What does an OUTSTANDING Science Fair Project look

What does an OUTSTANDING Science Fair Project look like? https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=1 cnde. Dylnh. I&t=9 s Norton Park Science Fair January 25, 2018

The biggest problem… is choosing a problem!

What Makes a Project Great? § Students come up with their own question based on their own interests or desire to learn about how/why something works in the world § Students design an investigation to answer their question

What Kind of Questions? Examples: § Do coffee grounds affect the growth of plants? § Which type of surface can an insect walk on best? § Which sunscreen blocks sunlight the best? § What food do mealworms like best?

Projects should: § Be based on a testable question (measureable) § Follow the scientific method § Support results with data

The Scientific Method Must have! https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=q. AJ 8 IF 4 HI 20

Great projects… Use Best Practices… § Student initiated and completed § Experiment-based § Data-driven results analyzed and written And Avoid: § Models (Volcano, etc. ) § “Research only” projects or display boards about general interest topics § Projects done by parents § Slime

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Using Science Notebooks to Record Data

Recording Data… http: //school. discoveryeducation. com/sciencefaircentral/Getting-Started. html http: //www. sciencebuddies. org/science-fair-projects/project_data_analysis. shtml

How should results be displayed?

How do I display my results? §Display Board §Pictures §Procedure §Data §Notebook or Journal

Advancing to the District Fair

§ The six, top first-place projects from your school fair will advance to the district fair.

How to find project ideas…