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The Science Fair Rules and Regulations

This comprehensive guide outlines the rules and regulations for a successful science fair project, from brainstorming to data collection. Parents can assist, but the project must be student-driven. Projects must be displayed neatly, and approval is required for projects involving human or animal subjects. Students can work alone or in groups, with clear guidelines for working together and keeping a scientific logbook. It includes steps like observation, proposal writing, background research, hypothesis formulation, materials listing, and conducting experiments. Results should be recorded accurately and conclusions drawn based on data. A detailed abstract and suggestions for expanding the project further are also encouraged. Good luck to all participants!

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The Science Fair Rules and Regulations

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  1. The Science FairRules and Regulations

  2. DUE DATES • OBSERVATION/QUESTIONS (Brainstorming)- Wednesday, September 11 • PROPOSAL- Thursday, September 12 (with Parent Signature) • BACKGROUND RESEARCH- Tuesday, September 17 • HYPOTHESIS- Wednesday, September 18- in class • DETAILED STEPS- Thursday, September 19 • DETAILED MATERIALS- Friday, September 20 • DATA COLLECTION- Start of experiment-Monday, September 30 • DRAW CONCLUSIONS- Wednesday, October 2 • GO FURTHER- Thursday, October 3 • FINAL- Monday, October 7

  3. Rules and Regulations • 1. Must be an ORIGINAL, high quality scientific experiment. • 2. Parents can help but the project must be your own work.

  4. 3. The results of the project must be clearly and neatly displayed. • 4. If using human or animal subjects at all it must be PREAPPROVED or the project is disqualified. • 5. If you are selected to move on to the UNLV Science Fair there are additional guidelines that you will have to follow.

  5. GROUPS • Student can work alone. • Student can be in a group of 2 or 3. • You must all be in the same class. • You must be able to work together outside of school.

  6. STEPS:

  7. 1. Get a SCIENTIFIC LOG BOOK Handwrite everything into this notebook ~LEAVE THE FIRST PAGE BLANK ~all ideas and brainstorming ~write in ink (DO NOT ERASE ANYTHING) ~always enter the time and date

  8. 2. Observation/Ask Question • think of an area of interest • write down 5-7 questions • narrow it down to one question that can be explored

  9. 3. Write Proposal (50 pts) • Must include: • NAME OR NAMES OF STUDENTS • SIGNATURE OF 1 PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF EACH STUDENT INVOLVED • MEASURABLE QUESTION • MATERIALS • SUMMARY OF PROJECT (5 sentences)

  10. 4. Background Research (40 pts) 3 paragraphs (at least 5 sentences EACH) OR MORE Summarize Don’t Plagiarize! Sources: Library, Internet, Teachers, Parents, Friends, Experts in the area of interest, Magazines, Books, other written material. WRITE DOWN ALL SOURCES for Citations

  11. 5. Hypothesis (15 pts) • Use background research to make educated guess • Must state in an “IF………..THEN……..” statement • ex: IF rain water is more acidic, THEN bricks in the building will fall apart faster.

  12. 6. Materials and Steps (30pts) • A list of every material you will be using. • This must be specific. For example: • 2 paper clips • 1 gallon of water • Steps must be listed in step format. • 1. First… • 2. Then…

  13. THE REST IS ON YOUR OWN • These are guidelines but the rest must be done in the home. This includes the experiments. • Feel free to ask questions in class.

  14. 7. Test with an Experiment • have a CONTROL (what happens under normal conditions) • have at least 2 VARIABLES (the one single thing that you change at least two different ways) • ex: control-a plant grown how the package states variables- change the water to 2 different liquids

  15. 8. Data/Examine Results • Record everything (ex: all measurements, dates, times, reactions…) • Did the experiment give you the expected results? Why? or Why not? • Use your results to create graphs or charts.

  16. 9. Draw Conclusions • Use results to answer these questions in paragraph form: • What variables are important? • Was your theory correct? • Did you collect the proper data? • Does more work need to be done or is your experiment finished? • If your hypothesis was false, yet all of the errors are explained, tell how you would change your experiment or methods.

  17. Was more than one variable changed at a time? • Was the experiment done with the exact same steps each time? • Are there causes that you had not considered or observed? • Were there errors in your observation? • How large were the errors?

  18. 10. Write an Abstract • Write a one-paragraph summary of the steps in the project and record this in the Science Log Book and on the Project Display Board.

  19. 11. Go Further • You must include 5 ways that you could take this project further. • in the form of questions or suggestions that you could take your project further • Put them in a list. • You can also include 5 additional ways for EXTRA CREDIT

  20. Board Guidelines • IF STUDENT WOULD LIKE TO PERSUE THE UNLV COMPETITION CLICK ON THE LINK TO SEE THEIR GUIDELINES…IF NOT MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE • http://sciences.unlv.edu/engineeringfair/2009/rules.html

  21. Abstract TITLE Conclusion Experiment Question Materials Steps Data Go Further Pictures and Other Items Hypothesis Board

  22. GOOD LUCK!!!!! • Science Fair: Date to be announced…

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