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2 SCIENCE FAIR

3 Scientific Method The Science Fair is all about using the Scientific Method. Follow the steps below to ensure a successful Science Fair.

4 Step #1 Pick a Topic Choose a topic that you find interesting and you’ve always wanted to know more about!

5 Step # 2 Research When a topic has been selected research should be conducted. This research should be included in Introduction of the Formal Report.

6 Step #3 Purpose and Hypothesis The Purpose is a statement of what you hope to discover or learn from the experiment. The Hypothesis is also included in this section and is an educated or scientific guess of what you think will happen.

7 Step #4 Conducting Experiments Keep the experiment simple. Make all your measurements in metric units. Experimentation should be conducted under controlled and safe conditions. Keep track of data and experimental results.

8 Step # 5 Writing a Formal Lab Report

9 1. Title Page Include the title of your report as well as your name and grade. 2. Table of Contents List everything in your report and what page they can be found on.

10 This is the scientific question to be solved. What do you hope to discover. Describe the overall goals of the experiment. What is it that you are trying to determine with the experiment? 3. Statement of Purpose This states what you predict will happen before you complete your experiment. It should relate to your Purpose. 4. Hypothesis

11 5. Introduction This includes background information that led you to make this study. The introduction will include the research that you completed, written in your own words. *DON’T FORGET TO CITE ALL YOUR SOURCES*

12 6. Materials List all materials that you needed to complete your project.

13 7. Procedures List the steps taken to complete your experiment. Clearly, but briefly, describe the step by step procedures used for the experiment. Excessive detail is not required, however another student should be able to perform the experiment from your procedure.

14 8. Observations and Results Record all your results. State what happened when you conducted the experiment. Present all observations and data in an orderly and organized manner. Graphs and tables may be included.

15 9. Conclusion In a brief paragraph or two, clearly summarize what you discovered based on the results of the experiment. Relate the conclusion to your purpose and hypothesis. Use your observations and results to support your conclusion.

16 10. Resources Citing Website Text - Author. Title. [Online] Available http://address/filename, Date. Citing Images - Description or title of image. [Online image] Available http://address/filename, Date. Go to Tekmom for more help List all the materials (books, magazines, websites, etc.) that you used to gather information for your project. Citing Printed Materials - Author. Title, Volume, Place Published: Publisher, Date of Publication.

17 Step # 6 Exhibit or Display Each project must be displayed on a backboard. The display should include: Title, Purpose, Hypothesis, Results and Conclusion. Any diagrams, graphs, charts, models or photographs may also be included. Experimental material may also be displayed.

18 Step #7 Presentation to Judges You should: speak clearly. demonstrate comprehension of material. explain how the project can be changed or improved.

19 Resources Scientific Method. [online image] Available http://www.powerof2.org/resources/ high_school/science/2.gif, 1999/2002. Science Book. [online image] Available http:// www.prevlink.org/library/ scibook.gif, 2003. Hypothesis. [online image] Available http:// www.zolo.com/DESIGN/ hypothesis.gif, 2002. Experimenting. [online image] Available http:// www.science- fair-projects-online.com, 2001. Man Cutting Tree. [online image] Available http:// www.howe.k12.ok.us/~jimaskew/ method.gif, 2003. Backboard. [Online image] Available http://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/scifairstudio /handbook/display.html, 1997. Savage, Anne. How to Cite a Web Resource. [Online] Available http://www.tekmom.com/cite/index.html, January 5, 2000.


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