Science Fair Questions and Answers

Post date: Feb 21, 2014 8:45:18 PM

1) Will the grade for this project be averaged into our grade? If so, for which marking period and what will it be graded as (ex: test or project)?

Yes, marking period 2 as a project.

2) How do you recommend setting up the tri-board? For example, I was going to print out the PP and then put it on or should I print out the lab and put it on? :\

The rubric for the tri-board says that the information must be presented differently from the lab report. The goal is for it to be more visually pleasing. The viewer would be able to read the words from 1 meter away. My suggestion is to follow the rubric order of the "content" section when you are deciding what to put on the board. Pick out the "main ideas" from each of these section.

• • Title (centered and displayed at the top of the tri-board)

  • Scientific Question

  • Introduction/Researched Background Knowledge

  • Hypothesis

  • Materials and Procedures

  • Results (Data Tables, Graphs)

  • Conclusion

• Works Cited (on the back of the board)

Try and make sure only the main points from each section are there (lab report would be too much). I suggest organizing the information from left to right like a book. If you are going to print out your PPT please make sure you are cutting each slide out and making the effort to make the tri-board more visually pleasing. It should show effort beyond just printing the slides and taping it on there.

3) I did not do the three trials for each person when conducting the experiment, but should I include steps __ to __ two more times for each subject in the procedure?

No just list procedure as was done and list this note as a limitation of your experiment.

4) Do we have to cite the pictures we used for the PP?

No.

5) When presenting power points will we be going in alphabetical order, volunteers, or popsicle stick?

Volunteers at first, people who did not name their file correctly second, and then popsicle sticks after that :)

6) Do you have to include the procedure in the abstract or is that answered through the questions?

Brief summary of the procedure (Should only be 1-2 sentences).

7) Do we have to double-space?

I would greatly appreciate double-spaced writing :)