Here is more information for the science fair. At the bottom you'll find a "Written Report" to save and print. This is the contents that need to be in your second draft and your final report. When you turn in your second draft I will check it for spelling and grammar. You will need to correct it and I will ok it before you begin your final report. Your final report needs to be profesional; typed with no errors and bounded.
Below are the rules the school has set for the science fair this year. These apply to all grades.
What’s Due
Monday, February 24- Proposal
Friday, February 28- First draft
Monday, March 10- Second draft
Wednesday, March 19- Final Report
Thursday, March 20- Display
Friday March 21- Science Fair Presentation
***Please note these dates in your agenda.
Rules and requirements
Visual Display
Oral Presentation
Below are the rules the school has set for the science fair this year. These apply to all grades.
What’s Due
Monday, February 24- Proposal
Friday, February 28- First draft
Monday, March 10- Second draft
Wednesday, March 19- Final Report
Thursday, March 20- Display
Friday March 21- Science Fair Presentation
***Please note these dates in your agenda.
Rules and requirements
- Projects may be done in pairs or in groups of three if the project merits a group of this size.
- Your final project will consist of three components (all in English):
- A display board of the project
- A presentation to the science fair judges (and your teacher)
- The final written report (typed)
- No display board should be larger than 125 cm wide by 75 cm high and 50 cm deep. The display board will be placed on a table (provided). Students should construct their display boards so wall space is not necessary and will earn more points for reusing materials to create their display rather than buying more of that terrible substance called Styrofoam. Students must provide their own tape, staplers, and any additional tools.
- Use of chemicals should be minimized and must be specially approved. Use of explosive and/or toxic materials is prohibited. Proper safety standards, including safety goggles, gloves, and disposal techniques must be followed. No animals may be harmed. No substances may be ingested unless specially approved.
- No electricity or running water will be available for displays unless special permission is granted ahead of time.
- During the fair, each exhibitor must remain with his/her project at all times and must be ready for oral presentations to teachers, judges and students.
- Students must clean-up all materials from their project and must remove all parts of their display from the ASD campus at the end of the science fair day. Failure to do so will result in a deduction from the final science fair project grade.
Visual Display
- Must be self-supporting. See rules section for size.
- It should be attractive: 1) Lettering must be clear and legible; 2) Graphs, charts, photos, and drawings are very useful if done properly, 3) Use attention-grabbing colors.
- Make it interesting by including demonstrations, sample materials and/or equipment used
- Outline the scientific method that you used
- Keep it simple! Too many words detract from the presentation.
Oral Presentation
- Should be 3 to 5
minutes long – not too short and not too long, but just right
- Summarize the
scientific method you followed
- Be prepared to
answer questions from the judges. For
example:
- Did you get the
results you expected?
- What caused the
results that you found?
- Would you expect
me to get the same results if I did the experiment?
- What might happen
if you changed…?
- If you did this
project again, would you do it differently?
- Who helped you
with this project?
- How is the
project useful in real life?
- Why did you
choose this project?
- Didn’t you just
have loads of fun while completing your Science Fair Project?