SCIENCE FAIR

HOW TO SET UP YOUR DISPLAY

THE TITLE•THE TITLE SHOULD BE

SHORT•LETTERS 2 INCHES TALL

ARE BEST•MAY HAVE A SUBTITLE THAT

IS LONGER AND SMALLER LETTERED

•MAKE IT VERY NEAT!

THE PROBLEM•THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE

SHORT•ASKS A QUESTION•CLEARLY STATED•MAY HAVE HYPOTHESIS

ALSO•MAKE IT VERY NEAT!

THE ABSTRACT•THE ABSTRACT IS A

SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE PROJECT

•SHOULD BE SHORT, MAX.250 WORDS

•1-2 SENTENCES ON THE PREMISE

THE ABSTRACT•1-2 SENTENCES ON THE

SET-UP OR PROCEDURE•RESULTS: A COUPLE OF

SENTENCES THAT INCLUDE NUMBERS IF YOU HAVE THEM

•CONCLUSION: WHAT DID YOU PROVE (OR not)

THE ABSTRACT•Example:

……………………………….Agriculture depends on efficient production of crops. If seeds do not germinate well, thousands to millions of dollars could be lost to the farmer.

THE ABSTRACT•Example (cont.) Seeds were

soaked in four different concentrations of diazinon (D), a common pesticide and in a water control for 24 hours. The seeds were allowed to germinate for two weeks in a dark, damp environment. At the end of that time the percent of

THE ABSTRACT•Example (cont.) germinated

seeds was determined for each group. The water seeds had 100%, 1:10,000 D= 90%, 1:1000 D= 70%, 1:100 D=30%, and 1:10 D=0%. These results suggest that pesticide use can cause decreased profits if used too extensively.

The procedure•Stepwise description of what you

did•Should include how many

samples and trials you did•Includes the groups and how

they were controlled•Includes how you measured your

data and how often

The procedure•The procedure on the display

needs to shorter than in your notebook

•Do not include where you bought supplies or the pressure of the autoclave, instead say materials were sterilized or plants were purchased

The procedure•Letters should be readable from

a meter away

Results•Tables•Graphs, use bar graphs or

histograms for discontinuous data, use line graphs for continuous data

•photographs of progress or endpoints are excellent

•drawings may be useful also

Results•Be sure to adequately label

EVERYTHING•Be sure to put the N = 6 or

however many samples were in the group

•Put labels on all drawings•As a rule raw data (not averaged

or analyzed) is not put on the display

• This is an example of a well labeled graph

• Human population doubling time n=12, 000,000,000

CONCLUSION• Answers the problem

•.Explains the results

•Includes numbers

•Discusses any errors

• Proposes future studies

DISPLAY QUALITY•Neat•Large letters•Colored paper surrounding

sections makes it appealing•don’t OVERDECORATE -

looks cluttered!