We know many of you are excited to be participating in this year's Science Fair.
Here are the important dates:
January 18 - K1 Campus Projects are due
January 22 - 2-5 Campus Projects are due
January 25 - All projects will be on display in the 2-5 Learning Commons on STEAM night
January 26 - All projects are to be picked up (or they will be recycled)
***please note, the school can not be responsible for damage or loss of project or pieces.
February 10, 2017 - District competition at Kennesaw Mountain High School
Participants in grades 3-5 will have their projects judged. 1st & 2nd place winners will be selected in grade 3, grade 4 and grade 5. The winning six projects will be able to participate in the district science fair on February 10.
Mrs. Shoushtarian will be talking with grades 3-5 about the Fair during STEM lessons. Students may ask questions about their own projects during the first few minutes of class and extra help is available during recess in the Learning Commons (2-5 campus) or after school:
Extra help for students in grades 3-5 will include helping students choose "the question/topic", research, and planning their experiment. We want all students to have the help they need to participate in the fair. This extra help is intended to give students guidance in the process and will be available from 2:30 - 3:30 on these dates.
December 11: CANCELLED (Snow day)
December 18: Sign up for Science fair help session #4
January 8: Sign up for LAST Science fair help session #5
Mrs. Wilfred will be available as a resource to classes on the K-1 campus.
Get Started!
- Download the Recipe for Science Fair Success
Download Graphic Organizer Student Recipe by Jennifer A. Gates Note: new guidelines this year state - Models, including volcanoes or robots, will not be accepted as experiments at the District level competition. - Decide where you will record your notes. See Notebooks link on right.
- Choose a topic you are interested in:
All about science fairs - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/Getting-Started.html Prepare for the science fair - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e5XU0HKFLA
Science Fair Central -https://www.sciencefaircentral.com/ - Decide on a question.
Examples :
Do coffee grounds affect the growth of plants?
Which type of surface can an insect walk on best?
Which sunscreen blocks sunlight the best?
What food do mealworms like best?
How long does it take a candle to go out? - Form a Hypothesis (best scientific guess)
- Plan and carry out your experiment
- Analyze the result
- Present you conclusions. Here are some examples:
Download Examples of Presentations
Check the Rubric early and often!