Science Fair
Mrs. Lamar's at home guide
"Prepare for the Science Fair" by Kevin Temmer
Due Dates 2014-2015
This letter must be signed and returned to me by Friday Oct 17 for entry
Item Due
10/10
Begin Choosing topics
10/17
Topic and Variable
10/24
Research and Hypothesis
10/31
Materials List and parent approval
11/7
Procedure/plan
11/14
Final procedure and initial testing
11/17-12/5
Experimentation and data collection
12/12
Data organization, conclusions and applications
12/18
Final project and journal
Week of 1/12
School Fair
1/19-2/19
Prep for District Fair
2/23
District fair
TOPIC
Remember your science experiment must be MEASURABLE. Time, distance, length, temperature, mass, weight.......
Use the below website to help you select a topic
Science Buddies Website
Click the topic selection wizard to help you.
Independent Variable and Dependent Variable
Click on link for an explanation http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/help/user_guide/graph/variables.asp
Independent Variable what you are CHANGING
Dependent Variable what you are MEASURING