Unit 7 (4th & 5th Grade)

Activity:  Science Fair

Skill / Objective (copy into passport):  Science Fair

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Directions:  At this station you will be reviewing what tasks you can be working on for your science fair project.  Go through this list, completing the items in order.  Some of these will require you to use this computer, others will not.  If there is a task on this list you can complete at your desk instead of on the computer please do so and allow another student to use this computer.  Thanks!

Written Report

IV. Experimental Design:

III.  Table of Contents

II.  Abstract

Can only be done when your experiment is complete. It gives a summary of the project in a brief, but thorough paragraph form.  This is a one page, 250-word maximum summary of the entire project that includes the components below.  Judges and the public should have a fairly accurate idea of the project after reading the abstract. It should summarize the purpose, procedure, results and conclusions of the student’s investigation; therefore, it is one of the last items done.  An abstract does not give details about the materials used unless it greatly influenced the procedure or had to be developed to do the investigation. An abstract should only include procedures done by the student.  Work done by someone else (scientist) must not be included. Place a copy of the abstracton the display board and in the written report binder.

Abstract Components:  (write in paragraphs)

1. Purpose: The statement that explains why the student is doing the experiment

2. Problem: The question telling what the student is trying to find out.

3. Hypothesis: An explanation of what prompted the student’s research, and what the student hopes to achieve, and what the student thinks the outcome might be (before doing the experiment).

4. Procedures: A brief summary of how the experiment was performed & the key points

5. Results: A brief description of the important results that lead directly to the student’s conclusion-do not give too many details or include tables or graphs of data.

6. Conclusions: A brief summary paragraph of why the experiment had those results and if your hypothesis was correct or incorrect.

7.Appplications:  A brief summary paragraph of how you think your results can be used by others and what you would differently in future experiments on this topic.