1. Science Fair Projects FUN EXCITING EDUCATIONAL WAY COOL AMAZING
Pines Elementary School

2. Participation is mandatory for 4th and 5th graders and optional for K,1,2, &3.
Projects are due March 10th at school. Judges will not score late entries.

3. Science Fair Projects MUST be EXPERIMENTS
An experiment is a test to find out something.
Experiments are repeated 3 times. 1 2 3

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Judges will not score projects that do not follow the scientific method.

5. DO NOT MAKE A VOLCANO. x
DO NOT MAKE A VOLCANO. THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION. x

6. DO NOT USE THE SOLAR SYSTEM.x x
DO NOT MAKE A MODEL OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

7. Although eye catching, this is an informational project and not an experiment.

8. Select a Topic MAKE SURE IT IS A TOPIC YOU CAN INVESTIGATE.
Select a topic that genuinely interests you. ?
Where can I find ideas for Science Fair Projects?

9. Does that deodorant really stop wetness better than another one ?
Watch commercials on TV. Test their claims.
Does that deodorant really stop wetness better than another one ?
PRODUCTS THAT CLAIM TO BE THE BEST CAN BE COMPARED WITH OTHER PRODUCTS THAT CLAIM TO BE THE BEST.

10. Think about current events. Look in the newspaper.
People are hungry in Africa because of droughts - a project on growing plants without much rain, which types grow ok with little water?

11. Use your experiences.
Remember a time you thought "I wonder what would happen if..." then turn that into a project.

12. Check the science section of our library media center.
Browse and look at book titles, then look inside the books that look interesting to you.

13. Gather Background Information
Gather information about your topic from books, magazines, the Internet, people and companies. Keep notes about where you found your information.

14. What is the PURPOSE? Why is this a project worth doing?
Why are the results important?
Who would want to know the results?

15. Use the Scientific Method
Question
Prediction
Materials
Procedure
Results
Conclusion

16. Question
What do I want to find out ?

17. Hypothesis (Prediction)
What do I think will happen ?

18. Variables
The variable is the one factor I wish to change (or use in different amounts). Everything is given the exact same conditions except for one factor. This factor is my variable. I need to explain things I did to make it a controlled experiment. Variables are the things that have an effect on the experiment.

19. The independent variable is the one condition that you change in the experiment. It is the factor that you are comparing or testing. What may affect the results of my experiment? Choose one variable to change and keep the others the same.

20. The controlled variables are the conditions that need to remain the same during my experiment so that they do not affect the results.

21. Materials
What will I use ?
Mrs. Rosenman’s Secret Formula

22. Procedure As I plan my experiment, I need to identify the variables.
What will I do ?
As I plan my experiment, I need to identify the variables.

23. Results
What actually happened ?

24. Conclusion
What did I learn ?
Based on my results I learned…

25. What are some examples of great projects?
BE CREATIVE
and START EARLY
What are some examples of great projects?

28. Keep your project a secret!
DO NOT post on Social Media such as Facebook or Twitter.!

29. Displaying Your Project
Question/Problem
What I wanted to find out
Prediction/ Hypothesis
What I thought would happen
Materials
A list of the items I used to do this experiment
Title of Project
Purpose
Why I wanted to do this experiment and how the results might be important
Procedure
This is a numbered list of the steps I used to complete this experiment.
Variables
This is an explanation of the one factor I changed and how I kept all the other factors the same.
Results
What actually happened and where my data is shown
Conclusion
What I learned from this experiment and what I might do differently in the future
Acknowledgement – A thank you to the people who helped me with this project

30. This is a Science Fair Display Board

31. Some former Students project
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