DuFief Science Fair 2020-2021
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
6:30PM-7:30PM
Meeting Number: 729 623 5187
Password: Science
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Please note: The Science Fair is open to any student that lives in the DuFief ES community. In order to adhere to social distancing guidelines, we strongly urge students who are working with partners choose someone within their household. They can be younger or older siblings.
3 Types of Science Fair Projects
RESEARCH: Students select a topic and ask questions. They will research the answers to their questions. Example: Bees-why are their populations decreasing? How can you tell if a raccoon has rabies?
Your presentation would include:
a title
a rationale (why you chose to research the topic)
questions you had about the topic
your research findings
facts/data
photos
A conclusion.
You might not have a definite answer to your questions and that’s okay.
EXPERIMENTS: Student projects include a topic, purpose, problem, hypothesis, variables, a list of materials, data, a conclusion, etc. Example: Which brand of battery lasts the longest?
This is a traditional science fair project format which may include components of the Scientific Method. This may or may not include:
a purpose
a question
a hypothesis
a list of materials
Procedures
independent variables, controlled variables, and dependent variables
Results
Photos
a conclusion
There are many resources available online.
DEMONSTRATION: Students share a demonstration and provide the scientific rationale behind their demonstration. Example: What happens to a food coloring and milk mixture when Dawn dish detergent is added?
Your presentation would include
a title
a list of materials
the procedures you followed (in case anyone wants to replicate your experiment/demonstration)
Photos/videos
an explanation of what’s happening. You might also want to include some fun facts about your topic.
Presenting your findings
Students will be able to record a video of their findings using the website Flipgrid. More information about how to record your presentation will be shared shortly. The site is password protected so only presenters and viewers with the password will be able to view student presentations.