What you should have for the Science Fair Project.

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What you should have for the Science Fair Project.
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Paper/Lab Report 55 points
Title Page

• Title duh
• Should be in the form of a question.
• Your name.
• My Name (Mrs. Montemarano or Mrs. M).
• Group Letter or Period you have science.
• This should be a separate piece of paper.

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Table of Contents

• List parts of the paper in order, with the pages
  they appear on.
• This should be a separate piece of paper from the
  rest.

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Problem or Purpose

• This is the question youre trying to answer.
• Should be phased in the form of a question.
• Problem or purpose, hypothesis, materials, etc.
  can all be on the same piece of paper.

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Hypothesis

• What do you think is going to happen educated
  guess.
• Dont forget to start withI think or I
  hypothesize.
• It doesnt matter if your hypothesis is right or
  wrong.

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Materials

• What did you use to do your experiment.
• LIST, LIST, LISTNO PARAGRAPHS or sentences.
• Things you do not need to put in your materials
• Any part of your body (brain, hand, mouth, etc.),
  anyone that helps you, air, etc.

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Procedure

• What you did during the experiment.
• NUMBERED STEPSNO PARAGRAPHS.
• Make sure your steps have numbers.
• 1. First, blah, blah
• 2. Next, stuff and things
• 3. Then, more stuff

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Results

• The information you got from the experiment.
• Charts, graph, etc. should be included.
• A brief summary (a paragraph or 2) explaining
  your results.
• Dont forget to tell me which is the control
  which is the variable.

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Book Research

• Write a research paper about something to do with
  your topic, not your actual topic.
• Must be at least 250 words (yes I will be making
  Mr. M count them for me).
• Must have at least 3 reliable sources.
• Search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.) dont count
  as sources.
• NO WIKIPEDIA

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Conclusion

• Sum everything up tell me what happened.
• Tell me if your hypothesis was accepted or
  rejected.
• Tell where errors may have occurred.

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Bibliography (Work Cited)

• Cite the sources you used in your research.
• Remember to use the sheet you got from me or Mrs.
  Forgacs to help you
• Use one of the great websites to help you. Go to
  www.easybib.com

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Acknowledgements

• Thank the people who helped you do your project.
• I would like to thank my mom dad for buying
  the stuff for my experiment Mrs. M for being
  awesome.

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Display/Board 30 points

• Should have a BIG title at the top
• It must be able to stand on its own
• (NO posters, flat boards, etc)
• Should have a copy of your
• Purpose
• Hypothesis
• Materials
• Procedure
• Conclusion

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More Display/Board stuff

• Results
• include charts, graphs or pictures
• try to be visually appealing
• DONT FORGET IDENTIFICATION
• Your name
• My name (Mrs. Montemarano or Mrs. M)
• Group letter or period
• These must be on the FRONT of the display

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Oral Report 5 points

• Present your board. Tell us
• What you did (your title)
• How you did it (procedure)
• What results you got
• Ask for any questions
• Be sure you make eye contact (even if its just
  with me)
• Be sure to speak loud clear

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Pre-project work 10 pts

• Did you meet all the deadline I set
• Topic selection
• Topic Proposal Sheet
• Research
• Results Data
• Rough Draft of 250-word essay

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Extra Credit

• Did you bring something to display with your
  board? (1 5 points)
• Did you attend the science fair? (5 pts)

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Important Dates

• Science Fair Project (Paper Display) is due
  April 7th
• Oral Presentations will be April 7th through
  April 9th
• The Science Fair is April 9th from 600pm 800
  pm in the cafeteria