Hansen’s Annual Science Fair!! Tues. May 26, 2015 ________________ 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 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
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