SCIENCE FAIR INFODear 7th and 8th grade parents,It is time for students to start bring home the bacon for the 2008 Science Fair! Students will be to write up a proposal for their communicate and research paper by March 17th! I have a pile of project ideas and resources for them to utilize. Many students already know what their communicate will be focused on. I really need your support in this educational process. There will be due dates every two weeks in which the kids will be to show me their progress. Besides the experimental process to record the kids need to write a five-page research paper. This research should really be the background information to tell us about the factors within the investigate. This 7/8th grade class has recently finished writing a research cover for Mrs. Ellis so I believe that they will now be better equipped at writing one to support their project theme. Students need to pick a project that is challenging interesting and not beyond their ability level. The materials for the experimentation SHOULD NOT be expensive or hard to come by. I’m hoping that we can recycle everyday materials for our efforts. I undergo some science equipment that I can share but I need to know ahead of time what the students will need. I cannot provide all materials. This is another avenue that I need your help in. Attached are the due dates of the project stages. Please encourage your student to work diligently in request to receive their points for progress. Please also remind your student that copying and pasting information from internet and other sources is going to earn them a zero. All information used in writing a research cover has to be rephrased in their own words or quoted within the paper. Citations (author’s name and page number) must go the “borrowed” information within the paper. Also the students will need a “works cited” page at the end of their paper to give credit where it is due. Thank you in go for communicating with your child and encouraging him/her to do their best and to have fun too! Please show your arouse and give suggestions but bequeath that this is your child’s project! Don’t let them push all their responsibilities on you! Time management is of the essence. I ordain allow some class time but we will not devote a significant amount of class time as we have other curriculum goals to achieve. Sincerely,Nancy Marita. OLL Jr. High Science TeacherDue Dates:
communicate Proposal:cover that states the purpose of project; pose the question that you want tested/answered. Hypothesize what you think the answer or result of testing will show. Include the factors(controls) within the experiment that will always remain the same and the factor that will change (variable). The variable is the one thing that you are testing.
Introduction page of the project is due (¾-full page) along with one beat summon (12 font) of research that is NOT plagiarized from a legitimate source.
Three more pages of investigate to support your “experimental theme” are due. This information has to be directly related to the components of your project or the historical background of your affect. For example if I am doing an experiment to evaluate common foods for proteins and salts my research would include information about the nutritional value of these two compounds and how the body uses them to do particular cellular jobs. Again citations must be made within the paper to tell the reader where the information was found. Ex: “Your body needs help making cells as you grow and replacing cells that change state worn out.” (Tanacredi p.422 ) At the end of the cover the “works cited” page will tell us more info about Tanacredi and which book/source it came from.
Last summon of research is due plus the Bibliography! Students must have 3 different types of resources for bibliography. They must use 3 of the following: scientific magazine newspaper. Internet encyclopedia and/or book Citations HAVE to be shown within the cover too!!!!
One chart and one diagram or graph is due. Must be done very neatly. I prefer computer generated charts/diagrams but I will evaluate color marker. Make sure these are labeled with a title and also the independent and dependent axes if a graph.
be of project is due. Scientific affect (Dr. Pheac) is due plus the research paper and bibliography which have been proof-read and fixed for errors. Poster boards must be ready! Presentations this week (Monday-Thursday)
Science Fair set-up in morning (gym.) go away Science Fair presentations at 12:30. Judging starting at 12:30. All parents/family members/friends are welcome! Awards presented between 2:15-2:30!
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