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1 Science Fair Project Planner Name(s):!++ Due Dates Tasks Choosetopicandwriteprojectques=on. Getapprovalfromyourteacher. Researchyourtopic.Writesciencetermsand paragraph. Writehypothesis. Designexperiment;listvariablesandwrite procedure. Listandgathermaterials. Conductexperimentmul=ple=mes.Record observa=onsanddata. Createatable,chart,orgraphofthedata. Drawconclusions.Explainhowyouwould improveyourexperiment. Maketheprojectdisplay. Writeandprintabstract. Presentprojectatsciencefair.

2 Project Question ThinkofaQues=on Yourques=onwilldriveyouren=reproject.Makesurethatyourques=onis somethingthatcanbemeasuredandansweredbyfollowingthescien=fic process.youmayusetheprojectques=onforyourproject=tle. Brainstormsomepossibleques=onsthatyouareinterestedinlearningmore about. Onceyouhavedecidedonyourprojectques=on,writeitonthelinesbelowand thengetapprovalfromyourteachertobeginyourproject.

3 Project Research ResearchYourTopic Spendsome=melearningmoreaboutyourtopic.UsereliableInternetsources, booksfromthelibrary,yoursciencebook,orotherresources.notonlydoyou wanttobeanexpertonyourtopic,butyouwanttoteachothersaboutyour topic. Science&Terms&Klocateatleast3keysciencewordsrelatedtoyourtopic.Your sciencebookisanexcellentplacetofindthese.makesurethatthewordsyou choosearedirectlyrelatedtoyourtopic.provideadefini=onofeachkeywordin YOUROWNWORDS. Term Definition

4 Project Research A&paragraph&describing&the&science&behind&your&projectKa^eryouhave completedyourresearchgiveus,youraudience,somebackgroundinforma=on onyourtopicinacompleteandwellkwriienparagraph.giveusspecific,rather thangeneralinforma=on.usethespaceprovidedtowriteadra^.youwilledita finalcopytoplaceonyourdisplayboard.

5 Project Hypothesis StateYourHypothesis Basedonyourresearch,decidewhatyouthinktheoutcomeoftheprojectwillbe andmakeagoodguessastowhatyouthinktheanswertoyourques=onwillbe. Also+explain+WHY+you+think+that+will+be+the+outcome.Remember,itisokifyou don'thavetherightanswer;thatishowscien=stsmakediscoveries.makesure thatyourhypothesisiswriieninacompletesentence. Startbylis=ngsomepossibleoutcomesoranswerstoyourques=on. Decidewhichoutcomeismostlikely.Thiswillbeyourhypothesis.Clearlywrite yourhypothesisincompletesentences.

6 Project Experiment DesignYourExperiment Clearlywriteouttheprocedureyouaregoingtofollow.Rememberthatyour experimentneedstofollowthescien=ficprocessandthatyouneedtohaveone variablethatyouaregoingtochange(independentvariable).therearethree variablesinascien=ficexperiment:independent,dependent,andcontrolled. Theindependent&variableistheone,andonlyone,variableyouwillchange. Thedependent&variablesarethosebeingobservedandmeasuredthroughoutthe experiment. Thecontrolled&variables&arethosethatremainconstantandallowsyou,the scien=st,tounderstandhowtheexperimentwouldreactundernormal circumstances. IndependentVariable: DependentVariables: ControlledVariables:

7 Project Experiment Materials Listallmaterialsneededtocompletetheexperiment.Bespecificabouttype,size, brand,etc.

8 Project Experiment Procedure Writeouteachstepofyourexperiment.Remembertonumbereachstepand clearlyexplainwhattodo.otherscien=stsshouldbeabletofollowthesame stepsandgetsimilarresults.

9 Project Experiment Conductexperiment Scien=stsconductanexperimentmany=mesinordertogetthemostaccurate data,somakesureyoualsoconductyourexperimentmul=ple=mes.duringyour experimentyouneedtocollectdataandmakeobserva=ons.youwillrecord theseinyourexperimentlog.a^eryouhavecompletedtheexperimentuseyour logtowritedownthedataandobserva=onsbelow.inyourlogyouwillneedto: Collect&DataKyouwillneedtocollectnumericaldata;thatmeansyouneedto takemeasurementsduringtheexperiment.measurementscanbetemperature, distance,height,etc.crea=ngachartisahelpfulwaytoorganizeyourdata.you willanalyzethedatalatertodeterminetheresultsofyourexperiment. Make&Observa>onsKasyouconductyourexperimentyouwilluseyoursenses (sight,smell,touch,etc.)andwritedownanyobserva=onsyoumakeduringthe process. Observations

10 Project Experiment Data

11 Project Results DeterminetheResults Nowitis=metoreviewyourdataandobserva=onstofindoutwhathappened duringtheexperiment.thinkaboutthebestwaytoshowyourdata:bargraph, linegraph,chart,etc.andthencreateatableoragraphbelow.thisvisualwill helpyouanalyzeyourdatafortrends. Results Usethisspace,oraseparatesheetinyournotebook,to sketch1ormoretables,charts,orgraphstoanalyzeyourdata.

12 Project Results DeterminetheResults Youwillalsowriteouttheresultsofeachtestintheexperimentinparagraph formusingcompletesentences.makesurethatyouincludethenumericaldata (measurements)aswellasanyotherimportantobserva=onsthatyoumade.

13 Project Conclusions DrawConclusions Analyzetheresultsanddeterminehowtheresultshelpsyouansweryourproject ques=on.writeyouranswerinacompletesentenceusingtheques=ontobegin youranswer.youalsoneedtotellwhetheryourhypothesiswassupportedorif theresultscontradictthehypothesis.ifitwasnotsupported,explainwhyyou thinkso.endthisparagraphbysayinghowyouwouldchangeorimproveyour experimentinthefuture. Answertoyourprojectques=on: Didtheresultssupportorcontradictthehypothesis?Explain. Howwouldyouimproveorchangetheexperiment?

14 Project Presentation Displayboard Nowthatyouhavecompletedyourexperimentyouwillbeginsecngupyour displayboardtocommunicatetheresultsofyourexperimenttoothers. Remember,theboardisgradedontheinforma=onyoupresent,nothowcolorful orpreiyitlooks.yourdisplayboardmusthaveallofthefollowingcomponents locatedinthesameplaces. Otherboardguidelines: Fontshouldbeeasytoreadandatleastasizeof16ptorgreater. Photosshouldnotincludefacesofstudents. Informa=onontheboardcanbetypedorwriIenneatlybyhand. Hypothesis Question/Title Results Key Words and Research Photos or Drawings Procedure and Materials Graphs Conclusion!

15 Project Abstract Abstract Theabstractisashortversionofyoursciencefairfinalreport.Itshouldbeno morethan250words.mostoftheinforma=onyouwillputinyourabstractis alreadywriien,youwilljustneedtocopyitover.youmusthavethefollowing fivecomponentsinyourabstract: Introduc=on ProjectQues=on Procedures Results Conclusions TheonlynewthingyouwillneedtowriteistheIntroduc(on.Thisiswhereyou describethepurposefordoingthisexperimentorproject.tellwhypeopleshould careabouttheworkyoudid.howdoesyourexperimentgiveusnewscience informa=on?canthisinforma=onbeusedtoimproveourlives?ifso,how?this iswhereyouwanttointerestthereaderinyourprojectandmo=vatethemto readtherestofit.

Creating a Bibliography: MLA Style Writing Process Strategies The Modern Language Association established styles for how to present sources.

16 Creating a Bibliography: MLA Style Writing Process Strategies The Modern Language Association established styles for how to present sources. Center the title Works Cited at the top of your bibliography page. Source Book with one author Style DuPrau, Jeanne. The City of Ember. New York: Yearling, Book with two or three authors Roberts, Gene and Hank Klibanoff. The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation. New York: Vintage, [If a book has more than three authors, name only the first author and then write et al. (Latin abbreviation for and others ).] Book with an editor Book with an organization or group as author or editor Work from an anthology Introduction in a published book Pierce, Tamora and Josepha Sherman, eds. Young Warriors: Stories of Strength. New York: Random House, The Smithsonian Institute. The Civil War: A Visual History. New York: DK Publishing, Mancall, Peter C, ed. Travel Narratives from the Age of Discovery: An Anthology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006: Knepper, Cathy D. Introduction. Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: Letters to Eleanor Roosevelt. New York: Carroll & Graf xiii-xxiv. Encyclopedia article Singapore. Encyclopaedia Britannica Weekly magazine article Monthly magazine article Online magazine article Newspaper article Unsigned article Internet Radio or TV program Stengel, Richard. The New Patriotism. Time Magazine 26 June 2008: [For print: use page number range with no end punctuation, for example, 70-77; for online: delete colon and use a period after date.] Ambinder, Mark. Inside the Secret Service. The Atlantic March 2011: [For print: use page number range with no end punctuation, for example, 70-77; for online: delete colon and use a period after date.] Romm, Tony. Senate Tussles Over Online Privacy Politico 19 May 2011 (May 2011) < stories/0511/55227.html >. [The date in parentheses is the date the article was accessed online.] Bernstein, Richard. Sport or Not? A Question for the Courts The New York Times 14 July [For print, use a colon after the date, instead of a period, and add the section letter and page number reference, for example, D12. Be sure to include a period at the end. For online, use example as shown.] Coping With Expensive Gasoline. Washington Post 7 May What Is Money? Explore: Money The British Museum < money/what_is_money.aspx >. Freedom Riders. The American Experience. PBS. 16 May Videotape or DVD The National Parks: America s Best Idea. DVD. PBS, 2009 Interview Zadi, Shirelle. interview Nov [If an interview takes place in person, replace with Personal ; if it takes place on the telephone, use Telephone. ]

17 Project Component Score Sheets Name(s): Youwillreceiveagradeforcomple=ngtherequiredcomponentsofasciencefair project.usethisscoresheetasachecklistasyoucompleteyoursciencefair project. Component ScienceFairPlanningPacket DisplayBoardwith: Ques=on/Title Hypothesis ScienceTerms/Research ProcedureandMaterials Photos/Drawings ChartorDiagram Results Conclusion ExperimentLog Abstract TOTAL! Points Possible 10pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 40pts Points Received

18 Project Content Score Sheets Name(s): Youwillreceiveagradeforthequalityofthecontentofyoursciencefairproject. Usethescoresheetasaguideasyoucompleteyourproject. Content Ques=on *Ques=onisrelevantandtestablethrough experimenta=on. Research *Sciencetermsandresearcharerelevanttothe ques=onbeingtested. Hypothesis *Hypothesisisbasedonobserva=ons. Procedure *Procedureisclearlyoutlinedandpresentsa controlledexperiment. Results *Resultsarecommunicatedclearlythroughgraph/ chartandwellwriienexplana=on. Conclusion *Conclusionincludesappropriateevalua=onofdata andprovesordisprovesthehypothesis. TOTAL! Points Possible 10pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 60pts Points Received

19 Science Fair Reflection Name: 1. Whatwentwellwithyoursciencefairproject? 2. Whatdidn tgosowellwithyoursciencefairproject? 3. Howwelldidyou/yourgroupstayontasktomeetdeadlines? 4. Whatwouldyoudodifferentlyifyouweretodoyoursciencefairprojectoveragain? 5. Ifyouworkedwithagroup,howwelldidyouworktogether?

NAME DATE CLASS. Statement. 1. The plain between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was called Mesopotamia. 2. In Sumer, city-states were selfgoverning.

NAME DATE CLASS. Statement. 1. The plain between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was called Mesopotamia. 2. In Sumer, city-states were selfgoverning. What o You Know? Mesopotamia netw rks nticipation Guide irections Read each statement. If you believe that a statement is true, mark a on the. If you believe that a statement is false, mark a on the. Be