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Page 1: Science Fair Log Book How to…. The book itself & how to write in it 0 1 per group 0 New, bound composition book 0 WRITE IN PEN! 0 NUMBER ALL PAGES 0 DATE

Science Fair Log Science Fair Log

BookBookHow to…

Page 2: Science Fair Log Book How to…. The book itself & how to write in it 0 1 per group 0 New, bound composition book 0 WRITE IN PEN! 0 NUMBER ALL PAGES 0 DATE

The book itself & how to write in it

0 1 per group

0 New, bound composition book

0 WRITE IN PEN!

0 NUMBER ALL PAGES

0 DATE ALL ENTRIES

0 NO WRITING ON THE BACK OF PAGES!

0 NO WHITE OUT!

0 If you make a mistake writing, cross out with single line.

This is a place

where your

thoughts and

actual data go,

it does not

have to be

perfectly neat.

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Front Cover

0Names of all members

0Class Period of all members

0Teacher: Washburn

0Fall 2011

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Table of Contents

0Page number What’s on the page….

You may want to leave 2-3 pages for the table of contents…

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First Entry

0Question:0Hypothesis:0 Independent Variable:0Dependent Variable:0Controls:0Materials:0Safety:0Step by Step Procedure:

This is hand copied from the group research plan

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Experiment Daybe sure to date it!

0Make sure if ANY part of your procedure changes, make note

0Data Tables need titles, headings, and metric units0 Can include averages, standard deviation, differences,

etc here or later in log book

0Make sure you have multiple trials! (This should already by part of your lab procedure)

0Take pictures of lab set up and results! (make 2 copies---will use for tri-board later)

0Note any sources of error that may have occurred0Write down your thoughts in general about the

experiment

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After the experiment:analyzing data…

0 Show equations and calculations0Calculate averages or differences of your measurements

(which ever makes more sense for your data)

0Create hand drawn graphs that help visualize data.0 Be sure the graphs are labeled!0 Connect all points OR make a best fit line (which ever

makes more sense for your data)

0Be sure to go back and add the pictures of your set up and results

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After the experiment:Conclusions

0Log book should be a rough draft of your formal conclusion

0Everyone in the group should have input!0 Discussion of hypothesis0 Recap of results compared to expected results0 Appropriate calculation of variation between trails0 Sources of error0 Significance & usefulness of results0 What could be done to improve experiment (besides

being more careful or more trials)