Science Project/Fair
Information
This
page will provide information and links for the science project and science
fair that you will be involved in. Feel free to contact me if you have any
questions regarding their project.
Mr.
Coski
Project
Requirements (Read over Winter Break)
Research
Paper Requirements Overview (Read over Winter Break)
Background
Research Plan (Read through THOROUGHLY during Winter Break)
Background
Research Plan Worksheet (Print & complete when bored on Winter
Break, DUE Monday, January 5)
Science Project Phases:
Phase
I: (25 points)
·
Buy
a spiral notebook with lined paper that is three hole punched. It will be
dedicated to for your science project. (DUE
WED., SEPT. 17)
·
Choose
4 possible topics or projects that you could conduct for this year. We will narrow
it to one or two that you will work on this year. Only one project will need to
have a final paper written and be submitted to the Science Fair in May 2009. (DUE WED., SEPT. 17)
·
Submit
details as to how you will conduct each of your four projects (i.e.,
List the statement of the problem, hypothesis, and explain how you will test
your hypothesis). (DUE WED., SEPT. 24)
·
You
and your teacher will use the above information to select the best project(s)
for you and come up with a well written statement of the problem for your
project(s). (DUE NOV. 21)
Phase
II:
(75 points)
·
Project
development phase. This phase will involve research in the library and internet
to gather information on your topic. You will organize your research
information and use it to begin a rough draft of your project paper.
·
You
will develop a detailed calendar for execution of your project (including time
durations for such project elements as the planning stage, research stage,
investigation/experiment stage, data analysis stage, rough draft development,
and fair display preparation).
·
You
will develop a detailed list of materials needed for your project
investigation/experiment (e.g., computer access, maps, beakers, scales, probes,
cameras, cages, water samples, aquariums, etc.).
·
You
will execute your investigation/experiment and collect data. Most data will
first be recorded in your project spiral notebook and then transferred to
either Excel or Word so it can eventually be summarized in a chart or graph
format. You will keep a weekly log of work accomplished on your project.
Phase
III:
(100 points)
·
Upon
completing your investigation/experiment and research in Phase II above, you
will complete your rough draft with your conclusion regarding the outcome of
your investigation/experiment.
·
I
will grade the rough draft and suggest changes for improvement of the paper.
Then you will write the final draft of your paper and turn into me.
·
You
will complete your science fair display at home and enter it in the science
fair.
·
You will present your project at the science
fair, which includes telling the judges about your problem or question, the
benefit(s) of solving the problem, the procedure you followed, and your
findings (or conclusion).