Resources for Parents

 We are excited to welcome back the Didion Science Fair! This event encourages students to think like young scientists and deepens their understanding of the connections between science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The Science Fair will be held on 

Wednesday April 24th from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

 

Please review this website or the printed participant guide for ideas, examples, and some instructions to get you started. As our event will be held on Earth Day, students are encouraged to explore the connection between scientific inquiry and environmental stewardship.  


 

Please remind participants that most of the work will be completed at home; students will receive reminders from their teachers about completing their project.  Every participant will receive an award of recognition and outstanding experiments will be recognized during the event. 

 

To participate, please read the Science Fair Packet with your child and submit signed entry form to your child's teacher.

HOW TO CREATE A SCIENCE FAIR DISPLAY:

1. TITLE and QUESTION - The title can be the question in a "catchy" form. If your title is different that our question, then make sure you also include your question. Ex. Your question might be, "What metal transfers electricity best?" but your title might be "Power Problems."
2. RESEARCH - You might want to include a short paragraph that gives the background information on which you based your hypothesis.
3. HYPOTHESIS - This is your educated guess based on your research.
4. ABSTRACT (optional) - It is a short summary of your project. It is usually a separate page and includes the project title or question, your purpose for completing this project, the hypothesis, a brief description of the procedure you followed, and the results of your experiment.                                                                        

5. MATERIALS – Include all of the items that you used to conduct your experiment.

5. PROCEDURE: This is the procedure you followed to do your experiment. 
6. DATA - These are your results displayed in a way that your audience can understand. It is usually displayed in a table, graph, or photographs. It is an "analysis" of what you have done.
7. CONCLUSION - This is a statement of whether your hypothesis was right or not; if it wasn't right, why you think it turned out the way it did, and what you do differently next time. 

Check out these great websites for more ideas: