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Park Forest-Chicago Heights School District 163 Science Fair Handbook 2nd -8th Grade Revised: 3-29-16 Science Fair Handbook Table of Contents • Staff Responsibilities…………………………………………………1-3 • 3rd- 8th Grade Science Fair…………………………………….........4 o What is the Scientific Method?.................................5 o Steps of the Scientific Method……………………………….6 o Science Fair Rules …….………………...........…………………7 o Displaying a Science Fair Project…………………………8-9 o Science Fair Procedures.………………………………….10-11 o Application………………………………………………………12-15 o Rubric/Judging Form……………………………………….16-17 o Digital Rubric/Judging Form…………………………….18-19 o Written Report Guidelines/ Requirements 5th – 8th grade………………………………………………………20 o Sample Written Report…………………………………………21 o Samples of Written Report………………………………22-29 2 Staff Responsibilities School Science Teams Continued: • Print awards certificates. • Type out student names on rubrics. • Assign BEST projects to go to school board meeting. • Print out rubric and certificates for 2nd grade science exposition or 3rd – 6th science fair. • Review questionable applications for 2nd grade science exposition or 3rd – 6th science fair. • Attend School Board meeting with students displaying BEST projects. Teachers: • Teach scientific method, experimental design, proper scientific ethics and process. • Conduct grade level experiment. • Conduct class session on correctly completing the Science Fair application. Provide class time for students to complete the application and assist students as needed. • Create science fair timeline for students. • Review science fair timeline with students. • Identify projects to be selected for final judging. • 3rd-6th grade teachers view scientific method/science fair online learning module on the Y: drive in the Building Meeting video file the week of October 11th. • Prepare students for oral project presentations. Forest Trail Science Fair Coordinators: (7th/8th grade science team) • Coordinate and manage science fair. • Coordinate and manage science fair parent night provided by school science team. 3 Forest Trail Science Fair Coordinators (7th/8th grade science team) Continued: • Review questionable applications. • Print out rubric with student name for each science fair board. • Print out certificates for each student. • Assign BEST project to go to school board meeting. • Attend school board meeting with student displaying BEST projects. • Attend Regional Science Fair with student representatives. • Prepare Regional Science Fair student representatives for IJAS. Requirements (Illinois Junior Academy of Science). • Submit project titles and student names to IJAS. • Provide IJAS with names of monitors and judges. • Register Forest Trail for IJAS BY December 1. • Announce IJAS winners at Forest Trail and Board meeting. School Activities and Events Coordinator: (currently Sandi Gordon) • Assist in coordinating all science fair dates with technology department and maintenance. • Coordinate set-up for parent nights and science fairs with school science team for each school’s science fair. • Invite all science fair and science exposition judges for each school’s science fair. • Coordinate snacks for science fair judges. • Send thank you letters to judges. • Coordinate delivery of BEST projects student awards to School Board meeting. • Coordinate all science fair dates with principals. • Order and distribute all ribbons, medals, certificates and trophies. • Give order information to Instructional Services office. 4 3rd-8th Grade Science Fair Project 7 Science Fair Rules 1. The following MUST be neatly displayed on the front of your board: Title of project, student’s name, school, teacher and grade. 2. No hazardous chemicals, open flames, burners. 3. Cultures of mold and bacteria MUST be thoroughly sealed. 4. Safety precautions when displaying electrical or mechanical equipment MUST be followed at all times. 5. You MUST complete an application to participate in the Science Fair. Upon approval of your application, the Science Fair Team will provide a free display board to you – then you may begin your project. 6. You MUST use 3 different resources (i.e.: books, magazines, Internet). 7. NO HUMAN OR ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS ALLOWED. 8. You MUST repeat your experiment 2 more times! 9. You MUST display and explain your controlled and independent variables on your board. 10. You WILL present your science project to a judge if you are chosen by the Science Committee. 8 DISPLAYING YOUR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT Your Science Fair board will represent all of the learning you have done for your project. The display should be eye-catching and creative, yet easy to read and organized! • NO visible tape – use double-sided tape or glue stick • NO pencil allowed – type your pages if possible • Draw a rough sketch of your board FIRST • Does your conclusion state if it proves or disproves your hypothesis? • Paper attachments MUST be NEATLY attached • SPELLING ERRORS ARE UNACCEPTABLE! • SPELL CHECK your work before attaching to board • Lettering should be neat and easy to read • Use brightly colored paper behind your headings • Use photos, drawings, tables and graphs when possible • Do not write directly on board • YOU MUST include on the board your title, purpose, hypothesis, materials, procedure, results, conclusion and research. • YOU MUST practice and memorize your presentation if you are chosen to present to a science judge. 9 The Completed Project When complete, the science fair project should be neat and thorough. It should be displayed in an organized way so that judges can find needed information quickly and easily. The example below is a completed project set up for viewing by judges and others at the science fair. Most important, enjoy the science fair! 12 All participants must fill out an application. Once your project is approved you will receive a science display board. Applications are due by: ________________________________ Name_________________________________ Grade________ Teacher_______________________________ A. Question: What do you want to find out by doing your experiment? It cannot be answered by yes or no! _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Science Fair Application For Scientific Method Experiments 13 B. Hypothesis: What do you predict will happen? (Begin with: I predict that….) ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ C. Purpose: Rewrite your question. (Begin with: The purpose of my project is to find out….) _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 14 D. Materials: 1. __________________________ 6. _______________________ 2. ___________________________ 7. _______________________ 3. ___________________________ 8. _______________________ 4. ___________________________ 9. _______________________ 5. ___________________________ 10. _______________________ My Independent Variable: The one thing that you change on purpose in your experiment is: __________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ My Controlled Variables: The things in your experiment that you keep the same are: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ E. Research: List your sources… include Book titles, Websites, Magazines or Journals. (You need at least three). 1. _______________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________________ 4. _______________________________________________________ 5. _______________________________________________________ 17 School District 163 Science Fair Judging Form ___________ Total Points Judges Signature__________________________ ___Outstanding: 24 pts. ___1st Place: 19-23 pts. ___2nd Place: 14-18 pts. ___3rd Place: 9-13pts. 18 School District 163 Digital Science Fair Judging Form Project Number: _______ Student Name: _______________ Teachers Name: ___________________________Grade: ___________ Project Title: ____________________________________________ ________Oral Presentation (5 points) The student can give the presentation from memory using note cards for minimal help. (Does not read the PowerPoint slides verbatim.) The student demonstrates understanding of the topic. The talk is well organized and relates to the topic. The student provides answers in complete sentences. The student makes good eye contact and is easy to understand. __________Written (5 points) There is a purpose and hypothesis. The Review of Literature is clear, organized and grammatically correct. The paper includes: materials, procedure, results, conclusion, and research. Graphs and tables are included to support the data. Include at least 3 references. ___________ Digital Presentation (5 points) The presentation demonstrates organization. The presentation is colorful, eye-catching, visually appealing and easy to read. The presentation has consistent formatting, is grammatically correct and grade appropriate. The presentation includes the steps of the scientific method: Purpose, Hypothesis, Procedure, Results, Conclusion and Research. (Does your conclusion state if it proves or disproves your hypothesis)? The independent and controlled variables are stated in the digital presentation. ___________ Experimentation (4 points) The experiment shows originality. The project demonstrates the use of the scientific method: Purpose, Hypothesis, Procedure, Results and Conclusion. (Does the conclusion state if it proves or disproves the planed hypothesis)? The experiment is well planned and thought out. There is only one independent variable. 19 School District 163 Digital Science Fair Judging Form Cont’d. ___________ Knowledge Acquired (5 points) The student demonstrates that they have gained knowledge from the project. The student has used a minimum of 3 sources. The project demonstrates creativity and critical thinking. The conclusion is correct based on the student’s results. The student can tell if their conclusion proved or disproved their hypothesis. ___________ Total Points Judges Signature______________________ ___Outstanding: 24 pts. ___1st Place: 19-23 pts. ___2nd Place: 14-18 pts. ___3rd Place: 9-13pts 22 Table of Contents Acknowledgements Page 1 Purpose and Hypothesis Page 2 Introduction and Review Literature Page 3-5 Materials & Procedures Page 6 Results Page 7 Conclusions Page 8 Reference List Page 9 23 Acknowledgments I want to thank my mom for buying all the popcorn for my project. I want to thank Ms. Peebles for helping us with questions we had. Most important, I want to thank my family who had to eat all the popcorn I made. 24 Purpose The purpose of this study is to see which brand of popcorn pops the most kernels. This study will help us understand why the kernels may not pop in the microwave. Hypothesis It is hypothesized that the space in the bag is too small. Therefore, there is not enough room for all the kernels to pop. 27 Results 1st Attempt 2nd Attempt 3rd Attempt 4th Attempt 5th Attempt #1 Brand 21 24 19 23 21 Weight before 16oz. Weight after 14oz. #2 Brand 18 35 25 20 28 Weight before 16.5oz. Weight after 15.5oz. #3 Brand 23 25 23 20 26 Weight before 15oz. Weight after 14oz. Brand one had an average of 21.6 unpopped kernels. Brand two had an average of 25.2 unpopped kernels. Brand three had an average of 23.4 unpopped kernels. The weight of the first bag was 2 oz’s less after cooking it. The weight of the second bag was 1 oz. less after cooking it. The weight of the third bag was 1 oz. less after cooking it. 28 Conclusions In conclusion, the popcorn was popped at the same time and at the same temperature, and there was a difference between the brands. Brand one had an average less than the other two brands. Brand one also lost a total of 2 oz. after popping was completed. The 2 oz’s can allow the extra room needed for the seeds to pop. Therefore, one can assume if there was more space, more kernels would pop. 29 Reference List Frank, Asch. (1979). Popcorn. Holiday House, New York. Gibbons, Gail. (1993). From seed to plant. Parents magazine, press. Smith, Andrew. (1999). Popped culture: A social history of popcorn in America. United States Popcorn Board. (2002). Fun facts about popcorn. www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/images1/popcorn.html Woods, Dave. (1980). What makes popcorn pop? Atheneum Publications, MI. 32 1. Read to learn about your topic. Look up your topic on the Internet with help from an adult. Read books about your topic. You may even ask a librarian for ideas on where to learn more about your topic. You must have at least 5 facts and a summary on your display board! 2. Complete the Science Fair Application have it signed by your parent or guardian, and turn it in to your teacher. Once your application is approved by your teacher, you may begin your science fair project. 3. Now that you know more about your topic, decide how you will present your new knowledge at the Science Fair: you could do a demonstration, make a model or draw a diagram. Talk to your parents or guardians about finding or buying materials for your project. Figure out what you will put on display on Science Fair day. 4. A written report is optional. If you decide to write a report, you will write a summary of what you have learned about your topic. Turning in a copy from the Internet or an encyclopedia IS NOT the same as writing a report. Your report must be in your own words. Judges can tell if something is just copied from another source!! 5. You now need to create a display board for the science fair. Draw a rough sketch of what your display board will look like. Everything you put on your display board must be your own work. NOTHING should ever be printed off the Internet or copied out of a book, cut out, and glued on a display board. Students always need to read the information and rewrite it IN THEIR OWN WORDS!!! ** The following information must be written on your display board: project title, student’s name, school, teacher, and grade. Demonstration/Model Project Directions 33 Science Fair Display Layout Yy Your board doesn’t have to look exactly like this sample. Please create an attractive and informative board that shows what you have learned about your topic. 34 Science Fair Procedures Demonstration Projects 1. Read the Science Fair informational packet with your parents or guardian. 2. Choose a topic; you may select a topic that is not on the suggested list. Begin to get information about your topic from the Public Library and other resources, such as the school library or the internet (with parental consent). 3. Complete the Science Fair Application have it signed by your parent or guardian, and turn it in to your teacher. 4. Once your application is approved by your teacher, you may begin your science fair project. 5. Make notes as you complete each step of your project. 6. Take photographs, make diagrams, and/or collect pictures or illustrations for your display. 7. Draw a rough sketch of what your display board will look like. 8. If you choose to do a written report (optional), write your rough draft. 9. Finalize your science fair project. Complete your display board. Have adults proofread your project for errors. Correct the errors! 10. Write your final copy of your written report (optional) and have your project judged.