1. (Put Your Title here) Your name 6 th Grade Mrs. Barbara Rice Prince Edward County Middle School

2. Step #1: QUESTION (Type your question here.)  Your question should be clearly asked and correctly punctuated with a question mark.  Your question should identify the independent and dependent variables.  Example: Is the temperature at which a saltwater solution boils higher than the temperature at which pure water boils? Independent variable (what changes): type of liquid Dependent Variable (what is being measured): temperature

3. Step 2: RESEARCH  Record the information from your research here.  Cite your sources: Where did you find the most important resources?  Remember…this information is what makes your hypothesis an EDUCATED guess! Information: Name of Websites: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

4. Step #3: HYPOTHESIS  Your hypothesis should be an “If…, then…” statement that answers the Question in Step #1.  Your hypothesis should clearly identify the relationship between the independent and dependent variables.  Your hypothesis is an EDUCATED guess as to HOW the experiment will turn out.

5. Variables  Independent variable: The one variable that you change.  Dependent variable: This is what you are measuring; it is what happens when you change your independent variable.  Independent variable:  Dependent variable:

6. Materials  Materials should be listed and identified in detail with: o Specific amounts (using metric measures) o Type o Brand  Include ALL tools used to measure your results, such as timer, graduated cylinder, etc.

7. Step #4: EXPERIMENT  All steps should be listed in correct order.  Measured items should be specific units, such as 32 mL or 45 cm.  Variables should be easily identified.  Steps should be easily understood and repeated.  Multiple trials means more accurate data.

8. Step #5: ORGANIZE & ANALYZE DATA  To organize data in tables, use Word or Power Point.  To create graph, use Word, Power Point, OR website on Mrs. Rice’s Science Fair webpage.

9. Step #5: ORGANIZE & ANALYZE DATA  To organize data in tables, use Word or Power Point.  To create graph, use Word, Power Point, OR website on Mrs. Rice’s Science Fair webpage.

10. Step #6: CONCLUSION Step #6: CONCLUSION  Type a brief summary here of what you discovered based on the results of your experiments.  You need to indicate whether or not the data supports the hypothesis and explain why or why not.  Conclusion should: o Clearly state what was learned as a result of your investigation o Whether results support or do not support your hypothesis o Identifies ways to improve the investigation next time o Includes possible ways to test differently next time.

11. Abstract (Type a brief overview or summary of your project here.)  Print out 1 extra copy to out to judges.  Abstract is a summary of your project.  Your project should be practical which means it has value and will help you in the future.  Abstract is clearly stated and grammatically correct.