PLEASE RETURN ONLY THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THIS FORM.

PLEASE NOTE: Information regarding Science Fair Project Timeline (important

DUE DATES), Project Checklist, Project Proposal, Project Record, Science

Project Notebook, & Science Project Research is available at

www.goforth4thgrade.blogspot.com You may download and print this information.

CCISD 4th

Grade and 5th

Grade Science Fair Project Commitment Form

Clear Creek ISD Campus: Goforth Elementary Date 09/27/14

Dear Family of ______________________________,

This letter is to help you and your child with Science Fair. Projects are due

on 12/8/14. He/She will be instructed as to the details needed for this

assignment. Parents may answer questions for the student or give assistance with

materials, but this project is to be completed by the student.

There will be 5 on-campus research sessions, every Tuesday from 7:15-7:45

am starting on October 21 through November 18 in the library. If your student has

choir, they may spend the first 15 minutes in the library and then attend choir

practice. Please bring them to the front doors if they will be attending the research

session(s). PLEASE KEEP THE TOP PORTION OF THIS LETTER FOR YOUR REFERENCE.

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Please sign and return this portion:

I have read the attached information concerning the Science Fair project which is

due on 12/8/14.

My child ____________________ and I understand that all projects include:

an independent investigation

a project display board

a Science Project Notebook

a one-page research report

**This letter is a commitment to conduct a Science Fair Project, to follow the

scheduled timeline, and complete each section by the due date.

Parent Signature: __________________________ Date: ________

Student Signature: __________________________ Date: _________

**If you are NOT interested in your child participating in Science Fair this year,

please sign & date below:

Child’s Name: ___________________________________

Parent Signature: _________________________________ Date: ______________________

Science Project Timeline (DUE DATES)

TASK Date Due

(completed

by) Date

Student

Initials

(completed)

1. Return Science Fair

Packet Form signed

and dated by

Student & Parent

10/17/14

2. Select a Topic 10/24/14

3. Science Project

Proposal Form

10/31/14

4. Project Record

Form

11/19/14

5. Completed Project

Tri-Fold Display

Board, Science

Project Notebook &

Research Report

The BIG Day!

12/8/14

6. Present Project

orally to class

12/8, 12/10 &

12/11

7. *Science Fair

Judging

12/12/14

8. *Public Viewing 12/15/14

7:45-8:30 am

9. *Announcement of

Judging Results

12/15/14

* Please note the date of these events on your campus.

Science Project Checklist

1. Choose a topic that is interesting to you.

2. Write a question that you can investigate by yourself. This might

include a problem that you are trying to solve.

3. Begin a journal to write down everything that you do, observe, and think

during your investigation.

4. Research your topic using books, encyclopedias, magazines, technology,

and information from professional people (doctors, nurses, engineers,

researchers, teachers, veterinarians, and librarians).

5. Form a hypothesis about what you think the answer to your question will

be. Stick with your original hypothesis. Remember: The results of your

experiment may or may not match your original hypothesis. The important

thing to keep in mind is that you are learning by following a scientific

process. Begin your hypothesis “If……then……”

6. List all of the materials you will need for your investigation.

7. Plan a procedure to test your hypothesis. Write step-by-step directions that

explain what you will do and how you will do it. **Make sure you follow

CCISD Science Fair guidelines and Safety Rules.

8. Do your experiment. Record all findings as you go through the process.

You must repeat your experiment at least three times in order to get

accurate results.

9. You may use charts, tables, graphs, and photographs to help you collect

and organize the data.

10. Write a conclusion stating whether or not your hypothesis was supported

or unsupported by your experiment. If your hypothesis did not match your final

results, describe what actually happened. Develop detailed written

information to explain your results.

11. Construct a display on a tri-fold project board, using charts, graphs,

photos, illustrations, and models.

12. Prepare an oral presentation to explain your investigation to others.

Science Project Proposal

DUE: 10/31/14

Name: __________________________ Date: _____________

Question/Problem:

What is the scientific question you are trying to answer?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Hypothesis:

Make a prediction regarding the outcome of your experiment.

State the results you are predicting in measurable terms.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

________________

Explain how you will test your hypothesis. (What will you actually be doing in your

experiment?)

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

Science Project Record

Name: _______________________ Date: 11/19/14

Title of Experiment: ____________________________________

Problem/Question: What idea are you trying to test? What is the scientific

question you are trying to answer?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Hypothesis: Make a prediction regarding the outcome of your experiment. State

the results you are predicting in measureable terms.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Materials List: List all materials and equipment that were used. This list of

materials should include all of the ingredients of the procedural recipe.

Materials needed:

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Procedure Steps: Your procedure should be like a recipe – another person should

be able to perform your experiment following your procedure. Be very specific

about how you measure results to prove or disprove your hypothesis. Sample size

should be as large as possible and/or the experiment should be repeated at least

3 times (with each repetition considered a “test.”) Always use metric

measurements.

Step-by-Step Directions: (Please number each step!)

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

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Observations/Data/Results: What observations were made? How was the data

recorded? How was the data summarized? (Charts, graphs, and tables)

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Analysis/Results: This is a summary of what your data has shown you. Explain

your observations, data, and or results. List the main points of what was learned.

Why do you think the results occurred? What do you think the experiment proved?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Conclusions: Answer your question/problem statement. Was your hypothesis

supported by your results? Explain why or why not. What further study would you

recommend? What would be the next question to ask? If you repeated this project

in the future, what would you do to improve or change it?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Displaying Your Project

Your display is a way of sharing what you have learned. A neat, attractive, colorful

display will grab people’s attention. You’ve already spent much time and energy on

this investigation and research. Take time to create an excellent display so that

other people will enjoy learning from you!

Question Project Title

Procedure

Hypothesis

Materials List Results (Data) Conclusion

Pictures

drawings

and/or

graphs

Examples,

charts,

and/or

diagrams

Research Paper

Science Project Notebook

Science Project Notebook

You must keep a Science Project Notebook to document everything that you do for

this project. You are required to keep all notes in this Notebook! Ideally, someone

should be able to learn everything there is to know about your project, from

beginning to end, just by reading the notebook. Entries may happen several times

in one day. Most entries are handwritten, but a computer may be used to make

charts, tables, and graphs. You may cut and paste these items into your notebook.

Leave any mistakes in your Science Project Notebook. Rather than tearing out the

page, draw a line through your mistake and then continue on with your work. The

judges will notice that you corrected yourself, which indicates that you learned

something new!

Your Science Project Notebook should include:

Name

Title Page

Introduction (background information, why you chose this project, where you

got the idea, etc…)

Problem/Question (what you are testing)

Hypothesis (prediction of what you think will happen)

List of materials used in the investigation (experiment)

Procedure (step-by-step directions of how to do the experiment)

Daily Log (dated journal entries) with notes on the progress of your project –

what you’re doing, problems you have, things you’d change if you were doing

this investigation again, and to share your thinking.

Research notes (books you used, internet sites, people you interviewed,

notes)

Variable and control

Data/Results: Tables, charts, graphs, and pictures (Each well-labeled)

Conclusion: What you learned from the experiment, whether the hypothesis

was supported by your investigation, possible sources of error, what could be

done better if you were redoing the experiment, areas for future investigation,

and real-world uses of your findings.

Science Fair Project Research

The purpose of project research is to further your knowledge and deepen your

understanding of this topic. It is not a report on your project but an extension of

your learning.

Your research paper should be:

1 page either typed or hand-written

written in your own words

cite at least 2 sources of information (ccisd.net library web resources

contains citing information)

This Research Report will be displayed in front of your Science Fair display board

next to the Science Fair Notebook.