Science ProjectsScience Projects

Review published materials related to your Review published materials related to your problemproblem or or question. This is called background research.question. This is called background research.

Evaluate possible solutions and guess why you think it Evaluate possible solutions and guess why you think it will happen (will happen (hypothesishypothesis).).

Include all Include all materialsmaterials needed for the experiment. needed for the experiment. Experimental design (Experimental design (procedureprocedure). In designing the ). In designing the

experiment, it is critical that only one variable – a experiment, it is critical that only one variable – a condition that may effect the results of the experiment – condition that may effect the results of the experiment – is changed at a time. This makes the experiment a is changed at a time. This makes the experiment a ‘controlled’ experiment.‘controlled’ experiment.

Challenge and test your hypothesis through your Challenge and test your hypothesis through your procedure of experimentation (data collection) and procedure of experimentation (data collection) and analysis of your analysis of your datadata. Use . Use graphsgraphs to help see patterns to help see patterns in the data.in the data.

Draw Draw conclusionsconclusions based on empirical evidence from based on empirical evidence from the experiment.the experiment.

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TitleTitle AbstractAbstract PurposePurpose HypothesisHypothesis MaterialsMaterials ProceduresProcedures Data with graphsData with graphs ConclusionConclusion Pictures – Pictures - PicturesPictures – Pictures - Pictures

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Notebooks, Notebooks, journalsjournals, reference articles, etc. which , reference articles, etc. which document your work. These need not be fancy. Bring document your work. These need not be fancy. Bring what you really used to write down your observations, what you really used to write down your observations, your thoughts, and your analysis. Share your rough your thoughts, and your analysis. Share your rough materials with the judges. materials with the judges.

AbstractAbstract- A brief description of your research - A brief description of your research summarized to 250 - 300 words. Extra copies should be summarized to 250 - 300 words. Extra copies should be available for the judges.available for the judges.

Your Your Research ReportResearch Report is not intended to be a is not intended to be a longwinded library thesis about stuff you read in an longwinded library thesis about stuff you read in an encyclopedia. It's supposed to be about your work- The encyclopedia. It's supposed to be about your work- The story that you would tell the judges about each item in story that you would tell the judges about each item in your display if you were there. your display if you were there.

Experimental Experimental materialsmaterials (if needed), specimens, (if needed), specimens, samples, simulated items, etc. It depends on what you samples, simulated items, etc. It depends on what you feel is important to display your findings.feel is important to display your findings.

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Titles font sizeTitles font size 72 or 100 bold 72 or 100 bold Font sizeFont size on board 20 or 22 on board 20 or 22 Font typeFont type should be simple easy to should be simple easy to

read such as read such as timestimes new romannew roman or or California boldCalifornia bold, , something similar something similar is fine, but nothing difficult to read.is fine, but nothing difficult to read.

Font colorsFont colors should be solid colors, no should be solid colors, no pastels ( light colors ).pastels ( light colors ).

On the BoardOn the Board

All papers including pictures should have a All papers including pictures should have a background paper, where the typed paper background paper, where the typed paper is on a piece of construction paper.is on a piece of construction paper.

Title or header board can be any way you Title or header board can be any way you like.like.

Use brass pins for mounting, no glue or Use brass pins for mounting, no glue or tape.tape.

Choose colors that are complementary to Choose colors that are complementary to your project board.your project board.