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8 Gold Science FairWelcome to the website for the 8 Gold Science Fair Project!This website was created for the the parents and students on 8 Gold at Oak Middle School. If any other students, teachers, or parents from other schools happen to visit this site, you are more than welcome to link/share this page as well as utilize the links and handouts available. If you know of any other resources that you think would make a good addition to this site, please let me know! I have provided numerous resources to help you through the different phases of a science fair project. All documents are housed on Google Docs. You can view them online or download them in their native format. (Please note that many documents may look distorted when you view them. When you download the file, it will look fine.) Pay attention to the Science Fair Calendar at the bottom of the page. These dates are flexible, and are meant to be guidelines to help you stay on track with your project.
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Quick Links...General Docs and Resources |
General Science Fair Documents & Resources
8 Gold Science Fair
Student Guide (docx)
Science
Fair Rules and Regulations (pdf)
Science
Fair Project Rubric
(doc)
"How To Guide" for Students by
Students (Google Presentation)
Science Fair
student guide (pdf)
Lab Report Format Template (doc) Great Overview of the "Scientific Method"
Google Global Science Fair Regional/State Science Fair Information
Worcester
Regional Science and
Engineering Fair
(WRSEF) website
Regional Science Fair Forms (docx)
WRSEF Judge's Rubric Massachusetts State Science Fair website
Science Fair 2.0Students will be using online resources improve communication and collaboration between students and myself throughout all phases of this project.
Google
Docs
Setting Up Your Lab NotebookThe science fair lab notebook is the hardest, yet most important part of your project. You are required to record EVERYTHING related to your project in a notebook. It must be detailed, organized, and written in pen.
What makes a
great science project notebook? Setting up your lab notebook (Google Presentation) Choosing a Topic/Research QuestionExplore these sites if you need help coming up with a topic. I have many books and science fair programs in my classroom that you can look through as well. Keep in mind that the best projects are original. If you find an interesting idea on one of these sites, change it in some way to make it your own. Do not copy it exactly! Choosing a good science fair question
Four Question Strategy for Developing
a Research Question
MythBusters
Forum
Science Buddies
DragonFly TV
Science Fair Site Julian Trubin Science Fair Website
Science Fair Project
Ideas
Sport Science Renewable Energy Project Ideas
Eco
Ideas
Renewable Energy Project Plans eGFI: Dream Up the Future Engineering Activities Engineering Design Project IdeasEngineering and Programming Project Tips
Try Engineering Design Squad: Engineering Activities
Background ResearchYou must conduct background research into your topic so you can learn what is already known about the topic. The research will vary quite a bit depending on what you want to focus on. For each source that you find, you must write down the bibliographical information. Try to get a variety of sources including journals, magazines, books, websites, interviews, etc. All information must be recorded in your lab notebook. Use all of the resources given to you for the medieval research paper!
Diigo
Bookmarking
Background Research Plan
Ask an Expert
Sweet Search
Media Center: Student Resources
Popular Science Magazine Archives
ChemMatters Articles by Topic Other Science ResourcesBelow are some science resource sites I provide to my students. These sites contain a lot of content information on different areas of science. Some also contain science fair ideas related to that topic.
Renewable
Energy/Energy Efficiency
Citing Your Sources/Bibliography
OMS Media Center Bibliography Guide
EasyBib
Experimental Design
Designing Your Science Fair Experiment
(Google Presentation) Experimental Design Graphic Organizer (doc)
Experimental
Design Vocabulary (doc) Writing A Good List of Materials and Procedure (doc)
Independent, Dependent, and Controlled
Variables
Hypothesis
Materials List
Experimental Procedure
Conducting the
Experiment Setting up a Data Table (doc)
Data Analysis
Data Analysis Tips
Data Analysis
and Graphing
Summarizing your data
Drawing Conclusions
Create A Graph
Presentation TipsTips for Displaying your Science Fair Board
Science Fair Display
Boards Tips for your presentation to the judges
Science Fair Google Calendar |
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