The Science Fair will be on February 13, 2009 this year! Please follow the
guidelines below to prepare your project. You will have a chance to do some
of your typing in Technology class. Be sure to keep your science fair
folder in your backpack so that you can work on your project both at home
and at school.
This year there will be special awards given for "Green" projects. Good luck
and have fun!
Name: _____________________
DUE ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009
1. Title of my science fair project: ______________________________
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2. Question that I would like to answer with my project: __________Cons____
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Guidelines for a good question:
YES NO
d d Is this a question that can be answered within six weeks?
d d Have scientists already agreed on an answer?
d d Is there a visual way to show my answer (model, graph, etc.)?
d d Am I interested in finding out more about this?
d d Will the answer give more information than �yes� or �no�?
3. Purpose of my science fair project: ____________________________
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Guidelines for a good purpose
YES NO
d d Does the purpose explain what I want to learn about?
d d Does the purpose explain more about what my question
means?
d d Is my purpose written in complete sentences?
d d Is my purpose written in a way that is easy to understand?
Name: _____________________
DUE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2009
1. Research In your own words, what did you learn about your question (and
possible answer) when you did your research:
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Guidelines for a good Research section (all answers should be YES!):
YES NO
d d Is this section 3-5 sentences long?
d d Is the information you presented in this section interesting
and related to your question?
d d Did you write about the research your found that was most
related to your project?
d d Is this section written clearly and is it easy to understand
what you are trying to say?
2. Hypothesis After doing the research (and before doing an experiment) do
you have a guess of what the answer to your question is?:
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Guidelines for a good hypothesis (all answers should be YES!):
YES NO
d d Did you write your hypothesis after doing your research?
d d Is your hypothesis able to be proved by your experiment?
d d Is your hypothesis written clearly and is it easy for someone
to understand what you mean?
Name: _____________________
DUE ON MONDAY, February 2, 2009
1. Experiment Information Use this section to write a sentence or two about
how this experiment proves or disproves your hypothesis:
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Guidelines for good experiment information (all answers should be YES!):
YES NO
d d Is this section 1-2 sentences long?
d d Is this section written in a way that is easy to understand?
2. Experiment Steps Use this section to write out the steps you took in your
experiment (you can use the next page if you need it):
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Guidelines for good experiment steps (all answers should be YES!):
YES NO
d d Is this section written in a list of numbered steps: 1. ____,
2. _____, 3.______, etc.?
d d Is this section written in a way that would be easy for someone
to understand how you did it?
d d Is this section shorter than 10 steps, but at least three steps?
(Analysis section included on the next page)
2. Experiment Steps Use this space if you need extra space to write your
experiment steps:
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2. Analysis Use this section to write any observations you had during your
experiment. What happened during the experiment?:
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Guidelines for a good analysis (all answers should be YES!):
YES NO
d d Did you include the date or time on each observation?
d d Are your observations relevant to answering your question?
d d Is it easy to understand what your observations mean?
Name: _____________________
DUE ON Thursday, FEBRUARY 5, 2009
1. Conclusion Use this section to write at least five sentences that answer
your question, say whether or not your hypothesis was correct, and say what
you learned: ____________________________________________________________
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Guidelines for a good conclusion (all answers should be YES!):
YES NO
d d Did you answer and explain your question in your conclusion?
d d Did you say whether or not your hypothesis was correct?
d d Did you say what you learned in this experiment?
d d Is your conclusion at least five sentences long?
d d Is your conclusion written clearly and concisely?
