Student Name: Period: Teacher’s Name: Title Slide Student Name: Period: Teacher’s Name: Science Fair: Power Point Template Title A project needs a title. It lets people know what you have worked on. The title should be in the form of a statement and describe your study. Do not use problem statement as a title. Example Poor title: Potential Energy (does not say enough information) Better general title: Relationship of Height and Potential Energy.

Problem Statement Science Fair: Power Point Template Problem Statement The problem statement is always written in the form of a question. The question tells people what you are trying to find out. Example: Poor problem statement: How does Potential Energy Work? Better problem statement: How does height affect potential energy?

Hypothesis Science Fair: Power Point Template Hypothesis A hypothesis states what you think is going to happen when you investigate a question. Remember to include the words If and Then to describe the test, and the outcome variables. Use third person when you write your hypothesis. (No pronouns) Here is an example: Example: Question: How does height affect potential energy? Hypothesis: If the height of a toy car is increased then the car will increase its roll distance.

Variables Variables There are three types of variables. 1. Test Variable or Independent Variable What you change on purpose in an investigation. 2. Outcome Variable or Dependent Variable What you measure in experiment(results). 3. Variables held constant or Controlled Variables Everything else in your investigation must be held constant (kept the same) Example of variables: Test variable: Height of track (what you changed on purpose) Outcome variable: Distance toy car rolls (What was measured to see effect) Controlled variables: toy car, “Hotwheels” track, book

Materials Materials List all materials used in your investigation. Include the quantity, and what kinds of materials you used. Be sure to measure all your materials using metric units. Example of a “good listing”:  1 toy car  500 cm of “Hotwheels” track  5 books  1 Meter stick or tape measure To Convert to Metric System: Google: Convert to Metric System

Procedures Procedures Your step-by-step directions are like a recipe. Anyone who reads them should be able to replicate your investigation and get the similar results. Remember the first word of each step must be written as a verb. Example: Step-by-Step Directions: 1. Set up a piece of HotWheels track on 2 books and measure the height of the track in centimeters (cm). Record your measurement. 2. Place a toy car at the top of the track and let it roll down until it stops. Measure the distance the car rolled from the top of the track in centimeters (cm). record your measurement. 3. Repeat 2 more times, record your results. Calculate the mean roll distance and record your result to the nearest centimeter. 4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 using 3 books. 5. Repeat steps 1 and 2 using 4 books.

Pictures Include at least 1 picture to document your experiment.

Data Table Include at least 1 data table which includes data from all of your 5 trials, your mean for the trials and the units you measured.

Graph Include at least 1 graph of your mean results. Include a title for your graph, and titles for the X and Y axis as well as the units you measured.

Results Results Write a paragraph of the overall (mean) results of the experiment based on the data you have collected and observed. Example: A toy car at a height of 5 cm rolled a mean distance of 253 cm. A toy car at a height of 7 cm rolled a mean distance of 302 cm. A toy car at a height of 10 cm tolled a mean distance of 389 cm.

Conclusions Conclusions (Must be Written in Paragraph form) Before you write your conclusions, carefully examine all your data (graphs, charts, tables). Ask yourself these questions:  What did I discover?  Did I get the results I expected? If not, how were the results different?  Were there any unexpected problems or occurrences that may have affected the results of my investigation?  How can I improve or expand my project?  Did my results support my original hypothesis for this project? How do my results relate to my background information? Your conclusions should include: 1. What did I investigate? 2. Statement of support or non-support of the original hypothesis. 3. What was your major finding/discovery? 4. Description of any problems or sources of error that occurred. 5. How could you improve your experiment? 6. How do the results relate to the background information?

Applications Applications Importance of how the results of the experiment may be useful to others or how the knowledge gained may be used in everyday life. Example: Rollercoaster engineers could use knowledge of potential energy and height to design more exciting rollercoasters.

Abstract Abstract (Must be written in paragraph form) The abstract is a summary of the entire project written in past tense. The first paragraph includes the purpose of the experiment and the hypothesis. The second paragraph includes the procedures. The third paragraph includes the results and the conclusions. The following template might be helpful in guiding your students to write a good abstract. The problem was _____________________________. It was hypothesized that if _______________________, then ___________________________. The procedure followed was (short summary of procedure): ________________________________. The mean results were _________________. It was concluded that ___________________________.(use conclusion slide to help you) The results of the experiment (did or did not) support the hypothesis, because of_________________________. The results of the project showed that _________________________.