SCIENCE FAIR 2010

Science fair project ideas shouldn't make you sweat!

• In fact, any science fair project idea shouldn't be scary at all!

•We want you to do well no matter what your idea is.

•Then the science fair comes around, and, uh-oh.

•What do you do if you have no clue.

So what do you do?

• We are here to guide you through the 10 easy steps for a good science fair project that is just right for H N I kids.

• Just follow these ten steps and you're on your way to following the “Scientific Method” to completing an investigation.

• By the way, it's not too difficult — it can even be (gasp!) fun to learn something.

• Follow these steps, and you'll have a great chance of doing well!

First

• Choose a topic that interests you.

• Find a good science fair project idea that interests you.

• It needs to be something exciting, something that you won't "hafta do" and something that will make you jump and shout when you win that prize!

Web Sites

• Here are some Web sites that will help you choose a Science Fair Project Idea

• http://www.fatlion.com/science/• http://www.sciencefair.org.nz/?

q=node/15• http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/• http://www.ScienceBuddies.org

Second

• Talk about your chosen topic with someone. Ask lots of simple questions.

• Make sure you understand what you are investigating.

• Purchase a log book.

Third

• Develop an important question. This is called your Aim.

• This one will be what your project is all about.

• Your whole project should have this idea in it. You should come up with a question that you can test.

• Write down this question because you'll need it later.

Fourth

• Guess the answer to your question.

• This is called the hypothesis.

• Don't let this word scare you. It only means the answer that you guessed about your important question.

• In fact you should write it down next to your important question.

• Don't change it! Even if during the experiment you think it's wrong, don't change it!

START YOUR LOG BOOK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN YOUR

SCIENCE FAIR

Fifth

• List the equipment you need to test the question you have chosen.

Write this list. It serves two purposes...

• First, you will use it later when you make a display.

• Second, it helps make sure you don't forget something when you do the next steps.

Sixth

• Gather the items on your list.

• If you think the project is too hard, this is where to stop and find another.

• Pretty much, you won't be able to look back from here.

Seventh

• Do your experiment to test your question.

• Do as much as safely possible having someone older help with anything that may be hard to do.

• Take lots of photos.

• You guessed right, you'll use them later.

Eighth

• Record your results from your testing.

• You will use them later as well.

Ninth

• Write a report about what happened.

• Write one or two paragraphs.

• If you need help, use some of these sentence starters.

• The Aim of my science fair project

• My Hypothesis• My Method• My Results• My Report• My Conclusion

• Make sure to include at least one graph or chart if your project lets you do that.

• The Judges love to see graphs and charts.

• So try to include one if at all possible.

• Prepare your science fair project display.

• Now, gather everything you wrote down.

• Type or neatly copy the things you wrote.

• You will need to buy a display board from the school office for $10.00.

• Make labels with the words “Aim," “Hypothesis," “Equipment," “Method," “Results," “Report,“ and Conclusion.

Tenth

• Practice different layouts.

• Find a layout that you like.

• Neatly attach the titles, pages, and photos to the science fair project display.

• Prepare any samples to set on the table in front of your display.

• Remember you will be required to give a speech about your Science Fair Project and what you found out so practice telling what you did several times.

Enjoy the Science Fair!

BEST OF LUCK