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Deciding on a science fair project can be stressful. Science project ideas are all around you everyday. Many of the things you wonder about can be turned into a science project. You can experiment with living things.
You can work with a friend.
You can turn a toy into a science project.
You can test human responses.
You can do consumer research.
You can have a hands on display to help others understand your experiment.
You can test a scientific principle.
What to Expect at the Science Fair
on March 13,2007 1. You will bring your project to the gym before school or between 12:00pm and 3:00pm. A table to display your science fair project will be reserved for you. It is important that you let the science fair project chairpersons know how much space you need and if you need electricity. It will help them decide on a spot that will be perfect for your project. Set up your project and make sure you have everything there that you need for the science fair. 2. Come back to school promptly at 5:30pm. Stay by your project some of the time. Spend some time looking around to see what other students have done and asking questions about their project. 3. Judges (scientists) will speak with you about your project. This is a special opportunity for you. The scientist will ask you some questions about your project, but you will also be able to ask questions. 4. Light refreshments will be served in the courtyard. on March 13, 2007 1. Winners will be announced. 2. Your Science Fair Project will be on display from 8:45am to about noon in the gym. 3. Stand by your project while classrooms tour the Science Fair. 4. Be ready to answer questions about your project. If appropriate, you can have supplies on hand for people to "do" your experiment. 5. At 2:30 your display will be taken down and it can be taken home or a parent can pick it up before this time from the gym.
Showing Your Science Fair Experiment After you have done your experiment and recorded the results of all your tests with notes and pictures or drawings and made your conclusions you will be ready to create the display that you will bring to the Science Fair. Think of a title for your project that is creative and will make people want to come and look at it. Your display has two main parts:
The visual display must stand up on a table by itself. The overall maximum size is 4ft wide x 2 1/2ft deep x 6 1/2 ft high
Your visual display should . . . be attractive be easy to read and understand include your journal have pictures or drawings have some examples of your experiments have charts or graphs
Your oral presentation should . . . tell how you chose your idea tell what you thought would happen explain how you set up your experiment have answers to questions about your experiment explain what happened tell if your hypothesis was correct tell what new scientific information you learned tell what new questions you have
Many projects at this site are demonstrations with some explanations. They could easily be turned into experiments by adding some research, playing with variable, and recording test results. Easy to follow instructions for some science demonstrations that can be expanded into science experiments. This site has some good illustrations and information about buying kits. Science For Fun...Some Surprising Science Facts This site presents a surprising science fact and an experiment to help you prove and understand it. Click on "experiments" and then "choose an experiment" to try. An interesting site that uses simple items to pose interesting questions and answer them. (Click on set of small experiments.) What's the science behind baseball, the skateboard, and hockey. Directions on how to make science experiments and projects at home. An excellent site with general information, answers to questions, and connections to other resources. An alphabetical listing of all Newton Apple shows. For each there is a question to answer, activities and definitions. A great resource for science fair projects. Detailed descriptions of science experiments that use different types of energy. Neuroscience for Children-Experiments and Activities Experiments concerning the function of the brain. Bill Nye the science guy gives some easy directions and explanations of "What's Happening" to get you started asking questions that may turn into a science fair experiment. This site gives directions for some experiments organized by difficulty. This site answers the question "what makes a good project". It suggests how to create a question that will lead to a science fair experiment.
Cornell Math and Science Gateway This site has information about categories such as physics, chemistry, and meteorology. There are some virtual field trips included. This site is for older children. Look at an experts web site to see if you can find the answer to your question. If you can't, you can email your question. This great site is from the Science Museum of Minnesota. Select "A to Z" index of ideas and get activities and definitions for younger children. Use the site map to help you find answers in specific areas of chemistry. Use the site map to help you find answers in specific areas of biology. Use the site to help you find answers in specific areas of physics. This site has explanations of "Laws of Physics". Useful information, but may need a parent to assist with the reading. A beginner's guide to physics. Excellent resource to answer your questions about space. A search engine for children. Go to "search" and enter keywords and grade level to help in your search. This site will also let you ask an expert questions and use its library to connect to other related links A treasury of sites about energy.
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Your project
must not hurt anyone.
