Science Fair Category: Project Title Your Name Mrs. Hallatschek’s 6th Grade Centerville Elementary Science Fair Category:

Problem Statement Type your question here. This is the question that your experiment answers. Example: Which soil promotes faster plant growth, organic or regular?

Project Overview Type a brief summary (short and concise narrative) of your project. Why did this topic interest you? 4-6 sentences long.

Research What information did your research provide about your topic and/or experiment? List several important facts that you gleaned from the research. Use a bullet list. (3-5 bullets)

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Independent Variables The one variable that you purposely change and test. What is it that you changed? Example: Independent Variable = Type of Soil; Organic vs. Regular

Dependent Variable Dependent Variable: The measure of change observed because of the independent variable. It is measurable and observable. Example: Dependent Variable= Growth; Plant height

Controlled Variables/Constants These are the things that are kept the same throughout the experiment. You control them. Bullet them. Use 3-4 words or one sentence per bullet. Example: Amount of water Temperature Type of plant

Hypothesis Based on your research, write an answer to your question, making your best educated guess…as to the results of your test. Use an “if….then” statement where possible. Example: IF I use organic soil, THEN the plants will grow taller.

Materials Make a careful and detailed list of all the items you will need to complete your experiment. Be specific about: Amounts Quantities Types **This is not the list of procedures***

Procedure Make a detailed, numbered list, of every step needed to complete your experiment. This is like a recipe. Anyone should be able to read your procedures and replicate your experiment. Number the list 3. You may need 4-5 slides Add photographs 4. Do not put 1 step on a slide…font size 20

Data/Observations This slide will be a brief summary/narrative of your observations. Add photos of your experiment to accompany your summary.

Data Table/Results It is easier to understand the data if it is put into a table. You can create the table using Word or Excel and import it into the presentation.

Graph of Results You must also create a graph representing the results you recorded in your data table. The graph needs to be in color. It can also be created in Word or Excel and imported into the presentation.

Evaluation of Data Discuss what your graph showed you What patterns do you see with your data overall? Use numbers…refer to your data numbers

Conclusion Restate your hypothesis Was it supported? Discuss why or why not. Do you ACCEPT or REJECT your hypothesis? Explain why or why not….refer to your data

Analysis What did you learn? What are your sources of error? (you will have some) How could you improve this experiment? How can this information be useful to someone else/ in the future?

Acknowledgements Recognize and thank those who helped you with this project. Specifically name (by general group, not individual names) those who served as your test subjects, people you interviewed, experts in the field who aided you, family members who took pictures, etc.

(Closing Slide) Add additional photographs of your project work, a short (30 sec.) video taken during your project, a motivational quote, or another significant fact relating to your topic.

Additional Instructions Font Choices : Arial, Times New Roman, Verdana, Calibri Font size: Headers 44; Text 28-32; ONLY exception is for Procedures Choose one transition and apply to all slides DO NOT animate photographs or text Choose your own background and theme Font colors need to match background and be readable; NO RED, unless you need to make a specific point

Additional Instructions Add photographs of your project every step of the way. You will need photos on every slide. Ask a family member to help photograph you as you work. Document all your observations with photographs. A family member will need to photograph any data collection done at school. Use italics, underlining, and bold, for emphasis Run Spell check and Grammar check