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The Top 10 Things you Should Know about Science Fair
As reported by Ms. Wiggin's 2006-2007 Advanced
Science Classes.
10. Ask Questions
Get
help from teachers, the community, parents, adults, your friends,
whoever is willing to help!
9. Make your backboard
neat, creative, & attractive
Set
asides a lot of time for your backboard. It will take longer to
do than you think.
8. Be
prepared to work hard
The more effort and time you put into your project, the farther
you will go in the competitions. Don't forget; there is fame, fortune,
and money along the way!
7. Be clear with your variables and controls
Make sure you have an obvious control group and be clear about
your variables. Make sure your experiment answers a legitimate
question, preferably the one you started with.
6. Be prepared to talk to judges
Make sure you know what you are talking about, don't be shy,
and stay confident! Be overly prepared by asking adults to grill
you about the project and practice your responses.
5. One word: RESEARCH
Know your topic!
4. Stay organized
Use the log (black composition book) to keep track of all your
work, ideas, questions, and problems. Make a calendar to set deadlines
for yourself. Allow yourself plenty of
extra time to finish all of the parts.
3. Do as many trials as humanly possible
The strength of your results depends on the number of trials
completed or, for surveys, the number of participants involved.
Projects will be immediately eliminated if there is an insufficient
number of trials!
2. Pick a topic that is interesting to you
You will be spending HOURS researching, experimenting, writing,
and talking about this topic. Make sure the project you choose
is one that you like!
Finally,
the #1 thing you should know about science fair...