Science Fair 2015-2016

Who is required to participate? All advanced students. All 8th grade students. Any other student who is interested. Who is required to participate?

General Ed. students will go through the scientific inquiry to include research and collecting and analyzing data as a class. Together they will create a class presentation that will be displayed at the Carver Science Fair. 6th grade

7th grade Students will work in groups of 2-3 Teacher will give each group the opportunity to chose their project from a pre-approved list Students may create their own project with teacher permission and the understanding that they will buy their own materials. Team projects may move on to Carver fair if qualified. (students would have to design the actual project themselves) 7th grade

8th grade All 8th grade students will be required to participate Normally teams are not permitted at Carver to eliveate issues with non-working team members. This is however the discretion of the individual teacher. 8th grade

Scientific Inquiry begins with observing the world around us!

Animal Sciences (ANIM) Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHA) Biochemistry (BCHM) Biomedical and Health Sciences (BMED) Cellular and Molecular Biology (CELL) Chemistry (CHEM) Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO) Earth and Environmental Sciences (EAEV) Embedded Systems (EBED) Energy: Chemical (EGCH) Energy: Physical (EGPH) Engineering Mechanics (ENMC) Environmental Engineering (ENEV) Materials Science (MATS) Mathematics (MATH) Microbiology (MCRO) Physics and Astronomy (PHYS) Plant Sciences (PLNT) Robotics and Intelligent Machines (ROBO) Systems Software (SOFT) Official categories

Science fair rubric

Forms needed for everyone Form 1- checklist for adult sponsor/ safety assessment form- completed by teacher Form 1A-student checklist/research plan-filled out by student Form 1B- approval form-signed by student and parent Form 3- Risk Assessment Form-every question should be answered, signed by parent PLEASE NOTE: all forms should have the same title and experiment dates on them…be consistent. Forms needed for everyone

To be filled out by teacher Form 1

Form 1a To be completed by the student School phone number-352-787-7868 Remember to add your teacher’s email School address- 1200 N. Beecher St. Leesburg, FL 34748 Experiment start date cannot be before you get approval. Form 1a

To be signed by student and parent Form 1b

Form 3 Every project has a risk Figure out what that risk is Plan for it A great source may be MSDS sheets if you are using any chemicals. Every question must be answered. Bottom portion filled out by parents Form 3

Requirements when dealing with animals. Approval by Vet. Form 2- qualified scientist form Form 5- Vertebrate Animal form (5A and 5B) Requirements when dealing with animals.

Requirements when testing humans. Form 2- qualified scientist Form 4- Human participants and informed consent form Participates or their parents sign the bottom of the consent form Requirements when testing humans.

Approvals needed beyond Carver Any project that will involve animals, humans or dangerous activities will require approval from the county approval committee. Paper work for such approvals is normally due mid-October. Paperwork must be typed! This can be a daunting endeavor…please be patient! Approvals needed beyond Carver

Research paper vs research plan The research paper should come before the research plan. It should attempt to answer the question asked based on the observation made. Your hypothesis should be generated by the information gained during your research. Your paper should be in APA format A minimum of 5 resources are required PLUS the isef website (so 6) Wikipedia and science buddies are not permitted. 8th grade LA teachers will be helping with this step! The research plan should outline your hypothesis, variables, materials needed, safety precautions that need to be followed and your step by step, replicable procedures. Measurements MUST e in SI units. Research paper vs research plan

Keeping a journal (required) Hand written All data should be kept here. Observe with your senses (as appropriate) Taste touch Smell Sight Hearing Qualitative data- senses Quantitative data-numbers, measurements Keeping a journal (required)

Abstract… after your complete your experiment. Required to be attached to your board. This is a summary of your experiment Abstract…

Your board

ALL FORMS MUST BE SIGNED IN BLUE!!!! One last Note!

Resources ISEF Son of Citation https://student.societyforscience.org/intel-isef Rules, forms and guidelines Son of Citation http://www.citationmachine.net/ Help formatting your references in APA style Resources