SCIENCE

Important Dates to Remember

November 30: Projects due! Please Deliver to the media center no later than 8:00 am.

December 4: All projects must be picked up from the media center no later than 9:00 am.

November 30-December 3, 2009 projects will be on display in the media center.

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2009 Lakeview Science Fair Information

Before beginning your science fair project, turn in your yellow Science Fair Safety Assessment to Ms. Sontag, and make sure that she approves what you plan to do.

Some science fair project ideas were given to you to help spark your curiosity. The list does NOT mean that you must choose from those ideas to do your project. It would be better if you did NOT choose from this list.

Be sure to have a logbook to write down everything you do during the process of doing your science fair project. A logbook can be typed on a computer or written by hand in something as simple as a spiral notebook.

When you are doing your experiment/investigation, it is best to repeat your experiment at least three times. The reason for this is that the more times you repeat the experiment, the greater the chance you have that the results and data will be accurate.

Be sure that you use a control and only one variable.

Taking pictures during your project is a good idea. These pictures will be a nice addition to your display board. It is also a good idea NOT to show your face on these pictures because the project board will be on public display.

Suggestions for Parents

Require your child to work on the project in a timely manner, if they have made a commitment to do a science fair project. Following through on that commitment is a very important lesson to learn in life.

DO

· Be available for advice

· Be available for supervision

· Give positive reinforcement

· Be a facilitator

· Be a role model

· Give a science project the same nurturing and time that you would give to any other special interest or talent

· Support the teachers if a science project is required.

· Remember it takes a “community” working together to “raise” a scientist!

DON'T

· Choose the topic for the project

· Make the hypothesis

· Do the experiment

· Record the results

· Make the conclusion

· Write in the logbook

· Develop the display board

· Present a negative attitude

· Criticize

· Show frustration

· Discourage original ideas

· Hesitate to seek help or advice from experts in a field, the library, teachers, science lab teacher, etc.