PARTS OF SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT

There are six main parts to the science fair project. All parts should be labeled with all student(s) names, the same project title, and the project category/group/division.

1. LABORATORY NOTEBOOK: (composition books are good): This will be your scientific diary. Everything you do, observe, or even think about should be written into this notebook with dates. Judges at the science fair always look at your lab notebook. It should show your notes from each step. You need to make sure that your lab book has a statement of the problem/question and background information on the first several pages.

2. RESEARCH PAPER: You will do library research on your general topic to see what other scientists have discovered. Your mentor and/or teacher will help you find good references in books and on the Internet. It is important to have a complete bibliography at the end of your research paper. This paper is the laboratory report with the background information and research, the question, hypothesis, procedure, materials, data, graphs, conclusion, and analysis.

3. PROJECT DISPLAY BOARD: The final step of your project is to make a science fair board with all the steps as in the drawing. Making the board is fun because you can use all of your creative powers. Often, some of the display can be a brief summary of your lab research paper and report. Most important is to use as many visuals (pictures of the experiment set up AND data table and graphs) to draw in the audience’s attention.

4. ABSTRACT: A brief summary of your project (no more than 250 words). It includes a brief description of the question, hypothesis (including independent/dependent variable), procedures, results summary, and conclusions.

It may also include any possible real world and societal applications.

Make sure you label this page as the abstract.

5. SELF EVALUATION: Using the Judges Sheets, judge your own project very carefully and include the page with your display board so that the science judges can see what you thought about your project.

6. ORAL PRESENTATION: Do you know what you are going to say to the judges at the science fair? You need to really understand your project and to practice your presentation so that you can answer their questions and enjoy a conversation with these scientists. After all, you will be the expert on your project!

A TYPICAL SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT

Maximum Project Size: 18" (45.7cm) Deep 48" (122cm) Wide 108" (274cm) High

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