Classroom Rules
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1) Bring your materials to class
2) Raise your hand to speak
3) Listen when others are speaking …
1) Bring your materials to class
2) Raise your hand to speak
3) Listen when others are speaking
4) Follow directions the first time they are given
5) Clean up after yourself
Lab Safety Cooperate, Anticipate, and Participate
Cooperate - Work with your classmates, teacher, school faculty, parents and visitors.
Arguing with your work group in an manner not constructive to the group's goals would result in a C for not cooperating.
Refusing to do something the teacher has asked of you would be disrespectful and would result in a C for not cooperating.
Not following the student written class rules would result in a C for the day.
Anticipate - Be on time, ready to go, prepared for class.
ex Asking the teacher for a pencil would result in an A, not anticipating needing a pencil in class (quietly asking a friend without disturbing anyone around would be just fine).
Not having attempted to answer a question asked of the class when called on would result in an A for not anticipating being called upon.
Not having homework on time ready to be turned in would result in an A for not anticipating that it would be expected on time.
Participate - Contribute to the discussion when called on, write work on the board or present ideas to the class.
ex Not having attempted to answer a question and not attempting to answer or refusing to answer the question would result in a P for not participating.
Not turning in homework completed and on time would result in a P for not participating in the class.
Passing when called upon to contribute to a class conversation would result in a P.
If a student does not cooperate, anticipate and participate in class that day, expect a note to be sent home.
If a student is often not cooperating, anticipating or participating expect that the student will be called in to discuss their behavior and the consequences of continuing this behavior.
If a student is again called in to discuss their behavior regarding these three expectations this may be cause for detention, a note home or other disciplinary action based on the situation.
Written Report Components
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The components should be placed in a binder or folder with a report cover and must be in the same order as explained below: Those components on your display board indicated by an asterisk (*) should also be in your binder. Print two copies of each; one for your board and one for your written report binder.
I. Title Page: Students need to have a title that reflects their science project. This is not the problem. Type only the project title; Center the project title. Do not type your name or any other information on this paper. Students should include graphics, clip art, or pictures on the Title Page.
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report binder.
FL State Abstract Instructions
See #14 Abstract Form
Abstract Components: (write in paragraphs)
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the experiment
2. Problem: the question telling what the student is trying to find out
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the experiment).
4. Procedures: a brief summary of how the experiment was performed & the key points
5. Results: a brief description of the important results that lead directly to the student’s conclusion-do not give too many details or include tables or graphs of data.
6. Conclusions: a brief summary paragraph of why the experiment had those results and if your hypothesis was correct or incorrect.
7.Appplications: a brief summary paragraph of how you think your results can be used by others and what you would do differently in future experiments on this topic.
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Abstract summary).
IV. Experimental Design: Make this word the title page for this section which includes: your purpose, problem, research (background information) hypothesis, subjects, variables, materials and procedure, your charts and graphs, and any summary you want to put in written form. This must include the conclusion, application, recommendation and interview summaries (if applicable) Each of the following items is on a separate page with its title.
1. *Purpose: the reason why the student is conducting this research and doing this experiment.
2. *Problem: the question the research answers in question format- the scientific question to be solved. It should be an open-ended question that is answered with a statement, not a yes or no. Ex: “How does the color of light affect the growth of a plant?”
3. Research (Background Information): a summary in paragraph format of all the information the student has gathered from reference materials. This is a report of all information related to the subject telling what was learned about the problem, using reference materials (books, magazines articles, personal communication, internet, etc) before and during the experiment.
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effect statement:
If(what
If(what you plan
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will happen).
5. Subject(s): Explain what organism, item or parameter the student is testing. Any matter, living or nonliving is the subject.
6. *Variable(s): the items that have an affect on the experiment. The variable or item that the student changes purposely that will yield different results.
7. *Control(s): the parameters you keep the same so that the experiment is valid. These are the items that do not change during the experiment that test the hypothesis.
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items listed.
9. *Procedures: step-by-step process used to carry out the experiment. The experiment must be done at least three times to increase the validity of the results. It should be detailed so that someone would be able to repeat the experiment. Use numbers to list steps beginning with a verb (like in a recipe). Do not use pronouns in listing the steps. It is highly recommended to use the metric system.
Example:
1. Measure 500mL of de-ionized water into three plastic cups
2. TimeTime the reaction
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accuracy
3. PlacePlace each type
4. Record results
5. Repeat steps two more times
10. *Tables, charts, pictures, graphs, diagrams: the data represented in easy- to- see format and in the metric system. Students must include a minimum of one.
11. *Results: a breakdown, in summary form, of what happened in your experiment. Just give the facts not the interpretation (those are in your conclusion section). Example: Plant A grew 5 cm higher than Plant B after 2 weeks. INCLUDE STATISTICS (metrics is preferred when possible.
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12. *Conclusion: specifically summarizes what the student has discovered, how the results compare to the hypothesis and why the hypothesis was correct or incorrect. Review how the data related to any information the student has learned while doing his/her background research.
13. *Application: a summary about how the project relates to real world problems or situations.
