1.01.58.6

11. Record of Results 1 st 2 nd 3 rd Final conc/mgl -1 20245 % removed605290 Initial concentration = 50 mg/l Anomalous result Suggest what could possibly be the reason To repeat/discuss with mentor Average % removed = (60+52+90)/3 = 67.3

12. Comments on data/Reflections 3 rd data is anomalous. The final concentration is significantly different from the 1 st two data. Possible reasons: The beaker could be contaminated. Error in weighing. Difference in stirring time. Follow-up To repeat whole set of experiments. To discuss with mentor

13. Rubric for Project Journal Total: 48 marks  convert to 10% of IS Organisation & Presentation (12 m) Entries on content page are complete Entries are dated Entries are well-organised and easy to read Type of entry(session notes, reflection) is clearly indicated Content (36 m) Entries are done on a regular basis Entries are varied (session notes, reflection etc) Session notes are documented with sufficient details Decision-making are adequately documented. Personal reflections are clearly adequately written Journal adequately illustrates development of project

14. Powerpoint Presentation

15. Powerpoint presentations Required for prelims, semi, finals, grand finals. Required in some science fair - Shell science fair - East Zone science fair - SEAMEO Search for Young Scientist Regional Science Congress - Japan Rits Science Fair

16. Concise and easy to follow (avoid wordiness) Engaging (image/animation/video) Organised (Flow chart/table) Easy to read (suitable font size, colour contrast) Use Standard font like Arial Powerpoint presentations

17. This page contains too many words for a presentation slide. It is not written in point form, making it difficult both for your audience to read and for you to present each point. It is too lengthy and will not be able to engage audience. In short, your audience will spend too much time trying to read this paragraph instead of listening to you. Slide Structure - Bad

18. Comment on the following Weigh 5 g of NaOH into a beaker. See sample ppt

19. Poster

20. When do you need to make a poster? For ALL Science Fair - Singapore Science & Engineering Fair (SSEF) - Shell Science Fair - Singapore Chemical Science Fair - East Zone Science Fair - Biotech - Water Prize Competition

21. Poster Size A0 (84.1 x 118.9) cm A1 (59.4 x 84.1) cm Usually portrait Landscape

22. Suggested Format Project Title Your names Introduction Objectives & Hypotheses Methodology Results & Discussion Conclusion & Future Work References Acknowledgement

23. Reminder Submit proposal after prelims, by 10/4 (week 4, Tue) Proposal - Introduction (Background + rationale) - Objectives & Hypothesis - Methods - Safety precautions - Timeline - Risk Assessment

24. SMTP Grade (Updated) Lit Review (10%) Proposal (40%) Prelim paper – use results up to semis (50%)

25. Term 2 SMTP Research Session Schedule 2 nd week - prepare for projects day prelims 3 rd week Thurs – Advanced statistics 4 th week Wed – Report writing 5 th week onwards – work on research projects unless talk by external speaker is arranged; SMTP outing