What is a Science Fair? How do I start a science fair project or experiment? What do I need to do for the Science Fair? Each project must have an exhibition that includes: Slideshow Oral presentation The exhibition may also contain: Physical models Computer program Demonstration Special apparatus Log book or journal What should the slide show include?
Materials and methods procedure : How did you try to answer your question? Results: Show and explain your observations and results include graphs, charts, tables, drawings or photos. Include your original logbook or journal with your project at the fair!
Conclusions : What did you conclude about the question you investigated? Bibliography : List any references or sources if you did research.
General Safety Rules Do not hurt or scare people or animals, including yourself, as part of an experiment. Do not publish the names of your subjects. Do not use dangerous materials in your project except in very special situations when you get permission from the coordinators.
Ask advice about this from your parents or the organizers. What Makes a Good Project? For example, you may have a pet bird at home who is a very picky eater. What is its favorite food? Does it ever get tired of eating the same food all the time? There are many ways to answer questions. You can design an experiment or a survey, build a model, or write a computer program that can help you find the answer.
Develop your idea into a question you can test. Your question should follow the format, "How does [input] affect [output]? Design your experiment and keep track of the results. Remember to only change one variable and conduct your experiment multiple times for each trial. Each trial should be repeated in exactly the same way. The project log is a detailed recording of exactly what you did while planning and executing your experiment. You should start each day by writing in your project log.
First, note the time and date. Next, write a brief description of what you were doing. The summary report is a multi-page research essay that takes everything you learned during your project and translates it into text form. You will need to address your hypothesis, what led you to come up with it, how you conducted your experiments and the results you saw at the end of the project.
This should be formatted like a traditional essay, with an introduction, several body paragraphs packed with details, and a conclusion that ties everything together.
You will also need a detailed bibliography. In the results area of your science fair project, you explain what happened during the experiment. You should include what you thought might happen and what you wanted to prove, as well as what actually happened.
Use as much data as you can from your investigations and document your findings with charts or graphs whenever possible. What was your approach for investigating the problem? Don't go into detail about materials unless they were critical to your success. Do describe the most important variables if you have room.
What answer did you obtain? Be specific and use numbers to describe your results. Do not use vague terms like "most" or "some. State what your science fair project or invention contributes to the area you worked in. Did you meet your objectives?
For an engineering project state whether you met your design criteria. Things to Avoid Avoid jargon or any technical terms that most readers won't understand.
Avoid abbreviations or acronyms that are not commonly understood unless you describe what they mean. Abstracts do not have a bibliography or citations. Abstracts do not contain tables or graphs. For most science fairs, the abstract must focus on the previous 12 months' research or less , and give only minimal reference to any earlier work. If you are working with a scientist or mentor, your abstract should only include procedures done by you, and you should not put acknowledgements to anyone in your abstract.
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