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The Standards-Based Science Fair: An Introduction

The Standards-Based Science Fair: An Introduction. Murdock School Science Fair Thursday, January 10 th , 2013 6:30-7:30pm. District Elementary Science Fair, Saturday, February 2 , 2013 Kennesaw Mountain High School Held in conjunction with the Middle and High School Science Fairs.

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The Standards-Based Science Fair: An Introduction

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  1. The Standards-Based Science Fair:An Introduction Murdock School Science Fair Thursday, January 10th, 2013 6:30-7:30pm • District Elementary Science Fair, • Saturday, February 2, 2013 • Kennesaw Mountain High School Held in conjunction with the Middle and High School Science Fairs

  2. Projects should • Have application turned in the Science Lab by Wednesday, December 19th 2012 • Must be dropped of on Thursday, January 10th 2013 by 3:00pm • Support results with data • Follow scientific method • Answer question(s)

  3. Scientific Method • Define the question • Form a hypothesis • Perform the experiment and collect data • Analyze data • Interpret data and communicate conclusions

  4. Project Ideal • Students come up with their own question based on their own interests • Students design an investigation to answer their question.

  5. Project Ideal (cont.) Best Practices… • Student initiated and completed • Experiment-based • Data-driven results documented and analyzed Not ideal… • Models (Volcano, Robot, etc.) • Research only projects

  6. Project Ideal (cont.)Examples • Do coffee grounds affect the growth of plants? • Which type of surface can an insect walk on best? • Which sunscreen blocks sunlight the best? • What food do mealworms like best? • How long does it take a candle to go out?

  7. The biggest problem… is choosing a problem! Scientific Challenge Most challenging aspect of science is choosing a problem to solve “The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution.” --Albert Einstein

  8. Project Results • Quantitative data includes numbers and/or units of measure • Measurements: height, weight, voltage, time, distance, quantity • Data presentation: graph, matrix, table, etc. • Comparative data key to validating conclusions

  9. Project Display • Display Board • Pictures • Procedure • Data

  10. The School Science Fair

  11. The School Science Fair

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