SCIENCE FAIR 2017 Whoop Whoop!!

IT’S TIME!!!!!!! SCIENCE FAIR 2017!. What an opportunity for you to shine. Show everyone what you can do. We know this isn’t your favorite activity, but it does have some important benefits Science fair provides you with skills you will use in all your math courses and of course all of your science courses. It will give you tools to critically think and problem solve. So, let’s fall in love with the science fair.

THE SCIENCE FAIR HAS LOTS OF RESEARCHES ! A research paper A research report A research plan Auugh! So many researches to keep straight. So let’s go through them!

THE RESEARCH PAPER It is EVERYTHING! It’s the science fair board and the folder with all the particulars in it. (More to come) This will be due complete the week before Thanksgiving break.

THE RESEARCH REPORT Is the background information for the project. It is the researched information that forms the support for your hypothesis. It is a two to three page report that describes the experimental variables, the measurements of the dependent variables, and the control variable (that which acts as the status quo, the regular guy). The Research report concludes with the hypothesis. A paragraph that ties together the independent variable the dependent variables to support your idea of what will happen Uses the information from the Bibliography Cards Requires six sources (society for science is one source) 5 sources deal with your topic. More if have a special project Bibliography cards

THE RESEARCH PLAN Is the overview of the project and the very specific steps of your designed. It is part of Form 1A. The Research plan is part of the forms that are required for science fair. The Research plan along with the other forms must be completed and approved before experimentation can begin. See the time line for the due dates for the forms. Polk County Fillable Research Plan

HOW TO DO BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS Five Cards for each Source SS e1E 1 Cite your source 1A Fact etc So you will have a total of 30 cards 5 source and a minimum of 5 fact cards for each source

THE FORMS!!!!!  Go to Intel ISEF  Student Science  Intel ISEF  Intel ISEF AFFILIATED FAIRS  INTEL ISEF  FORMS  AND YOU’RE THERE!!!!!

REQUIRED FORMS – FOR ALL PROJECTS – All must be completed before experimentation Form 1 – Checklist for Adult Sponsor unless working at a research institution your TEACHER is your sponsor Form 1A – Student Checklist/Research Plan Form 1B – Approval Form Form 3 – Risk Assessment Form

EXTRA FORMS – NEEDED IF DOING A SPECIAL PROJECT Form 1C – Regulated Research Institute Form 2 - Qualified Scientist Form 3 - Risk Assessment Form Form 4 – Human Participant and Informed Consent  Sample informed consent – required for all Human Projects Form 5 – Vertebrate Animal Form A & B Form 6A – Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents Form 6B – Human and Vertebrate Animal Tissue Form Form 7 – Continuation Form

THE TIME LINE Summer work due August 17/18, 2016 Discussion on Science Fair August 28/31, 2015 Research (in class if time)Sept 7/8, 2016 Do Additional ResearchThroughout Project Bibliography research cardsSeptember 12/13, 2016 Paperwork, forms 1, 1A, 1B,September 12/13, 2016 Research Report Rough DraftSeptember 21/22, 2016 Log Book Check September 24/25, 2016 Final Form Turn-in (research plan etc..) September 24/25, 2016 Begin Investigation as soon as paper work doneongoing Research Report Final DraftOctober 8/9, 2015 Log Book Check (maybe)October 20/21, 2014 Continue investigation as soon as paper work doneongoing Class Science FairNovember 14, 2016(week of) School Science Fair (tentative)December 5, 2016 (week of) Regional Science Fair Entry FormsDecember 16, 2016