Science+Fair

=Science Fair A. B. Day School = HERE IS THE STE FOR CARVER SCIENCE FAIR http://www.temple.edu/carversciencefair/

All Projects must have : 1. __Abstract- a brief overview of the project__(As supplied by the Carver Science fair rules and ISEF) In ADDITION to the basic form requirements for ALL Projects and any other requirements due to specific areas of research, an Abstract is required at the conclusion of research. Details on this requirement follow.

Completing the Abstract After finishing research and experimentation, you are required to write a (maximum) 250 word, one-page abstract. This should be written on the Official Abstract and Certification Form as provided by Science Service. The abstract should include: a) purpose of the experiment b) procedures used, c) data, and d) conclusions. It may also include any possible research applications. Only minimal reference to previous work may be included. An abstract should not include: a) acknowledgments (including naming the research institution and/ or mentor with which you were working), or b) work or procedures done by the mentor.

2. Purpose what is the purpose of this project, What is your question you are trying to answer? 3. Hypothesis- What you think will happen 4. Research- background information on your topic 5. Materials- what you are going to use 6. Experiment- what you are going to do to prove your hypothesis, what you are going to do to answer your question. 7.Procedure- how do did your experiment. Step by step process 8. Data Collected- Use a journal for your data. Results from your experiment/ 9. Data Analysis- include graphs and charts. What answers you received from your experiment. 10. Conclusion- Summary of project. 11. Acknowledgements and Bibliography 12. Project board:



**__A site to help with display boards__**- http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_display_board.shtml

All students will be completing a science fair project for science. Due Dates: Question Due: September 28 Hypothesis Due: October 6 Research Plan Due October 13 Data check due: November 17 Registration form due December 19 Checklist and completed parts due December 21 Project due December 12

DUE : December 12
 * __Science Fair Checklist__**

◊ Application ◊ Research Plan 1. Question being asked 2. Hypothesis 3. Method of procedures 4. Bibliography (AT LEAST 5 SOURCES) • Science journal • Books • Internet sites

◊ Checklist for Sponsor(Form 1) ◊ Student Checklist(form 1A) ◊ Approval Form(form 1B) ◊ Industrial Setting Form(form 1C) ◊ Risk Assessment Form(form 3)

=Carver Science Fair= Location- Temple Set-up date- Judging- Website for registration forms as well as deadlines and rules http://www.temple.edu/carversciencefair/

__HERE ARE THE CATEGORIES:__ Behavior/Social Science (only 3 students) Environmental Science (only 3 students) Biochemistry (only 3 students) Mathematics (only 3 students) Botany (only 3 students) Medicine/Health (only 3 students) Chemistry (only 3 students) Microbiology (only 3 students) Computer Science (only 3 students) Physics (only 3 students) Earth Space Science (only 3 students) Zoology (only 3 students) Engineering (only 3 students) Team Project (1 team-school/ max 3 stds.) Consumer Science (7th & 8th Grade Only)

__Check out the Carver site for links to science fair tips.__

Below is a sample science fair project form the Carver website.

__SAMPLE SCIENCE PROJECT__
1. Sample Life Science Experiment: a. Question/What do you want to learn?: Do plants grow taller in the sunlight or in the dark? b. Hypothesis/What do you guess the answer will be?: Plants grow taller in the sunlight than they do in the dark. c. Procedure/How do you do the experiment?: Get two plants that are each in a pot. Make sure they are the same kind of plant and are the same size. Measure each plant and write down how tall each one is. Put one plant on a window sill and one plant in the closet. Measure both plants every day. Write down how tall they each are. Water both plants every three days. Wait a week and measure both plants. Write down how tall they each are. See which one is taller.

d. Materials/What do you need to do the experiment?: Two plants, each in its own pot, that are the same kind of plant and are the same size. A watering can with water. A window sill and a closet. A ruler. A notebook and a pencil or pen. (Two plants, each in its own pot, that are the same kind of plant and are the same size. A watering can with water. A ruler. A notebook and a pencil or pen.) e. Data/Writing down what happens: Use a notebook. Describe what you did. Write down how tall each plant was at the beginning of the week. Write down how tall each plant is every day. Write down how tall each plant is at the end of the week. f. Conclusion/What was the answer to the question?: ?????????????

=__Sites to help:__=

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml?From=Tab

__http://www.miniscience.com/__ http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/ http://www.sciencebob.com/lab/sciencefair/ideas.html http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/category0.html http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml http://scienceclub.org/scifair.html http://www.tryscience.org/home.html http://www.juliantrubin.com/fairprojects.html http://www. sciencebuddies.com

Scientific Method



And, in order for the scientific method to answer the question it must be about something that you can measure, preferably with a number. || [|Your Question] || [|Finding Information] [|Bibliography] [|Research Paper] || "If _//[I do this]// _, then _//[this]//_ will happen." You must state your hypothesis in a way that you can easily measure, and of course, your hypothesis should be constructed in a way to help you answer your original question. || [|Variables] [|Variables for Beginners] [|Hypothesis] || You should also repeat your experiments several times to make sure that the first results weren't just an accident. || [|Experimental Procedure] [|Materials List] [|Conducting an Experiment] || Scientists often find that their hypothesis was false, and in such cases they will construct a new hypothesis starting the entire process of the scientific method over again. Even if they find that their hypothesis was true, they may want to test it again in a new way. || [|Data Analysis & Graphs] [|Conclusions] || [|Abstract] [|Display Board] [|Science Fair Judging] ||
 * Steps of the Scientific Method || Detailed Help for Each Step ||
 * **Ask a Question:** The scientific method starts when you ask a question about something that you observe: How, What, When, Who, Which, Why, or Where?
 * **Do Background Research:** Rather than starting from scratch in putting together a plan for answering your question, you want to be a savvy scientist using library and Internet research to help you find the best way to do things and insure that you don't repeat mistakes from the past. || [|Background Research Plan]
 * **Construct a Hypothesis:** A hypothesis is an educated guess about how things work:
 * **Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment:** Your experiment tests whether your hypothesis is true or false. It is important for your experiment to be a fair test. You conduct a fair test by making sure that you change only one factor at a time while keeping all other conditions the same.
 * **Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion:** Once your experiment is complete, you collect your measurements and analyze them to see if your hypothesis is true or false.
 * **Communicate Your Results:** To complete your science fair project you will communicate your results to others in a final report and/or a display board. Professional scientists do almost exactly the same thing by publishing their final report in a scientific journal or by presenting their results on a poster at a scientific meeting. || [|Final Report]