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Why Do I Need to Do Science Fair?

Science fair projects offer students the opportunity to gain practical skills, increase knowledge, and learn the scientific method. It promotes project-based learning, builds confidence, and encourages inquiry. Science fairs also integrate various disciplines and require collaboration and parental support. This guide provides information on choosing a topic, categories, proposal submission, and steps for starting a science fair project.

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Why Do I Need to Do Science Fair?

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  1. Why Do I Need to Do Science Fair? Real Research in the Real World!

  2. Benefits • Get practice in planning, organizing and implementing a project. • Increase knowledge about surroundings. • Learn the Scientific Method (Conduct an experiment, Collect Data, and Analyze the Data, and make a Conclusion based on Data Analysis)

  3. Project-based Learning is a key science practice in the new Common Core Standards

  4. Project Based Learning • Increasing confidence through oral presentations. • Creating a reason to learn and understand essential content. • Requiring inquiry as part of the process of learning

  5. 5-E Model • Doing a Science fair Project incorporates the all phases of 5-E Model, a model of science instruction relevant to teaching science as inquiry. • Engagement • Exploration • Explanation • Elaboration • Evaluation

  6. Interdisciplinary • The Science Fair Integrates- -Analysis Base Reading and Writing -Critical Thinking and Math -Scientific Methodology -Computer Science -Statistics -Graphic Arts -Self-learning

  7. Inquiry, Collaboration and Parental Support • Students have the opportunity to get help, work with an advisor, and utilize the facilities and equipments provided by advisors. Parental support is often a critical component of a great science fair project.

  8. How to Choose a Topic • Encourage students to choose a topic that matches their interest. • Avoid topics that: • Are too general • Require too much time • Don’t involve experiment (surveys) • Present replicas or models • Involve experiments that merely find out “What happens if I do this?” • Involve experiments that presents results without analysis

  9. JR Science Fair Categories • Environmental Management • Materials Science • Mathematics & Computer Sciences • Microbiology • Pharmacology • Physics • Physics-Aerodynamics/Hydrodynamics • Physics - Electricity & Magnetism • Physics - General • Plant Biology • Plant Physiology • Product Science

  10. JR Science Fair Categories • Animal Biology • Animal Physiology • Behavioral /Social Sciences • Behavioral Sciences-Non-Human • Behavioral/Social Sciences-Human • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology • Chemistry • Chemistry-Applied • Chemistry–General • Earth/Space Science • Ecology • Engineering Applications • Engineering Research

  11. Projects Requiring Pre-Approval • Projects involvingHuman Subjects. This includes surveys or tests given to others. • Projects involvingVertebrate Animals. This includes family pets and any animal with a backbone. • Projects involving Tissue/Cell Lines. This includes projects done in University research facilities. Meat and eggs bought from the grocery store do not need pre-approval. • Projects involving Microbes. This includes projects involving culturing bacteria and other potential pathogens as well as those involving growing molds (fungus). • Projects involving Hazardous Materials & Activities. This includes projects using lasers and high-risk chemicals (as indicated in the California Science Safety Handbook)

  12. The Steps for Submitting a Proposal for Pre-Approval • Student logs into online registration system  (app.lascifair.org) and enters his/her information • Student receives password via email • Student logs back into online registration system and enters proposal

  13. Deadlines November 11, 2019 • Deadline for ONLINE submission for proposed Student Research Plan involving tissues/cell lines, human subjects, vertebrate animals, hazardous materials and/or microbes. December 9, 2019 • Final Deadline for RE-SUBMISSION of Revised Student Experimentation/Research Plan. Note: this is for projects that were not approved on a prior submittal, no new submissions accepted. For more detailed answers, read the Research Rules and Regulations and sub-pages on the Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair Website: https://www.lascifair.org/pre-approval/pre-approval-general-info/

  14. How to Start a Science Fair Project Define a Problem, conduct a research to determine both the dependent and independent variable. • Receive approval to start the project. • Conduct a Research • Create a Hypothesis that is testable. • Design an Experiment • Name the control group that will be used for comparison. • Record the results. • Determine the number of trials • Record all the activities and the Data in the Log Book

  15. Conduct Research • Before generating a hypothesis: • Conduct background research to understand the scope of the study. • Use the research to determine both the dependent and independent variables of the study.

  16. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION • Purpose • Major Findings • Was your hypothesis validated by the data? • Why or why not? • Comparisons with other Researches • Improvements and Recommendations

  17. Teacher’s Role • Guide students in choosing a topic • Help students create a workable, scientifically sound experimental design • Set a reasonable timeline for completion • Encourage creativity and independent thinking • Periodically check on and /or grade progress • Assist in County submission process

  18. School Judging Procedure • Preliminary Judging The projects are viewed by the judging panel. The students are selected for the interview. Students are not present in this process. • Final Judging Students must be present for the interviews. Selected students will present Chamlian School at the Los Angeles County Science Fair.

  19. The Los Angeles County Science Fair is open to all students, grades 6-12, who have been selected as winners from a local school or district Science Fair. • Each school may send a total of 13 entries, three of which may be Team Projects (2-3 students.)

  20. Los Angeles County Science Fairwww.lascifair.org

  21. State Science Fair CA Science Center, Los Angeles, CA Top 1st, 2nd & 3rd in category per County Fair

  22. Science Fair Calendar Los Angeles County Science & Engineering Fair March 19-21, 2019 Californian State Science and Engineering Fair April 20-21, 2020

  23. Grading Policy • Students’ work will be graded periodically. • Science Fair project assessments will be part of the second and third quarter grade.

  24. Remember… No matter how fancy & eye-catching the display … It can’t take the place of solid, well-documented and analyzed research

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