Science Fair Project 2015

Required Science Fair Project 2015 (Topic Sheet)

Dates

Friday, Jan. 9, 2015: Topic sheet is due.

Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015: Final submission of title of project and a partner (optional) Last day to change topic

Friday, Jan. 16, 2016: List of materials is due.

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015: Hypothesis or Purpose is due.

Friday Jan. 23, 2015:Procedure is due. (Subtopics researched)

Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015: Boards will be given on this day to students who have submitted                                                 all assignments.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015: : References and research

Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015: Final project is due with conclusion and/ or                                                                    results as well as pictures or diagrams.  (On the board)

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2015: Science Fair, @6:00 PM  (Take board home upon leaving or pick up on Friday Morning) Attendance is not mandatory.

By turning in parts weekly, students will avoid procrastination. All items can be drafts. Each part will be revised before placing on the final project. 

Materials are the items used or to be used in the project.

Hypothesis is the prediction of what the scientist thinks will happen or occur in the experiment.  Usually a hypothesis is supported with a reason.

Purpose is the rationale supporting the research or demonstration or model.

Procedure is a list of numerical steps written in complete sentences.

References are any books, websites, or collaborators used in the experiment.

Research is any information researched that explains the project.

Conclusion is the written final results after the experiment is completed in paragraph format. It answers the hypothesis.

Results are the findings in the demonstration projects or what was learned.

Pictures are any photographs of the models or steps during the experiment.

Diagrams are picture models with labeled parts.

Parents are required to sign the topic sheet and encourage your child to keep it in a separate folder during the duration of the project. 

Skills

• Scientific Method
• Organization
• Critical Thinking
• Sequencing
• Technical Skills
• Analyzation
• Research

Guidelines

1. Students are not allowed to have a partner due to issues last year with snow days and traveling in bad weather. Let's try something new this year.

2. Projects are mostly home projects with some time for in- class work.

3. Each part must be legibly printed or typed on the board. Computers are available during lunchtime on Mondays and Wednesdays.

4. The PTO will donate the board. The boards will be given to students at the end of January.

5. Avoid gluing assignments on the board until I have approved it.