Mr. Miller Courageous Scientists: Science Fair Resources

KIPP Courage College Prep

Science Fair

WELCOME!

This year everybody in class will become a scientist and do an experiment to show your teachers, teammates and family how well you know the scientific method!

Everybody needs to do TWO big things for this project. This book will help guide you to make sure that you get everything done right. The last page of the book is an I CAN tracker that will help you stay on track to completing your project on time!

For this project you have to do a real experiment, not just make a model or draw a picture. You get to investigate just like a real scientist!

Who? Each student on his/her own

What? Become a scientist and create an experiment

Where? We will work on the projects at school but you will do some of the work at home

When? We will start as soon as you receive this booklet.

Projects are due in their entirety on ____________________________________

Why? To practice being a scientist and learn how scientists do experiments.

To practice doing a project that takes a long time.

To practice presenting information and talking in front of the class.

To practice writing, graphing and organizing information.

Two parts: Total of __________ points

Display

Oral Presentation

I have read and understood this entire booklet.

I know all parts to the project are all due on _______________________________

Student: ____________________________________________________

Parent / Guardian: _____________________________________________________

adapted from work made by Caroline Chromie

Science Fair Procedure Guide

My question is:_________________________________________________________________

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My hypothesis is

If I___________________________________________________________________________

Then_________________________________________________________________________

Because_______________________________________________________________________

My dependent variable is:______________________________________________________

My independent variable is: _____________________________________________________

My control group is:____________________________________________________________

My constants in this experiment should be the same___________________________________

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My Materials (be specific, use sizes, numbers, etc) needed are:___________________________________________________________________________

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Please HIGHLIGHT items you have at home to use.

My procedure is (if you need more steps please use an ssop and staple it to this paper, you don’t have to use all)

1) ___________________________________________________________________________

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The amount of time I will need to complete this project and have all my data is

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My due dates are:

Item due	Date due	Completed?
Procedure guide
Get supplies for project
Data check 1
Data check 2
Project complete
Rough draft
Final Draft

PART 1: DISPLAY

Presentation Boards are standard size (36” x 48”) and can be purchased at stores across town. You may want to purchase early, as some stores sell out later in the school year.

- Wal-mart or Target

- Michael’s or similar hobby store

- CVS or similar store

- Office Max or similar store

These boards are self-standing and work quite well. You can also make your own from a large cardboard box.

Parts to the board

PART 2: ORAL PRESENTATION

This last section will allow you to present yourself in front of your peers, much like professional scientists do. You will bring your report and display in front of the class, give a 10 minute talk that covers your experiment thoroughly and then follow up with answering any questions the audience has for you. Normally, scientists only talk about their work, they do not demonstrate. However, we have found that we like to see what others have done. Feel free to bring in demonstrations and models for the class for extra points.

Keep in mind concepts of an excellent presentation:

Bring a positive attitude about your work and all you have accomplished! Be enthusiastic!

Make eye contact with your audience.

Speak in a strong voice.

Be aware of your body posture – stand straight, hands out of pockets, etc.

Practice your speech many times.

The presentations will be on ______________ during the day in class. You will get a time of the day that you will get to present in case your parents want to be there.

Experiment outline:

Problem:

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Hypothesis:

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Independent variable: Dependent variable:

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Control: Constants:

____________________________________________________________________

Materials:

____________________________________________________________________

Procedure:

____________________________________________________________________

Observations:

Trial 1:

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Trial 2:

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Trial 3:

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Data Table (you might not need all of the boxes)

The different things I am testing:	My measurements from trial 1	My measurements from trial 2	My measurements from trial 3	The average from all my measurements

Graph

Title:

____________________ (____________)

What is on the axis the unit

Results:

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Conclusion:

My hypothesis was _____________________ because_________________________

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In this experiment I learned______________________________________________

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Two things that everyone should know about my experiment are that:

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One question I still want to know about my experiment is:_______________________

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Oral presentation outline

Hello, my name is __________________________, and I am a _________ grader at

KIPP_______________________. I did an experiment about___________________

____________________________________________________________________.

I chose to do this experiment because: _____________________________________

____________________________________________________________________.

The question I wanted to answer with my experiment was:_______________________

____________________________________________________________________.

My hypothesis was that: _________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

In this experiment I changed my independent variable. My independent variable was:

____________________________________________________________________

In this experiment I measured my dependent variable. My dependent variable was:

____________________________________________________________________

In this experiment I needed to keep my constants the same. Some of my constants

were:________________________________________________________________

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In this experiment I compared my results to the control. My control was:

____________________________________________________________________.

To do my experiment I:__________________________________________________

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Some of the things I noticed during my experiment were:_______________________

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In the end my hypothesis was:____________________________________________.

In my experiment I learned:______________________________________________

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Two things everyone should know about my experiment are:

____________________________________________________________________

One question I still have about my experiment is:

____________________________________________________________________

Thank you for listening to my experiment. Do you have any questions?
I CAN:

When do I have to finish it by?	What do I have to do?	Did my teacher check it off?	What did my teacher think about it?
	Choose something that I want to investigate!		Do NOT continue until this is OK’d by your teacher!
	Write my hypothesis about what I think is going to happen
	Explain my variables, my constants and my control.
	Write my steps for the experiment with all the details and make a list of the materials I will need to complete my project.
	Make a data table to collect my data
	Get all the materials I need to do my project
	Do my first trial of the project and write the data in my data table and write down what I see, hear, smell, and feel during the experiment in my observations notebook.
	Have an adult take pictures of me working on my project.
	Do my second and third trials and write the data in my data table and my observations in my notebook
	Make a graph of my data
	Write my results by explaining in words what the graph and data table show happens in my experiment
	Explain why my hypothesis was supported or rejected.
	Explain what I learned during my experiment and what I want to know now that I have new knowledge.
	Type up each part of my project Problem Hypothesis Variables Constant Control Materials Procedure
	Glue my typed up project and pictures to my board and decorate my board so it is eye catching
	Write my oral report
	Practice presenting my oral report
	Bring display and report to school
	MY presentation date!

Mr. Miller Courageous Scientists

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