Assignment # 11

Complete display, practice presentation.
Put the finishing touches on your display (assignment #9) and practice your presentation. At the Science Fair you will be asked to tell the audience about your project so it is a good idea to have a plan of what you will say. You should briefly tell what your project is about, your hypothesis, procedure, results, and conclusion. Also point out any noteworthy aspects of your display. You might want to put notes on index cards. When presenting remember to speak clearly and make eye contact with the audience. Be prepared to answer questions about your project.

Assignment # 10

Type report.
If you have been keeping up with the assignments this shouldn’t be too tough. Just type up a final copy of your report from the rough drafts you have been writing in your log book. It should include:

• Title page – including the title of the report, your name and the date.


• Abstract


• Hypothesis


• Research


• Materials


• Procedure


• Data/Results


• Conclusion


• Charts and Graphs


• Bibliography

Refer to previous assignments for details on writing all these different elements. After your report is typed up, print a copy and put it in a report cover or staple the pages together. You will bring your written report to the Science Fair and then keep it as a record of your work.

Assignment # 9

Build display.
For your display you will need a tri-fold cardboard presentation board. You can purchase these at store like Michael’s, Joann’s , Staples or Walmart, or make your own out of old boxes. Your display should include the following elements:

• 
  Title- Your title should appear in neat lettering at the top of the board. If you have trouble writing neatly, you can purchase stencils or die-cut letters or print out lettering from a computer.


• Abstract – type up a copy of your abstract and mount it on your display.


• Hypothesis – Include your hypothesis, your prediction of how your experiment would turn out.


• Materials- a list of materials used in your experiment.


• Procedure – a list of steps you followed to carry out your experiment.


• Data – The results of your experiment. It would be best to show this on charts or graphs because they make the information easier to understand. Color helps!


• Pictures – If you took any pictures of your experiment include them in chronological order, including captions to give the viewer a better understanding.


• Conclusions – This is a statement of what you learned from your experiment. It should be based on the data (results) and state whether or not you proved your hypothesis.


• Color – Being colorful is very important. A plain background with coordinating colors used as matting for your data or pictures make a terrific presentation. You can practice your lay-out before you glue it down.

Assignment # 8

Abstract in log.
An abstract is a review of your project in three paragraphs. It should tell the reader what your purpose was, how you went about testing your hypothesis, and what your results were. It should be brief so that viewers and judges can tell at a quick glance what you did for a project.

Here is a sample abstract:
Many laundry detergents claim to be the best products on the market. The purpose of this experiment was to compare “Tide”, “All”, “Cheer”, and “Bold” powdered laundry detergents and determine which cleaned mud from cotton most effectively. It was anticipated that “All” would do the best job.
A length of cotton fabric was stained with mud and divided into four pieces. (A small piece of cotton was first set aside to act as a control.) Each of the four was separately washed in warm water on the “normal” cycle with one of the different detergents. The fabric was hung up to dry and comparisons were then made.
From the results, it can be concluded that “Tide” (not “All” as stated in the hypothesis) cleaned the cotton best of all the laundry detergents tested.