Can you tell the difference between various soft drinks without using your sense of smell, covering your nose while drinking?
Project
Think of a Question
: Can you tell the difference between various soft drinks without using your sense of smell, covering your nose while drinking?
1- State Your Hypothesis
Based on your research, decide what you think the outcome of the project will be and make a good guess as to what you think the answer to your question will be.
Also explain WHY you think that will be the outcome. Remember, it is ok if you don’t have the right answer; that is how scientists make discoveries. Make sure that your hypothesis is written in a complete sentence.
Start by listing some possible outcomes or answers to your question.
2- Decide which outcome is most likely. This will be your hypothesis. Clearly write your hypothesis in complete sentences.
3- Design Your Experiment
clearly write out the procedure you are going to follow. Remember that your experiment needs to follow the scientific process and that you need to have one variable that you are going to change (independent variable). There are three variables in a scientific experiment: independent, dependent, and controlled.
The independent variable is the one, and only one, variable you will change.
The dependent variables are those being observed and measured throughout the experiment.
The controlled variables are those that remain constant and allows you, the scientist, to understand how the experiment would react under normal circumstances
Independent variable:
Dependent variables:
Controlled variables:
4- Materials
List all materials needed to complete the experiment. Be specific about type, size, brand etc
5- Procedure
Write out each step of your experiment. Remember to number each step and clearly explain what to do. Other scientists should be able to follow the same steps and get similar results.
6- Scientists conduct an experiment many times in order to get the most accurate dais, so make sure you also conduct your experiment multiple times. During your experiment you need to collect data and make observations. You will record these in your Experiment Log. After you have completed the experiment use your log to write down the data and observations below. In your log you will need to:
Collect Data – you will need to collect numerical data; that means you need to take measurements during the experiment. Measurements can be temperature, distance, height, etc. Creating a chart is a helpful way to organize your data. You will analyze the data later to determine the results of your experiment.
Make Observations – as you conduct your experiment you will use your senses (sight, smell, touch, etc.) and write down any observations you make during the process.
Observations:
7- Data
8- Determine the Results
Now it is time to review your data and observations to find out what happened during the experiment. Think about the best way to show your data: bar graph, line graph, chart, etc, and then create a table or a graph below. This visual wit help you analyze your data for trends.
Results
Use this space, or a separate sheet in your notebook, to sketch 1 or more tables, charts, or graphs to analyze your data.
9- Determine the Results
You will also write out the results of each test in the experiment in paragraph form using complete sentences. Make sure that you include the numerical data (measurements) as well as any other important observations that you made.
10- Conclusions
Analyze the results and determine how the results helps you answer your project Question. Write your answer in a complete sentence using the question to begin your answer. You also need to tell whether your hypothesis was supported or if the results contradict the hypothesis. If it was not supported, explain why you think so. End this paragraph by saying how you would change or improve your experiment in the future.
Answer to your project question: _
Did the results support or contradict the hypothesis? Explain.
How would you improve or change the experiment?
11- Display board
Now that you have completed your experiment you will begin setting up your display board to communicate the results of your experiment to others.
Remember, the board is graded on the information you present, not how colorful or pretty it looks. Your display board must have All of the following components located in the same places.
Other board guidelines:
??Font should be easy to read and at least a size of 16pt or greater.
?Photos should not include faces of students.
?Information on the board can be typed or written neatly by hand.
12- The abstract is a short version of your science fair final report. It should be no more than 250 words. Most of the information you will put in your abstract is already written, you will just need to copy it over. You must have the following
five components in your abstract:
Introduction
Project Question
Procedures
Results
Conclusions
The only new thing you will need to write is the Introduction. This is where you describe the purpose for doing this experiment or project. Tell why people should care about the work you did. How does your experiment give us new science information? Can this information be used to improve our lives? If so, how? This is where you want to interest the reader in your project and motivate them to read the rest of it.
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