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Creating Your Scientific Poster The guidelines below were created for 3rd-6th grade students to help them
create a scientific poster in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint) 2017.
PhotoCredit:ManzoElementary3rdgradestudentspresentingtheirscientific
postersinthegarden.PhotostakenbyMosesThompson,May2013.Introduction
Thinkofyourposterasastorythatdescribestheresearchyouhaveworkedsohardon
throughouttheschoolyear.Usethispostertoexplainafewmajorpointsinyourresearchprocess.Makeitinteresting!Givepeopleenoughinformationsothattheywanttoknowmorebutcanunderstandthemainconceptsandfindingsofyourwork.Therewillbetimeforpeopletoaskyouaboutthesmalldetails,personalprocess,andchallengesofyourworkafteryoupresenttheposter.
WewillbecreatingpostersusingMicrosoftPowerPoint2016.BycreatingaposterinPowerPointratherthanonpaper,wecanprintlargepostersthatcanbelaminated,shownatpresentations,andmore.CreatingaposterinPowerPointmeansthatwewilluseonlyoneslide.Onceyoufollowtheinstructionstosetupyourposter,youwilldiscoverthatallofyourgraphs,pictures,andwordswillfitontothisoneslide.Eachscienceteamwillbecreatingoneposter.Workingtogether,listening,andbeingrespectfulofeachother’sideaswillbeessentialforthesuccessofnotonlyyourposter,butofyourpresentation.
Setting Up Your Slide Step1:OpenPowerPoint,chooseBlankPresentationandclickOK.Step2:ChoosetheBlankslidelayoutandclickOK.Optional:ifyouwouldliketoaddabackground,itcannotbefullcolor.Therecanbepopsofcolororasmalldesigninthecorner,butwecannotprintaposterthatdoesnothaveawhitebackgroundcanusealotofinkandgettobeveryexpensive.Step3:GotoDesigninthetoolbarandclickCustomize.Fromthedropdownmenu,clickSlideSizeandthenPageSetup.Step4:EntertheHeightandWidthofyourposter.Heightis36inches.Widthis48inches.ClickOK.Step5:Addtextboxestodescribeyourwork.GotoInsert,andclickonTextBox.Draw(holddownthemouseanddrag)theoutlineofyourtextboxintheplaceandshapethatyouwantyourwordstogoonyourposter.Imaginesomeoneisreadingyourposter.Makesureyouhaveaddedyourtextboxesanddescriptionsinaclearorderthatiseasyforsomeonetofollow.
Creating Your Scientific Poster Creating Your Story PosterTitle:Comeupwithatitlethatwilldescribeyourprojectwell.Makethisinteresting!Thisisthefirstthingpeoplewillsee.Makesurethepoint(howlargethelettersare)isatleast60.Authors:Thisisthefirstandlastnamesofeachstudentinyourscienceteam.Placethesenamesinalphabeticalorderbasedonthefirstletterofeachperson’slastname.Placeacommabetweeneachperson.Makesurethepoint(howlargethelettersare)isatleast45.Objective:Usingcompletesentences,writeaboutwhatyouwantedtodiscover.Whatwasyourmainresearchquestion?Whydoyoufindthisquestionimportantforhumansortheenvironment?Makesurethepoint(howlargethelettersare)isatleast24.Hypothesis:Usingcompletesentences,writewhatyouroriginalhypothesiswasbeforeyoubeganyourresearch.Whatdidyoupredictwouldbetheanswertoyourresearchquestion?Whydidyoupredictthatthiswouldbetheanswer?Makesurethepoint(howlargethelettersare)isatleast24.Methods:Usingcompletesentences,describehowyoucollectedinformationtoansweryourresearchquestionandtestyourhypothesis.Whatinformationdidyoucollect?Whattoolsdidyouuse?Howoftendidyoucollectdata?Whydidyouusethesetoolsandmethodsoverotheroptions?Makesurethepoint(howlargethelettersare)isatleast24.Findings:Hereisyouropportunitytousecharts,graphs,pictures,andmore.Usetheinformationyoucollectedallyeartosummarize(givingabriefstatementofthemainpoints)yourfindings.Whatdoyouwantpeopletoknowaboutyourresearchquestion?Whatwerethemostinterestingpoints,themostcommonfindings,andthefindingsthathelpedyouansweryourmainquestion?Makesurethepoint(howlargethelettersare)isatleast24.Conclusion:Usingcompletesentences,tellyouraudiencehowyouwouldansweryourmainquestionknowingwhatyouknownow.Wasyouroriginalhypothesiscorrect,ordidyoufindoutsomethingnew?Whyisyourresearchimportantandhowdoesithelpusunderstandpollinators,plants,humansortheenvironment?Pictures:Inordertomakeyourstorymorevisual,youmayaddupto4picturesandseveralgraphs,asneeded.Picturesneedtoimproveyourstoryandbeontopic.Forexample,ifyoufocusedonacertainspeciesofbee,youmaywanttoincludeapictureofit.Picturesmustbelabeledwithacaption(ashort,1sentencedescriptionofwhatthepictureis)byplacingasmalltextboxbelowthepicture.Thislabelneedstobelessthan24point.Makesuretosaywherethepictureisfromifitisnotyourown.Thisiscalledcitingyoursource.Andfinally,makesurethatallpicturesareahighresolutionsothatwhentheyareprintedtheydonotbecomeblurry.Remember!Throughouttheresearchprocess,youdidnotfail.Justbecausesomethingdidnotgothewayyouhadplanned,oryoudidn’tgetallofthedatayouwanted,oryoudidn’thaveenoughtimetodomore….YOUDIDGREAT!Thiswasallpartofthelearningprocessandofbeingascientist.Tellpeopleaboutthisprocessinyourposter,theywillwanttoknowyourexperience.
Creating Your Scientific Poster
Which Plant Is Taller? Manzo’s Mini LEO Project Authors: Julian Archer, Estevan Godoy, Nayeli Tautimez
Objective: Our objective was
to study how the ice plant
and barrel clover germinate
in volcanic soil. Also, our
objective was to think and
act like Biosphere 2
scientists. We wanted to see
how changes on our mini
LEO landscape looked in real
landscapes.
Methods: Our methods were
to collect temperature data,
water our plants, and observe
our plants and soil. We
measured plant height and
width, did background research
on our plants, and recorded
daily temperatures.
Findings: We noticed that the
ice plant did not grow 3-4 inches
tall but grew 2-3 inches wide.
We also saw that the seeds and
soil barely moved down the
slope.
Hypothesis: Our
hypothesis is that the ice
plant can grow 3-4 inches
tall. Also, the water will
push the seeds down the
slope.
Conclusion: The big LEO at
Biosphere 2 helps scientists
study plant growth on
landscapes. Our mini LEO helps
those scientists by knowing
which plants can grow in
volcanic tephra.
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Ice Plant Barrel Clover
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AVERAGE PLANT HEIGHT IN MINI LEO
Figure 1 (Left): The mini
LEO team. Figure 2 (Right): The LEO at
Biosphere 2.
Figure 3(Top): Watering our mini LEO. Figure 4 (Bottom left): Comparing our volcanic soil to
Figure 5 (Bottom right): regular composting soil at
Manzo that has much more nutrients.
Figure 6 (Left): Ice plant.
Figure 7 (Top right): Barrel
clover. Figure 8 (Bottom right): Mini LEO plant
height.
POSTER GRADING & PARTICIPATION SHEET
Criteria
PointsPossible
Self-Review/Self-Score
PointsEarned(TeacherScore)
Poster
AccuracyofDataAmountofData/QualityofEvidenceRepresentingConsistentDataTopicMatchesPosterTextInformationDisplayedisonTopic
10
DirectionsFollowedFinishedonTime(Deadline____________)Formatting/PunctuationNeatnessofPosterLayout
10
OrganizationofPosterIncludes:Title/AuthorsObjective/HypothesisMethodsFindingsConclusion
10
IncludesData/TablesIncludesResultsDrawings/Pictures/VisualDataDetails/Numbers/Measurements/Units
10
Presentation
SpeakingclearlyEyecontactLoudvoice
10
EachGroupMemberPresentsPresentationisRehearsedGroupMembersWorkTogether
15
Studentscananswerquestionsaboutresearch,results,methods,conclusion,etc.
10
GroupStaysonTopictoExplainResearchStatesImportanceofTopicAudienceUnderstandsWhatisSaid
10
DemonstrateUnderstandingofInformationReferencingPosterinPresentation
10
TotalScore
100
ScoresheetcreatedbyBarbaraHurley,RinconHighSchool