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To download your Science Fair Project Report template, look in the left column, about halfway down.Welcome to E.J. Marshall's Science Fair Resource page!This website is a work-in-progress...In the left column you'll find all of the documents relating to the science fair project. To help you with typing the report, you can download our template that has a heading for every page for your child's report. They can absolutely customize the font and the size to make it their own!Would you rather do a "Design/Engineering" project? Can you take an existing product and make it better? Would you like to invent something and make it be the best it can be? This is the perfect time for you to experiment with your ideas! Check out the resources in the center column for how to conduct an Engineering Project. Please note that these projects can be costly - be sure to check with your parents to set a budget for your project.In the right column, there are a lot of links to great websites that will help inspire your child as they work on the steps of their science fair project. Be sure to check out the quick videos!*Keep in mind, many resources direct students to follow the Scientific Method: Topic, Problem/Question, Research, Hypothesis, etc... We are encouraging students to use an "Inquiry-Based" model, where students select the Topic, come up with the Problem/Question, etc but they don't do their Research until AFTER they have done their experiment. They will be testing things out, and then afterwards they do the research to learn WHY they got the results that they did.
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Science Fair Introduction Powerpoint
This powerpoint begins by explaining why we need science experiments - to make things better than they were before! It also has several videos to explain the scientific method, and ends with a video about controlling the variables in the experiment.
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Science Fair Notes (worksheet for students)
This is a quick way to teachers to check on their students' progress on their projects. If your child's paper is lost, feel free to print off a new one.
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Science Fair Project Planner
Developed by teacher Emily M. Brown, this packets has lots of useful tips to help you choose a topic, design a "testable question," etc.
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Science Fair Report Template
An editable document that takes you step by step of how to run your experiment and write an award-winning report!
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Engineering Method (New/Improved Inventions)
Are you more interested in designing a new invention? How about taking an existing invention and improving it? If so, here are the steps for the Engineering Method.
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Science Buddies: Engineering Project Guide
What do you have to do to have a proper Science Fair project that's actually an Engineering Project? Click on the link and follow the steps.
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Start here! Science Buddies Topic Selection Wizard
Type in when your project is due, your grade level, and topics you're interested in, and the Selection Wizard will give you ideas for the perfect project!
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Overview: How to do a Science Fair Project
Scientists from NASA and JPL give an overview of the 5 steps of a Science Fair Project. (time: 2m, 19s)
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Step 1: Get an Idea
A scientist and an engineer explain how they look at the world around them to generate ideas for science fair projects. (time: 3m, 42s)
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Step 2: Ask a Testable Question
Scientists talk about how they take an idea and develop it into a "testable question." A good testable question has one varibale, something that you are testing. It also has a way of measuring results - which one is taller, longer, faster, etc. (time: 4m, 15s)
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Step 3: Design and Conduct Your Experiment
The scientists talk about how they select one variable to conduct an experiment, making sure that everything else remains constant. They give suggestions about how to keep track of the data collected. (time: 4m, 22s)
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Step 4: Examine Your Results
The scientists discuss how to look at data and explain it in an effort to determine if their hypothesis was correct. (time: 6m, 26s)
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Step 5: Communicate Your Experiment and Results
The scientists discuss how to prepare their presentation - make it visual, and make the content easy to understand. (time: 3m, 15s) Note: Our district's requirements for the backboard look different. Please refer to the information packet that was sent home.)