7th Grade Science Fair

Projectby Mrs. Berman

STEPS OF A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT1. Observation2. Question3. Hypothesis4. Method5. Results6. Conclusion 7. Presentation

OBSERVATION

*What are you interested in? Music? Cooking? Machines? Plants?

*Choose to do a project on a subject you are interested in.

*Read all the available material on your topic you can find.

*You can use encyclopedias.

*Seek help from librarians.

*Write to Federal, State, County and local agencies for information.

*Speak to professors/students involved in your subject.

*Contact industrial firms doing research in your project area. If you are interested, most people will assist you.

*It is very important to keep a complete bibliography of all material you find and a list of people who helped you.

What am I interested in?

Here’s just the place to get you started:

*Science Buddies*http://www.sciencebuddies.org/

*Do their “interest survey” to figure out what will be a good fit for you

What do we have in the library?What reference books give a good overview of the subject?

Tarbut V’Torah Library Home Page

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Title Author Call # Type  

Science fairs ideas and activities.

  507.8 SCI Sciences

Super science fair sourcebook /

Iritz, Maxine Haren.

507.8 IRI Sciences

The complete handbook of science fair projects

Bochinski, Julianne Blair,

507.9 BOC Sciences

How to do a science fair project /

Tocci, Salvatore.

507.2 TOC Sciences

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BROWSING by call number is also a great way to get ideas. These Call Numbers are the best suited for this:

507 Science-Experiments, Science-Exhibitions

500s, 600s, 700s under the topic of the experiment

608 Inventions

TARBUT VTORAH PRESENTS:

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*Search the web:

*Thousands of Science Fair Project Ideas!

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* listed on the TVT Library wiki page.

Let’s summarize the 7 steps of researching a topic:1.Choose a topic2.Find background

information3.Refine a topic4.Selecting resources5.Searching for information6.Evaluating resources7.Citing resources

Good Luck! Mrs. Berman