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_______________ ELEMENTARY Presents: __________day ____ __th, 20__ from ___:00 – __:00 p.m. Please encourage your 1st – 5th grade child to participate. Dates to Remember. _________________ - Pick your Topic! Week of _____________– Return your Participation Form! __________th – ____th – Work on your projects AT HOME. _____ th – Bring your Prject to School. ___________th – FAIR Day! Trophies will be awarded for the top 3 projects in each class! REVIEW ATTACHED INFORMATION And RETURN YOUR FORMS BY ___________!!! Science Fair Dear Parents, We are about to begin a long-term VOLUNTEER at home assignment, a science fair project! If your child desires to participate please sign the attached Participation Form and return to school before _________________________________. Parents are asked NOT to do the project for the student. DO encourage your student to participate in the science fair. DO offer to help your student acquire materials needed for the project. DO LISTEN and GIVE ADVICE to your student if he/she needs to talk through ideas and give honest feedback. DO have your student take necessary safety precautions and don’t let them do anything dangerous. DO NOT do your student’s project for them. The judges will have an idea of what your student’s abilities are based on their grade level and age. DO NOT make the focus of the project a competition – it’s nice to get a ribbon, but the purpose of this fair is for the student to exercise thinking skills and expand his/her knowledge of a topic. Every student who participates in science fair is a winner! Participating students will be completing a project based on the scientific method. The objective is to have the student use all parts of the scientific method to conduct an experiment, to create a display board of information, and to verbally explain his/her project in a presentation to the judges on ________________ from __________________. This is an opportunity for students to be as creative as they wish, but there is no need to create the project from scratch. For those students who need extra assistance, volunteer parents and teachers will be providing opportunities such as afterschool workshops and lunchtime sessions during the weeks leading up to the science fair (please see attached flier for dates). Additionally, scholarship assistance for materials can be applied for – see your student’s teacher for further information, if this is needed. Tri-fold boards will be provided for $1 per board. Please spend no more than $10 on materials for the display and experiments. Sample projects will be on display in the science lab after spring break. Attached you will find several items – one is the judging criteria as well as a sample display board. Another is a sample time line to help those that need it broken down into parts. Each participating student must present a science fair display board that identifies a problem, states a hypothesis, explains the experiment (materials and procedures), shows the data and observations that were collected, states the conclusion, and any further questions. Also attached is a list of potential questions your student may desire to use for his/her project. Additional resources maybe found online; www.sciencebuddies.org is a great resource. You may discuss these with your child or find one on your own. Topics are due no later than _________________ to your student’s teacher(s). When your Participation Form is returned to school, your student will bring home a packet with further information, including sample projects – from start to finish. Your student may choose a project from these samples. All projects need to be at school no later than ________________ and can be brought directly to their classroom. Volunteers will be setting up the project displays ___________________after school. The science fair will be held in _____________________, from _______________. On science fair day please include a snack for your child for after school. Judging will be held from ________________, and your student is required to be there to provide information to the judges. Any parents interested in being a judge please contact _____________________. Parents are welcome to view projects between ____________. Judges will present ribbons to 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each grade level at _________. ___________________:30-4pm. All projects can go home at the conclusion of the fair at __________, or will be sent home _______________. More information on this will follow as we approach the final due date. Sample Board: PROBLEM STATEMENT Hypothesis Background Info Materials & Procedures Results & Data Conclusion SCIENCE FAIR CRITERA Problem Grades K-2 Is the investigation guided by a question? Information Data connecting the research to the problem is present Hypothesis Hypothesis is brief and complete, testable and shows a connection to the research Experiments Is there evidence that an experiment was conducted? Was proper equipment used (such as rulers, scales, thermometers used to help collect data) Results Are the data described and/or summarized? Conclusions Is there an attempt to relate the results to the problem/question? Visual Quality of Display Is the project presented in a manner that makes the purpose, procedure and results clear? Grades 3-5 States problem as a question, provides evidence that it comes from the students personal interests or experiences, and represents a genuine learning opportunity for student Cites 2 or more different sources. Student clearly connects the research to their problem in their own words Hypothesis is brief and complete, testable and clearly addresses the stated problem. Students show a direct connection to the research Experimental design is well constructed test of stated hypothesis. Procedures are outlined in a step-bystep fashion that could be followed by anyone without additional explanations. All materials are listed. Performed experiment several times. Summarizes the data in a way that describes what was discovered using graphs and charts with no errors or omissions. Discusses connections between variables or points out patterns. Conclusion completely answers all aspects of the problem, states if the hypothesis was supported or rejected and clearly cites evidence to explain why. Project is appealing and neat, and is readable. It is well organized and clear. Use of language and spelling is correct. Sample timeline for completing your science fair project by _________________ (about 1 hour of work per week) Date – Read questions provided in attachment, or from online resources Chose a topic for a project Turn in participation forms and topic information to student’s teacher Type Problem Statement, Hypothesis, Background Information Collect materials Perform experiment – take pictures if appropriate Record data Continue experiments Create charts and graphs Assemble board Practice presentation Check criteria for all parts Date – Date – Date – Date - SCIENCE FAIR PARTICIPATION FORM Please complete, read, sign, and return by ___________________. On a science fair display board, my child will demonstrate his/her understanding of the scientific method. It is not necessary for my child to repeat the home experiment in class. However, he/she may bring in the experiment as part of the presentation. My child does understand that he/she will be required to explain the display board and be ready to answer questions regarding the project. _____I am aware that my child’s science project needs to be to school by _______________ _____I am aware that my child is REQUIRED to be at school on ______________________ _____I would like to purchase a display board from school and have enclosed my $1 OR _____I will provide my own display tri-fold board I have decided on the following project:__________________________________________________ Problem Statement (How does ____ affect ____?, What is the effect of ____ on ___?, Which___ is ___?) __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Hypothesis (If….then….because….): __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Child’s Name:________________________________________________________ Child’s Teacher/Grade:________________________________________________ Parent Signature:_____________________________________________________