2. Science Fair Projects What Should I Do? Using the Scientific Method

3. 11/25/2015Science Fair Projects2 Title  Give your project a title.  It should give the viewer an idea of what your experiment is about.  Make the title “catchy” so that it catches the viewer’s (and judge’s) eye.  Keep the title short.  It should be in bigger letters than everything else on the display.

4. 11/25/2015Science Fair Projects3 Problem Question  Find a problem that can be answered with an investigation to draw a conclusion.  Create a question that can be answered by collecting data.  Is the investigation do-able?

5. 11/25/2015Science Fair Projects4  Use many references from printed sources—books, journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.—as well as electronic sources—computer software and on-line services.  Gather information from professionals—teachers, librarians, scientists, etc.  Perform other exploratory investigations.  Find out as much as you can about your subject. Research

6. 11/25/2015Science Fair Projects5 Materials List  Make a list of every item that you will need to perform the investigation.  Perform the investigation.  If you use anything that is not on the list, add it to your materials list.  This is kind of like the ingredients list in a recipe.

7. 11/25/2015Science Fair Projects6 Procedure  This is the explanation as to how to perform the investigation.  List each step in order as to what to do to perform the investigation so that it comes out the same each time performed.  In a recipe, this would be the “how-to” part that tells you how to put it together.

8. 11/25/2015Science Fair Projects7 Results  Data collected should be posted into some kind of chart, graph, diagram, etc. so that it is easily readable on your display.  You should also have a written explanation of your observations explaining what you have displayed in your chart, graph, etc.  This should answer the “why” it happened question.

9. 11/25/2015Science Fair Projects8 Conclusion  This should be a summary of what you discovered or learned based on your investigation results.  Why do you think your results came out the way they did?  What would you do differently (if anything) if you were doing this again.

10. 11/25/2015Science Fair Projects9 Suggested Websites  http://www.all-science-fair- projects.com/category0.html http://www.all-science-fair- projects.com/category0.html  http://school.discovery.com/ go to favorites, click on Science Fair Central http://school.discovery.com/  http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp? account=273959 Go to the Science Fair folder http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp? account=273959

11. Check Off { } Week 1 2 3 & 4 5 6 What You Should Be Doing Identify your topic and establish a purpose Research your topic. Plan investigation and collect supplies Conduct your observations and Collect data and results. Analyze results and establish conclusion Build your display PROJECT PLANNING GUIDE

12. Science Fair Project due date is Monday, May 9 th.