Transcript Science Fair - Nebo Elementary School

Science Fair
“Magic or Science“
Nebo Elementary
Thursday, December 8th
7:00 pm
Projects due to teachers Tuesday,
December 6th
What every student (parent) should
know about the Science Fair!!!
*Title Cards and Boards may be purchased at school
for $2.00
Select a Topic
 Find an area that interests you.
 Talk with your friends, family, and
teachers
 Review material located in media center
 Think about problems around the house
you would like to solve
State the *Problem in
Question Form
Who, What, When, Where, and especially Why?
Also, so what?
So what… if you find out plants grow better in one
soil than the other.
So what… if you find out one bubble gum makes
bigger bubbles than another.
So what… if plants do not grow in soil with detergent
water.
Ask why it would affect your life?
*Title Card
Don’t Forget
If you are using animals (including humans or
a survey with humans), or any other live
subject you must get prior approval from
your teacher and fill out an appropriate
form. Our science fair follows the national
guidelines for science experiments.
http://apps.societyforscience.org/isef/students/wizard/index.asp
*Hypothesis
Before starting, how do you think the
question will be answered? What do you
think will happen in your experiment?
*Title Card
Consumer Science Ideas
http://www.rossarts.org/naples/ideas.htm
• Is the soup ready? How do different dried beans absorb
water?
• Which detergent breaks up oil best?
• How does the absorption rate of various paper towels
differ?
• Which detergent makes the most bubbles?
• How does the wattage of a light bulb affect how plants
grow?
• The Pasta Puzzle: How much water is required to cook
different kinds of pasta?
• Do different food wrappings affect spoilage of fruit?
• How does packagaing affect the carbonation of soft
drinks?
• Do all dishwashing detergents produce the same amount
of bubbles? Clean the same number of dishes?
• Sugar vs. Sugar substitutes: Are they just as sweet?
Physical Science Ideas
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http://www.rossarts.org/naples/ideas.htm
What kind of salt works the best on icy sidewalks?
Which solution makes the strongest crystal?
Can seawater be "desalted" by freezing?
How is the strength of a magnet affected by glass,
cardboard and plastic?
What is the best shape for a kite?
Which pulley lifts the best?
Do all objects fall at the same speed?
How does the weight of a pendulum affect the swing?
On what kind of surface will a ball roll fastest?
How does the length of a vibrating body affect sound?
How does the design of a paper airplane affect its flight?
Does the temperature of a soda affect how far it sprays?
How does the shape of a bridge affect its stability?
Animal Science Ideas
http://www.rossarts.org/naples/ideas.htm
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Do different soils have different animal and plant life?
Can mice distinguish color?
Does the length of a mealworm affect its ability to
respond to light?
Do different kinds of caterpillars eat different
amounts of food
What colors attract moths and other insects at night?
Do dogs drink more water than cats?
What is the affect of temperature on the activity of
(mealworms, crickets, etc.)?
Feeding earthworms: Do different diets affect
them and the soil they enrich?
What color bird feeder attracts birds the
most?
Earth Science Ideas
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http://www.rossarts.org/naples/ideas.htm
Does the moon rise every night at the same time and in
the same location?
How accurate are long-range weather forecasts?
Is rainwater absorbed at the same rate in different
kinds of soil?
From which direction does the wind blow most
frequently?
Does weather folklore really predict the weather?
Which clouds accurately predict the weather?
How are different soils affected by erosion? What is
the effect of freeze and thaw cycles? How does wind
affect soil? How does water affect soil?
Plant Science Ideas
http://www.rossarts.org/naples/ideas.htm
• Does the amount of light on plants affect their growth?
• Does the amount of water given plants affect their
growth?
• What is the effect of detergent on bean seeds?
• Under what color light do plants grow best?
• In what kind of material (sand, clay, etc.) do seeds grow
best?
• How does the number of seeds produced by different
plants compare?
• Will different kinds of frozen seeds sprout?
• Will plants grow better in soil or some other organic
substance?
• What can be done to increase the decomposing rate of
plants?
• Can plants tolerate grey water? Does it matter which
kind of grey water is used on plants?
• How do roots grow when the direction of gravity
changes?
Locate these sites
These sites will give you more ideas:
 http://www.sciencebuddies.org/sciencefair-projects/project_question.shtml
 http://www.braincake.org/?gclid=CL_Alu6
hlZ4CFRtO2godBViA7g
 http://www.rossarts.org/naples/ideas.htm
 http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/
and lots, lots more on the web
Gather *Materials
Do you have what you need to do your
experiment? Is it going to be too
expensive? Should you change to another
experiment? Can you do your experiment
multiple times? What is your
*procedure? What sequence will you
follow?
*Title Cards
Gather *Data
Where will you record your information?
Will you use *graphs? Will you use
notes? Will you take photos of project?
Will you have examples of project? Will
you have a science notebook? Will you
write an *abstract? (This is a simple one
page paper containing information about
your project.)
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/classic/opic.)
*Results and *Variables
What happened? What did you
observe? What problems did you
have as you worked on your
experiment? What surprises? What
caused the science experiment to
turn out the way it did? (*Variables-if
you want to win have more than one)You
may want to record information in a log.
*Conclusion
What did this experiment mean to you?
What did you discover? Revisit the “so
what” in your question/problem. How can
you use this information?
*Title Cards
Project Pizzazz….
Make your project something to be proud
of…
• no misspellings
• lots of color
• cut out letters
• title cards (remember you got those with
your science board)
• Photos, graphs, journals, etc.
Science Fair Format
You are now officially a
scientist! Congratulations!