1. Science Fair Project Type your project title in place of the title Your name(s) Your teacher’s name(s) Your school

2. Statement of the Problem experiment Type your question here. (This is the question that your experiment answers.)

3. Research Summarize your research here in three to five bullet points: 1 st bullet point 2 nd bullet point 3 rd bullet point 4 th bullet point 5 th bullet point

4. Hypothesis Based on the research you have done, you will be writing an answer or solution – your best educated guess – to your question. Make sure you write down your hypothesis before you begin your experiment. Include your reasoning – the “why” is important.

5. Materials  Type a detailed list of the items you needed to complete your experiments.  Be specific about the amounts used and make sure all are in metric units (mL, cm, etc).

6. Procedure  List all of the steps used in completing your experiment.  Remember to number your steps.  Add photos of your experiments as you experiment.

7. Variables  Independent variable: The one variable that you purposely change and test.  Dependent variable: The change measured or observed because of the independent variable. It is important to decide how you are going to measure the change.  Controlled variables (constants): These are the things that are kept the same throughout your experiments.

8. Control  For most experiments, you must have a control. This is a setup that has NOT been manipulated or changed. This is what the others are compared to when analyzing your data. (If you don’t have a control, use this slide to state there is no control setup needed for your experiment.)

9. Data/Observations  It is easier to understand the data if it is put into a table or graph. Create a graph in Microsoft Excel and import it here.  Make sure all data is clearly labeled.  Observations should be recorded daily/weekly in your logbook as well as here in your presentation.  Include pictures of observations where appropriate.  You may include as many slides as you need here. Label the slides appropriately.

10. Data Analysis List and discuss the results shown in your data. Include a brief summary of what you discovered based on the results of your experiments.

11. Conclusion Indicate whether or not the data supports the hypothesis and explain why or why not.

12. Application/Further Experimentation Is their a real world application for your project results? List any you can think of. Tell why this knowledge could be important. Knowing your outcome, what new experimentation could be done to explore the topic further?

13. Works Cited Be sure to include print and electronic sources and put them in alphabetical order. (minimum of five sources)