1. Getting ready for the Nova High School Science Fair

2. Follow the Intel ISEF 2009 Student Handbook!
Thoroughly read and understand the Intel ISEF 2009 Student Handbook.
This will be your guide and tell you how to
Choose a topic
Research your topic
Organize
Set time limits
Plan your experiment
Fill out the correct forms
Conduct your experiment
Analyze your results
Draw your conclusions

3. Project Data Book
You must have a composition book which will be your journal that you write in everyday you work on your project
It must be in black ink
It doesn’t have to be neat
It must have a date associated with each entry
It must NOT be done the day before the project is due.
This should be an ongoing record of your project

4. Your Research Paper It must be typed!
It must contain the following information
Title Page and Table of Contents
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References/Bibliography

5. Your Research Paper
You will receive a grading rubric/check list for your research paper.
Follow this rubric when writing your research paper and you will be on the right track and get a good grade
Remember, the research paper must be typed and professional looking

6. Abstract
After your research is complete and you have written your research paper, you must write an “abstract”
An abstract is a maximum of 250 words on one page that includes:
Purpose of the experiment
Procedures used
Data and Conclusions

7. A Visual Display
You will receive detailed information about your display board soon
You will receive a judging rubric for your display and research soon

8. Helpful Hints
Project must reflect current year’s research (meaning you can’t continue or redo your middle school project)
Good Title
Take lots of Photographs – credit must be given to all photographs
Be organized
Have an eye-catching display board
Correctly present your material to the judges

9. Important Dates To Remember
Steps 1-5 in the Intel ISEF 2009 Student Handbook as well as a blank/new composition book is due – 10/19 (A Day) or 10/20 (B Day)
Step 1: pick your topic
Step 2: research your topic (minimum of 5 sources…not wikipedia)
Step 3: organize
Step 4: time table
Step 5: plan your experiment
Blank composition book

10. Important Dates To Remember
Steps 1-5 should be typed (should be 3-5 pages – not including your sources page), double spaced, 12-font) and turned into me (Mrs. Andre) as well as showing your blank composition book on 10/19 (A Day) or 10/20 (B Day)

11. Important Dates To Remember
Forms for step 6 (fill out your forms correctly) will be due in class (once steps 1-5 are turned in I will give you the forms to complete) on 10/19 (A Day) or 10/20 (B Day)
I will review this and it will be the time I decide if you can proceed with your experiment.

12. Important Dates To Remember
Steps 7-9 as well as a rough draft of your research paper and your completed Project Data Book are due on 11/30 (A day) or 12/01 (B Day)

13. Important Dates to Remember
Your Final Research Paper and your Abstract are due on 12/14 (A Day) or 12/15 (B Day).
Your Display Board (ALL classs) is due in the Media Center on the morning of 1/4 (A Day) – before school starts.

14. Special Notes
You MUST turn in your assignments by the due date! If you cannot turn it in on the due date, you may turn the assignment in early for full credit!

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