Science Fair

Here is some useful information you can use for preparing your experiment.

Science Fair - April 28th and 29th

We hope that, with your enthusiastic encouragement, your child will participate in the fair by preparing a project. This will be an exciting experience for your child!

Although students receive help at school from teachers, parent support and assistance are essential to your child’s success. This is one of those opportunities for families to work with children and brothers and sisters to help each other.

Below is a list of websites that can help your child choose a topic:

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml

http://www.education.com/science-fair/second-grade/

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/

http://www.surfnetkids.com/science_fair_ideas.htm

http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/scifair/index.html

http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/

http://www.fatlion.com/science/

http://www.reekoscience.com/

Timeline for G3 Science Fair:

• Students find a partner and decide on experiment (March 1)
• Form a question they want to find an answer to. (March 4)
• Research the problem and form a hypothesis. (March 7-18)
• Conduct the experiment to find out if you were right. Do your experiment at least twice and compile proof by recording data. (March 20-April 1)
• Form a conclusion, checking your hypothesis. (March 29-April 1)
• Communicate your results, writing about how what you learned applies to the real world. (April 4-8)
• Create science fair board. (April 11-22)
• Practice presenting in front of your family and classmates before the science fair. (April 25-27)

Dominican International Science Fair Scoring Sheet

Student Name(s):

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Project Title:

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	No  (0 pts)	Somewhat (1 pt)	Mostly (2 pts)	YES! (3 pts)
Appearance of Project:      Is the board well organized?
Is the text easy to read and the headings and      title easily visible?
Did they use appropriate graphics, images,              models  or demonstrations to help make their         ideas clear?
Purpose: Did the group explain why their project is      important and interesting?
Hypothesis: Did the group suggest an answer to their      question?
Did they explain why they think so?
Did they use background research to help form              their hypothesis?
Materials: Are all the materials for the experiment listed?     (Did they list quantities?)
Procedure: Are the steps of the experiment clear?
Data (quantitative and or qualitative):  Is the data presented clearly (In tables, charts,     graphs, photos, etc)?
Results: Did they make observations about their data?
Did they explain their observations clearly?
Conclusion: Did they say if their hypothesis was correct or         not?
Did they try to explain why or why not?
Did they talk about possibility for future      experiments (*extra credit for Grade 1-3)
Oral Presentation: Were the students able to talk about their     experiment?
Were they able to answer questions?