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Science Fair 2019: Project Ideas & Important Dates

All Saints' Science Fair 2019 features project ideas, grading rubric, and event schedule. Grades 2-6 voluntary participation, 5th Grade Pizza Nights, and student merit awards included. Visit www.allsaintsportland.com/sciencefairpacket for details.

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Science Fair 2019: Project Ideas & Important Dates

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  1. key dates Feb 11 & Mar 4, 6:30-8 PM 5th grade science pizza nights at school Parents can drop-off or join-in. Feb. 8 & Mar 1, 8:30-9:30 AM Parent/Student Help in Library Assistance for 2nd-6th grade students and families. Not needed for 5th graders attending pizza nights. Mar. 20, 7:30-8 AM Project Drop Off in gym Mar. 20, 8 - 11 AM Science Fair: Student Viewing and Judge Reviews Throughout the afternoon, classrooms walk through the fair and science experts judge projects and provide feedback. Mar. 20, 6:30-7:30 PM Science Fair: Open House Students, family and friends welcome to view projects in the school gym. www.allsaintsportland.com/sciencefairpacket

  2. 2017 All Saints 1st science fair

  3. 2017 & 2018 student participation by grade MAX GROUP allowed = 2 students. Grades 2-6th are voluntary participation. 2019 goal is to boost 5th & 6th grade participation. 5th Grade = Pizza Nights

  4. 2018 oral presentation option: 2nd-6th graders have 3-5 min oral presentation option. Present project to 1-2 judges during school hours on day of Science Fair (Mar 20).

  5. 2019 5th grade pizza night option:

  6. 2017 SCIENCE FAIR REVIEW 2018 Student Merit Awards Merit awards for best trifold project. Merit awards for best oral presentations. All oral presentations received BASKIN ROBBINS gift card in 2018.

  7. 2 TYPES OF SCIENCE PROJECTS Project focus is on SCIENTIFIC METHOD…experimenting!

  8. End goal: tri-fold cardboard display highlighting scientific method. FREE trifold available for pickup in the office beginning in February. Project Title Step 1: Question Step 3: Hypothesis Educated guess about what you expect. Step 4: Experiment You change or control the independent variable and record the effect it has on the dependent variable.  Step 6: Conclusion Accept or reject your hypothesis? Make recommendations on what you would do for future or repeat experiments. Step 2: Research Conduct background research. Write down your sources & references. Step 5: Data and Analysis Record observations and prepare a table or graph of the data. Analyze what the data/graph means. NAME GRADE TEACHER

  9. NEW FOR 2019: Science project grading rubric A copy is available on All Saints url: www.allsaintsportland.com/sciencefairpacket

  10. PROJECT IDEAS- where to start? Easiest way to start the project is to start at the END: a plot of the quantitative response vs quantitative variable.

  11. PROJECT IDEAS- page1

  12. PROJECT IDEAS- page2 A copy is available on All Saints url: www.allsaintsportland.com/sciencefairpacket

  13. PLANT GROWTH EXPERIMENT INDEPENDENT VARIABLE=amount of water DEPENDANT VARIABLE= plant height

  14. PLANT GROWTH EXPERIMENT INDEPENDENT VARIABLE=amount of water HYPOTHESIS: What is expected result from experiment? DEPENDANT VARIABLE = plant height DEPENDANT VARIABLE= plant height INDEPENDENT VARIABLE=amount of water

  15. PLANT GROWTH EXPERIMENT RESEARCH= photosynthesis: the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. INDEPENDENT VARIABLE=amount of water HYPOTHESIS Connecting the dots between research and experiment expectation:I hypothesize more water will make plants grow taller because ofphotosynthesis! DEPENDANT VARIABLE = plant height DEPENDANT VARIABLE= plant height INDEPENDENT VARIABLE=amount of water

  16. RESULTS PLANT GROWTH EXPERIMENT #2 10 days of growing HYPOTHESIS Connecting the dots between data expectation and research….. I hypothesize taller plants with more water due to photosynthesis! DEPENDANT VARIABLE = plant height 3 trials/samples per group (good). 9 groups from 10mL, 20mL, 30mL….100mL for improved sensitivity (good). 3) It is OK that the initial hypothesis was not completely correct! “Connect the dots” between results and hypothesis….. MORE RESEARCH = The process called respiration combines oxygen and the food created during photosynthesis to produce usable energy. Too much water can prevent plant roots from absorbing oxygen. INDEPENDENT VARIABLE=amount of water

  17. Life Sciences: Birdfeeder project idea VARIABLE = color of bird feeder RESPONSE= number of visits

  18. Physics: Forces and Motion- catapult experiment idea VARIABLE = launch angle DATA RESULTS: Plot distance(response) vs launch angle (variable) angle RESPONSE= height and distance Height(y) Question: what angle is best for shooting the longest distance? Question: what angle is best for achieving height? Question: what happens when the ball is heavier? Distance(x)

  19. 2018 Physics: Potential vs Kinetic energy – marble roller coaster VARIABLE = starting height DATA RESULTS: Plot speed(response) vs starting height (variable) height RESPONSE= speed (kinetic energy) height Question: what happens when you make the loop bigger? Question: can you make the loop too big so ball does not finish? loop SPEED

  20. 2018 Physics: Electricity- electrical conduction in a closed circuit DATA RESULTS: Show which materials conduct vs insulate VARIABLE = different materials water metal spoon plastic spoon RESPONSE= light turns on or stays off (electricity flows or does not) light

  21. RESULTS 2017 1st grade project HEART-RATE EXPERIMENT INDEPENDENT VARIABLE= activity girls vs boys? heart rate DEPENDENT VARIABLE= heart rate activity level

  22. “People used to say that information is power but that is no longer the case. It’s the analysis of the data, use of the data, digging into it —  that is the power”

  23. BIG DATA of GENOMICS……ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE………

  24. Step 6: Conclusion science rules HELP NEEDED: Parent volunteers to judge on Wed March 20th ~ 8am-10am. SIGN UP SHEET ON DESK Contacts Keith Zawadzki at keith.e.zawadzki@intel.com Reniera Eddy at reniera.eddy@gmail.com www.allsaintsportland.com/sciencefairpacket

  25. MARBLE ROLLER COASTER PROJECT: 2018 preK & 1st grade classroom project

  26. Step 1: Question Tower height Does the tower height of the roller coaster impact the speed and design of the ride?

  27. Step 2: Research What are the scientific principals that engineers and scientists use to build a super, awesome roller coaster? GRAVITY POTENTIAL ENERGY KINETIC ENERGY http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/energy/ce.cfm

  28. Step 2: Research: GRAVITY The earth pulls on the moon. We call this pull force = gravity. The earth’s gravity pulls on every object, including every person. What happens when you jump in the air? Gravity pulls you back down. KEY CONCEPT: Gravity is a force that pulls all objects towards the earth. Earth’s gravitational acceleration = g = 9.8 meters/second^2 Force = mass * g

  29. Step 2: Research: POTENTIAL ENERGY BOB FRED Height above ground=1000 feet Height above ground=0 Bob has LOTS of potential energy. Fred has 0 potential energy. KEY CONCEPT: As you increase object’s height above ground, the POTENTIAL ENERGY increases because of GRAVITY. Potential Energy = mass * g * height

  30. Step 2: Research: KINETIC vs POTENTIAL ENERGY BOB Height above ground=1000 feet Bob has LOTS of potential energy. What will happen to Bob’s potential energy? Bob’s potential energy will convert into kinetic(motion) energy. KEY CONCEPT: Kinetic energy is movement. Kinetic Energy = ½ * mass * velocity^2

  31. Step 3: Hypothesis (educated guess) THE BLUE BOMBER COASTER tower height 100 feet Which roller coaster tower has more potential energy? When all of the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, which roller coaster will be FASTER? What is our hypothesis about how the tower height impacts the roller coaster? Make a plot of expectation/hypothesis. THE RED ROCKET COASTER tower height 10 feet Speed = response(Y) Tower height = variable (X)

  32. Supplies: • Marble • Roller coaster track (foam track = 24 feet long) • Measuring tape to measure height • Stop watch to measure time to complete the roller coaster • Procedure: • 1) Setup 24 feet of roller coaster track. • 2) Variable = tower height 10 inches • 14 inches • 18 inches • 24 inches • 48 inches • 72 inches • 3) Send marble down the track and record time to complete for • different tower heights. Be sure to measure multiple times to reduce • experimental error. • 4) Option to experiment with success for completing a loop vs tower height. Does tower need to be taller than the loop? Step 4: Experiment height

  33. Step 5: Data & Analysis A scientist used math and science to predict our experiment result (red-line). Did our experiment (blue data) match their result? What does the data and plot tell us? Taller tower height = MORE potential energy MORE potential energy = faster roller coaster (less time to finish the track)

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