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Science Fair
Information Night
Mark the dates
Project Due at
Primary = Thursday, January 30
Main = Friday, January 31
District = Saturday, March 1
A Recipe for Science Success
Key Ingredients
for a
Successful
Science Fair
Project
Ingredient #1
A healthy dose
of student
interest
Ingredient #2
Add one wonderful topic!
When it comes to choosing a
science fair topic, let the
scientist (your student) be
the guide.
Ingredient #3
Don’t forget the
QUESTION! Without it
your science fair
“recipe” will be
incomplete!
When it comes to deciding
on the question that will
direct your experiment,
remember the “3-S” rule.
• Short
• Simple
• Student-led
Examples of “3-S”
Questions
• In what color light will plants grow best?
• Which paper towel is the strongest?
• Which type of gum keeps its flavor the longest?
• Which type of paper fades the slowest in the sun?
Use Pinterest for ideas
Ingredient #4
A HYPOTHESIS. Don’t let the sound
of that word scare your student
off. When you state your
hypothesis you are simply writing
down what you think will happen
when you do the experiment.
No experiment is official
without one!
Examples of Hypotheses
• In what color light will plants
grow best?
– I think plants will grow best in
artificial light.
• Which paper towel is the
strongest?
– I think Bounty paper towel will be
the strongest.
It is important to
state your hypothesis
BEFORE starting your
experiment.
***remember to document in your journal
Ingredient #5
The list of materials you
will need to complete the
experiment.
Be specific – include the
sizes and quantities of the
items you will need for your
investigation.
Ingredient #6
The experimental
procedure. This is where
you record the steps you
need to take to complete
your experiment.
Ingredient #7
Data - This is the information
you collect from your
experiment. Measure the results
from your experiment in time,
distance, weight, temperature
change, or counting.
Ingredient #8
The conclusion/concluding
statement. This is where the
scientist reports if the
experiment supported or did
not support the hypothesis
(what he or she thought would
happen).
Ingredient #9
The final and perhaps most
important ingredient to a
successful science experiment is a
lab assistant who supports the scientist but lets the scientist
take the lead.
Have fun being a lab assistant, and your child will have fun being the
scientist!
Voila! Your Project is
Complete!
Once you have
completed your
project, you
have one of
two choices
about how it
is presented.
Project Submission
Option 1 - Submitting your
project for display only.
Projects submitted only for
display will not be judged for
the district science fair
competition.
Project Submission
Option 2 – Submitting your
project for the district science
fair competition.
Projects submitted for the
district science fair
competition must be presented to
the judges.
Projects will be judged on the following criteria:
• Scientific approach
• Detail
• Originality
• Scientific Method
• Visual Clarity of Display
• Student Understanding
• Student Knowledge of Project
• Data (Remember – scientists use the metric system)
• Journal
Thank you so much for
coming tonight! We are
looking forward to a
terrific Teasley Science
Fair!