(Adapted from the International Science and Engineering Fair Student Handbook)
The Florida State Science Fair will be held the on in the Central Florida Region. The Pinellas Region Science Fair will be held on. Our school fair will be held the week of 2/15/2010. To be eligible for the regional and state fairs, students in 4th-8th grade MUST first enter the school science fair.
WHY DO A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT? A science fair project allows you to participate in the scientific process, understand the scientific method, and develop skills in writing, oral presentation, creative thinking and problem solving. Explore a subject that interests you and stimulates your curiosity. You are the scientist. HAVE FUN!
CONFUSED ABOUT GETTING STARTED? Getting a topic requires some thought. Try looking through journals and magazines like Natural History, Popular Mechanics, National Geographic, Consumer Reports, or Science News. The Internet is also an excellent source of ideas and information. Choose a topic that interests you and then decide how you can do an experiment that deals with this topic. Think how this project might improve the world and its inhabitants. Questioning is probably the most important part of scientific creativity and is often followed by an “if...then” statement. Questioning usually leads to experiments or observations. Choose a limited subject, ask a question, and identify or define a problem.
WHAT’S NEXT? Decide what type of project suits your needs.
1. A field (outdoors) investigation
2. A laboratory (indoors) study
3. A series of experiments or tests
4. A carefully collected set of observations
Reminder: A science project IS NOT a book report, a demonstration or simply building a model! You may not experiment on a volcano. Building a model of one, or reporting on one is not a science fair project either. THEN… You have to choose a problem or question to be investigated. It must be something the student can test so that it will yield measurable results. The student should ask if he/she has the necessary time, money, equipment, organisms, habitat, computer, technical expertise, etc. necessary to see the project through to its conclusion.
ALL PROJECTS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
I. Data Notebook II. Written Report III. Display Board
Science Fair Guidelines
(Adapted from the International Science and Engineering Fair Student Handbook)The Florida State Science Fair will be held the on in the Central Florida Region. The Pinellas Region Science Fair will be held on . Our school fair will be held the week of 2/15/2010. To be eligible for the regional and state fairs, students in 4th-8th grade MUST first enter the school science fair.
WHY DO A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT? A science fair project allows you to participate in the scientific process, understand the scientific method, and develop skills in writing, oral presentation, creative thinking and problem solving. Explore a subject that interests you and stimulates your curiosity. You are the scientist. HAVE FUN!
CONFUSED ABOUT GETTING STARTED? Getting a topic requires some thought. Try looking through journals and magazines like Natural History, Popular Mechanics, National Geographic, Consumer Reports, or Science News. The Internet is also an excellent source of ideas and information. Choose a topic that interests you and then decide how you can do an experiment that deals with this topic. Think how this project might improve the world and its inhabitants. Questioning is probably the most important part of scientific creativity and is often followed by an “if...then” statement. Questioning usually leads to experiments or observations. Choose a limited subject, ask a question, and identify or define a problem.
WHAT’S NEXT? Decide what type of project suits your needs.
1. A field (outdoors) investigation
2. A laboratory (indoors) study
3. A series of experiments or tests
4. A carefully collected set of observations
Reminder: A science project IS NOT a book report, a demonstration or simply building a model! You may not experiment on a volcano. Building a model of one, or reporting on one is not a science fair project either.
THEN… You have to choose a problem or question to be investigated. It must be something the student can test so that it will yield measurable results. The student should ask if he/she has the necessary time, money, equipment, organisms, habitat, computer, technical expertise, etc. necessary to see the project through to its conclusion.
ALL PROJECTS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
I. Data Notebook
II. Written Report
III. Display Board