1. Science Fair

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Scientific Inquiry begins with observing the world around us!

7. 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

8. Science fair rubric

9. 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

10. To be filled out by teacher
Form 1

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

12. To be signed by student and parent
Form 1b

13. 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

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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)

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

20. Your board

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

22. Resources ISEF Son of Citation
Rules, forms and guidelines
Son of Citation
Help formatting your references in APA style
Resources