Hansen’s Annual
Science Fair!!
Tues. May 26, 2015
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You are invited
to be in the
Science Fair!!
Research Project:
Ask the question: “What is already known
about something?”
*Watch what you’re interested in
*Learn about something you’re interested in
by using encyclopedias, books, magazines,
the Internet, videos, etc.
*Prepare a presentation board teaching
what you learned
For example:
*Perhaps you’ve always wanted to learn
about car engines…gas, electric, hybrids,
hydrogen, cooking oil
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There are lots of ways to
“do science”
Do a research project
Do an observational study
Build a model
Invent something
Do an experiment
Observational Study:
Ask the question: “What does it do?”
*Perhaps you’ve always wanted to learn
about different breeds of dogs, or cats, or
horses, or ships
*Record what you see into a notebook
*Organize your observations. Maybe use
data tables, graphs, drawings, photographs,
etc.
*Prepare a presentation board teaching
what you learned
For example:
*You might look at the moon every night for a
month and draw/record what you see
*You might watch your dog all day and write
down what it is doing every 30 minutes
*Perhaps you’ve always wondered what the
International Space Station is like
All 5th graders are required to do a science project. All K-4th graders are also welcome to participate and to display a science project. All of the 5th grade projects
will be judged and will receive feedback. For the K-4 project, judging is optional. Judging is an opportunity for your student to give a verbal & visual
presentation before a knowledgeable small audience and to receive positive feedback. If you’d like your project to be judged, please fill out the “K-4th Grade
Science Fair Participant” form and return it to your teacher or to the school office as soon as possible. You can also contact the Science Fair organizer (see
below) with the same info. (We’ll need your name, teacher’s name, grade, project title, and a phone number.)
Your project should be presented on a bi-fold or tri-fold board. Your board should have your name, teacher’s name, and grade on the top. It should also have the
title of your project, the objective or hypothesis, procedure, results, and an analysis/summary/or conclusion. You may also have other materials and props to
display, but these are optional. (Please let the organizers know ahead of time if you will need electricity or other special set-ups.) Displays are due at the gym by
3:00 pm on FRIDAY May 22nd!
On Science Fair Day, May 26th, go to your classroom first, and your classroom teacher will give you directions on delivering your project to the Gym. If you have
any questions about science fair, please ask your teacher. Alternately, your parents are also welcome to contact the Science Fair organizer Anch at
[email protected], or 352-5055.
Build a Model:
Ask the question: “What does it look
like or how does it work?”
Invent Something:
Ask the question: “How can I solve this
problem?”
*Use your own observations, or
encyclopedias, books, magazines, the
Internet, videos, etc., to learn about
what your object looks like
*Build a model that is either bigger or
smaller than your object
*Use the design process:
Identify what you want, research what is
already known, create a design, build it (a
prototype), try it out, evaluate how it worked
out, and redesign… and start the cycle
again, if necessary
For example:
*Show what the inside of the earth
looks like
*Show what a human brain looks like
Or….
*Try to figure out how something works
by
*Building a model that shows how you
think it works…then compare your
model to the real thing!
*Show your prototype and make a
presentation board showing what you
learned
For example:
*Maybe you want to build something that will
cook pizzas using only the light and heat of
the sun
*Maybe you want to create shoes that make
you jump higher
Do an Experiment:
Ask the question: “What would happen
if….?” or “Does this have an effect on
that?”
*Use the scientific method:
Ask a question, research what is already
known, make a prediction of what you
think will happen, test out your prediction
by doing an experiment, analyze the data
from your experiment, draw a conclusion
from it all
*share your results with others by
making a presentation board…have
tables, graphs, pictures, etc.
For example:
*Maybe you want to see what would
happen if you used a different soap to
wash your clothes…are your clothes any
cleaner?
For example:
*Make a volcano and show how
magma moves up and spews out
*Maybe you want to see which battery
lasts longer in your toy
*Build a solar system and show the
planets moving around the sun
*Maybe you want to see if plants grow
taller if they hear Rap music
*Show your model and make a
presentation board