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2014-2015 SCIENCE FAIR PACKET Waynesville Middle School

STUDENT NAME: SCIENCE FAIR ID NUMBER: TEACHER: Page Title Due Point

value Teacher signature

10 Parent Informa<on Sheet & Signature—Parent/Student Copy

9 Parent Informa<on Sheet & Signature—Teacher Copy

Wed 12.3 10

8 The Experiment’s Basics Wed 12.10 10

7 SeRng Up the Experiment Wed 12.17 10

6 Data Table and Photos Wed 1.7 10

5 Data Graph Wed 1.14 10

4 Data Analysis + Conclusions Wed 1.21 20

3 Prac<cal Applica<on of Results Wed 1.28 10

2 Abstract + Bibliography Wed 2.4 10

1 Self-‐Evalua<on Mon 2.9 10

Display Board, with Abstract and Bibliography

Mon 2.9 100

Checklist for your board: _____ Heading labels are typed and printed (Problem Statement, Hypothesis, Experiment Design, Materials,

Procedure, Results, Data Table, Graph, Data Analysis, Conclusions, Prac<cal Applica<on) in a font larger than your text

_____ All text blocks are printed and cut out neatly with straight edges _____ Abstract and bibliography are printed, with your science fair ID number in the top right corner, and

ready to be set on the table in front of your board _____ Your science fair ID number is printed (48 pt Times New Roman) and glued to top right corner of board _____ All things to be glued on board are cut nearly with straight edges _____ All things glued to the board are done so neatly _____ Complete the scoring guide below. Think about your display as you rate your work.

SELF-EVALUATION (due 2.9)

Page 1

ABSTRACT & BIBLIOGRAPHY (due 2.4)

Page 2

ABSTRACT Summarize your en<re project in 250 words or less. Include:

-‐-‐the problem statement and hypothesis -‐-‐a quick summary of the procedure, without all the details -‐-‐a brief recount of the results -‐-‐a short explana<on of what the results mean -‐-‐a statement of real-‐world applica<on

BIBLIOGRAPHY Afach your bibliography to this page. It must be typed. Things to remember:

-‐-‐Use www.cita<onmachine.net to create your bibliography. -‐-‐Cita<ons should be in alphabe<cal order, using the first lefer of the cita<on. -‐-‐Each cita<on should include a brief annota<on that explains what you learned from that source.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF RESULTS (due 1.28)

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1.  Explain how your experiment <es to the real world.

2.  What are some lessons that your experiment demonstrates that could transfer to real-‐world science projects, problems or issues?

3.  Cost/benefit thinking involves examining the cost of a solu<on against the benefits gained. Some<mes, the benefits gained from a solu<on are not worth the cost of paying for the solu<on. Think about your project’s connec<on to the real world. a. Describe the possible benefits from research/results similar to yours. How would society benefit?

b. Describe the poten<al costs from research/results similar to yours. How much would it cost? (cost does not always mean money)

c. Explain how the costs compare to the benefits. Which is greater, and why?

DATA ANALYSIS & CONCLUSIONS (due 1.21)

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DATA ANALYSIS 1.   What pa=ern(s) or trend(s) do you see when examining the averages and the graph from

your experiment?

2.   What outliers occurred?

3.   What might explain why the outliers occurred?

4.   What unexpected things happened during your experiment?

CONCLUSIONS 1.   Does the data gathered support the hypothesis?

2.   What do the results mean to you?

3.   What problems or errors did you encounter during the experiment?

4.  How would you redesign/improve the experiment, assuming you had to do it again but befer? (addi5onal trials do not count as redesign)

DATA GRAPH (due 1.14)

Page 5

DV: ___________________________________________ ( )

IV: _________________________________________________ ( )

TITLE of project: The Effect of ________________________________________ on

___________________________________________

units

units

•  Plot averages only, not all trials

DATA TABLE & PHOTOS (due 1.7)

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IV: ___________ ______________

DV: _________________________________________________________

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5 Average

Control (if present):

TITLE of project: The Effect of ________________________________________ on

___________________________________________

(independent variable)

(dependent variable)

NOTES/OBSERVATIONS/ISSUES ENCOUNTERED:

SETTING UP THE EXPERIMENT (due 12.17)

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1. Materials needed to conduct experiment: _____________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________ 2.   Tools and/or equipment needed to conduct experiment:

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Procedure write as a numbered list—tell what and how to measure—tell how to set up—tell what

measurements to take and data to record—tell what to repeat and for how long—detailed and complete so that others could repeat the same experiment exactly ______________________________________________________________________________________

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Parent Signature _____________________________________

1. Independent Variable (IV) the one part the scien5st changes on purpose

_________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Dependent Variable (DV) the outcome or result that is being observed or recorded as data

_________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Constant Variables variables that will remain unchanged between different test groups

a. ______________________________________________________________________________ b. ______________________________________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Control part of the experiment where no IV treatment is applied—baseline norm that trials will be compared to

________________________________________________________________________________ 5.   PROBLEM STATEMENT wriMen as “How will [IV[ affect [DV]?” or “What is the rela5onship between

[IV] and [DV}?” ____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6.   HYPOTHESIS specific predic5on—avoid pronouns like it/they/I—write as “If the [IV] increases, then

[DV] will ___________.”—complete with increase or decrease—not a ques5on _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Prac\cal Applica\on explains how this topic relates or 5es to a real-‐world applica5on of the same or

similar scien5fic principles -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ •  I approve of my student, ____________________________________, comple:ng this experiment. Signed, ________________________________________________ (parent) Date _________________ •  I agree to allow this student to complete this experiment. Signed, _______________________________________________ (teacher) Date ________________

THE EXPERIMENT’S BASICS (due 12.10)

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Over the next two months, students will be comple<ng an individual science experiment, which includes a visual display of the experiment and results. This packet contains many important papers that students will need throughout the project. DO NOT LOSE THIS PACKET! If another copy is needed later, you will be directed to the website to download at your convenience. It is vital that you stay on schedule. If you fall behind, you may come in aoer school or arrange other <mes, but you must let me know beforehand. I can schedule addi<onal <me with you, but only if you ask and <me permits. The experiment that you conduct can involve physical, earth, or life science. The display board will be provided to you. You will need to provide all items used in your experiment and a separate notebook for all planning and data. This will be the documented proof that you conducted the experiment. In my class, students will have access to computers in January. This <me is for typing final draos, charts and graphs. Of course, work can be done at home and brought in to school. A flash drive will be very handy to transfer work between home and school. Science Fair will be held the week of February 9. Projects will be due Monday, February 9. You can find the district’s science fair packet online by going to (hfp://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/Domain/658 . Please look it over as you cover each part during your journey through the science fair. •  ALL EXPERIMENTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE TEACHER. •  Note that any experiment that deals with living organisms, hazardous ac<vi<es or hazardous chemicals

need forms filled out from the OSEF website: hfp://www.k12science.missouristate.edu/OSEF/enter_the_fair!.htm . The forms are lengthy and confusing. I would suggest avoiding experiments with pets, weapons or dangerous materials.

If ques<ons arise, please contact me via email at [email protected]. Good luck, and happy experimen<ng! Mrs. Davison -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ I have read d the WMDS Science Fair packet online at the teacher’s website and/or printed a copy.

I understand its contents, requirements and expecta<ons. __________________________________________________ _________________

student signature date __________________________________________________ _________________

parent signature date

2014-‐2015 Parent Informa\on Sheet

TEACHER COPY Page 9

Over the next two months, students will be comple<ng an individual science experiment, which includes a visual display of the experiment and results. This packet contains many important papers that students will need throughout the project. DO NOT LOSE THIS PACKET! If another copy is needed later, you will be directed to the website to download at your convenience. It is vital that you stay on schedule. If you fall behind, you may come in aoer school or arrange other <mes, but you must let me know beforehand. I can schedule addi<onal <me with you, but only if you ask and <me permits. The experiment that you conduct can involve physical, earth, or life science. The display board will be provided to you. You will need to provide all items used in your experiment and a separate notebook for all planning and data. This will be the documented proof that you conducted the experiment. In my class, students will have access to computers in January. This <me is for typing final draos, charts and graphs. Of course, work can be done at home and brought in to school. A flash drive will be very handy to transfer work between home and school. Science Fair will be held the week of February 9. Projects will be due Monday, February 9. You can find the district’s science fair packet online by going to (hfp://www.waynesville.k12.mo.us/Domain/658. Please look it over as you cover each part during your journey through the science fair. •  ALL EXPERIMENTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE TEACHER. •  Note that any experiment that deals with living organisms, hazardous ac<vi<es or hazardous chemicals

need forms filled out from the OSEF website: hfp://www.k12science.missouristate.edu/OSEF/enter_the_fair!.htm . The forms are lengthy and confusing. I would suggest avoiding experiments with pets, weapons or dangerous materials.

If ques<ons arise, please contact me via email at [email protected]. Good luck, and happy experimen<ng! Mrs. Davison -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ I have read d the WMDS Science Fair packet online at the teacher’s website and/or printed a copy.

I understand its contents, requirements and expecta<ons. __________________________________________________ _________________

student signature date __________________________________________________ _________________

parent signature date

2014-‐2015 Parent Informa\on Sheet

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