STEM FAIR PROJECT

WELCOME

Things you must include in your project

•  Display board with all parts of the scientific method

•  Journal

•  Research Paper (3-5th grade)

Agreement of Understanding

•  Your STEM fair project will be graded as an assessment for science.

•  The research paper will be graded and part of your written communication grade.

•  You must stick to the timeline set out by your teacher so you can finish on time.

•  No late projects will be accepted into the fair!

Getting Started Choosing a Topic

•  Interesting to you! •  Something you have

a question about that is related to science

•  Pick a topic that you can answer only through an experiment

Guidelines for choosing a topic

•  Only primary grade students can do consumer projects

•  No Projects involving VERTEBRATES •  No Models like volcanoes, solar system •  No Bacteria Projects •  No mold projects

I can do all kinds of things for my topic in

•  Biology •  Physical Science •  Earth/Space Science •  Chemistry •  Technology •  Engineering •  Mathmatics

Where do I get ideas for my topic?

•  In the front of your STEM booklet there are various topics to pick from.

STEM Fair Projects

are due in school April 10, 2017

No LATE projects will be entered into the fair !

STEM FAIR is on April 13, 2017

•  Students at each grade level will be awarded first, second and third place

•  The 5 Students with the highest scored projects will be interviewed by a judge.

•  The interview will determine the order of the winners

Any Questions

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Vertebrates are FISH Don’t experiment on me!

Vertebrates are REPTILES

Like…… •  Snakes •  Lizards •  Turtles

Don’t Experiment on

us!

Vertebrates are AMPHIBIANS

Like FROGS and SALAMANDERS

Don’t Experiment

on us!

Vertebrates are BIRDS Don’t

Experiment on us!

Vertebrates are MAMMALS

SUCH AS- •  Rabbits •  Dogs •  Cats •  Hamsters •  Gerbils •  AND …………..

NO EXPERIMENTS ON US!

PEOPLE ARE MAMMALS TOO!

•  Do not do experiments on people like making them taste something, exercise and check heart rate or breathing or even asking survey questions Don’t

experiment on us!

Display of the STEM Fair Project Title

Hypothesis

Variables

Materials Data Chart*

Graph*

Conclusion

Written Explanation*

Procedures

* All parts of the Results.

Question

Student Journal

Take a look at the Table of Contents to see all of the information included in the student journal.

Research Paper

•  Title Page •  Acknowledgements •  Question •  Background research

–  Write down questions that you want to know about your topic that you can be answered by looking in a book.

•  Sources/Bibliography

CONSUMER SCIENCE IS FOR Grades K-2 ONLY

•  What paper towel soaks up the most water?

•  What diaper absorbs the most liquid?

•  Which ketchup is thicker?

Consumer science is testing a product or comparing it to another brand of the same product.

Models do not allow you to collect data

Such as •  Volcanoes Or •  The Solar System

TIMELINE AND BACKBOARD Timeline for Stem Fair Project Date Due January 23rd Question January 30th Prediction/Hypothesis February 6th Variables

February 13th Materials February 21st Procedures March 2nd Data Collection Tool March 9th Results/Graph & Data March 16th Conclusion March 30th Research Paper April 10th STEM: Finished Project to school April 11/12th STEM set up in Gym April 13th STEM Fair Judging April 14th Announce winners / PM Break down