Organize a team and pick a topic! Submit proposal (1 paragraph
per team) in eClass Background research (At least 5 citations and 3
summary sentences per resource) Submit Question, Hypothesis, and
Variables Design experiment Submit designs Complete your
experiment! Organize a team and pick a topic! Submit proposal (1
paragraph per team) Background research (At least 5 citations and 3
summary sentences per resource) Describe your need, criteria, and
constraints Draw Prototype Design Submit designs Build your
prototype! Science Project Engineering Project
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Collect Data Analyze Results Write Conclusion Write Lab report
Design your board Win science fair!
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Work by yourself, with a partner or group of three Groups
cannot be larger than 3 people! You will have to get a science fair
board. (Cost about $3) Required! Science Fair is. Whole school is
competing! Well have judges and prizes! Winners will go to county
science fair next year!
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These parts count as test grades: Proposal Lab Book Science
Report (counts 2 times!) Project Board Presentation These parts
count as classwork grades: Background research Submitting question,
hypothesis, and variables (or need, criteria and constraints)
Submitting Designs Revising Designs Data Analysis Conclusion
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Test a commercial claim (best brand of paper towels, best
toilet paper, best tooth paste, longest lasting battery, etc) Fix
an experiment we did this year (fruit decomposition, heart rate and
exercise, etc) Design something! (Heres you chance to invent the
bed-maker-automatic!) What do you love to do? (Yes! You can play
video games for this HW assignment!) Whats a topic you want to know
more about? (Do pea plants really have dominant and recessive
traits?) What do you think would improve the world? (How can we
help people with arthritis?) Use your life for a spring board!
https://www.googlesciencefair.com/springboard/en/
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What factors affect mold growth? What affects do certain
chemicals have on plant life? How do planaria react to changes in
light, pH, or temperature changes? Are night insects attracted to
lamps because of heat or light? Do bacteria affect plant growth?
How does exercise affect body temperature? Which is more effective
against bacteria, hand sanitizers or soap? How does the salinity of
water affect the hatching population of brine shrimp? How does the
volume of sound affect heart rate? How does the age of a person
affect reaction time? How does the type of music affect heart rate?
Botany Science Fair Project Ideas How does magnetism affect the
growth of blooms? Which plants are the best conductors of
electricity? How do different types of water (distilled, acidic)
affect plants? How do different colors of light affect plant
growth? How do phosphates affect aquatic plants? How does soil
temperature affect seed germination? How does soil temperature
affect root growth? Do vitamins affect plant growth? Do plants grow
better in water or soil? Does the 5 second rule work? What is the
impact of temperature on the rate of decomposition?
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By 3/17/14, I need to know your team and topic 3/24/14- Your
proposal is due! (one paragraph, Ill have the template next
week)