WHAT STEPS SHOULD I FOLLOW AS I DO MY SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT?

THE INTERNET CONTAINS MANY EXCELLENT SUMMARIES OF THE STEPS TAKEN TO DEVELOP A GOOD SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT. AS YOU PREPARE TO DO YOUR SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT, YOU WILL HAVE TO GET YOURSELF ORGANIZED. FORTUNATELY, YOU CAN READ ABOUT THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT AND LEARN FROM THE ADVICE GIVEN IN THESE ARTICLES.

A VERY COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION OF HOW TO DO A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT CAN BE FOUND AT GEM SITE (GATEWAY TO EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS).

A MORE SIMPLIFIED LIST OF STEPS CAN BE FOUND IN THE SCIENCE CONNECTIONS 10 TEXTBOOK IN CHAPTER 23 OR AT ONE OF THESE SITES:

• BUNSEN BOB'S PROJECT CENTRAL
• THE ULTIMATE SCIENCE FAIR RESOURCE (INCLUDES PRACTICAL ADVICE TOO!)
• SCROLL DOWN TO FIND THE SAMPLE TASK BREAKDOWN WITHIN THE SCIENCE 10 CURRICULUM GUIDE
• EXPLORE THE LINKS FOUND AT THE VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR SITE

ACTIVITY

READ AT LEAST THREE REFERENCES ABOUT THE STEPS INVOLVED IN DOING A SUCCESSFUL SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT. DO THIS AT THE SITES SHOWN ABOVE OR PERFORM YOUR OWN INTERNET SEARCH. KEEP A RECORD OF THE SITES THAT YOU VISIT.

ASSIGNMENT

LIST THE STEPS THAT NEED TO BE PERFORMED IN CREATING A WELL DONE SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT.

EMAIL YOUR TEACHER THIS LIST OF STEPS ALONG WITH THE REFERENCES THAT YOU FOUND DURING YOUR ACTIVITY IN THIS LESSON.

ASSESSMENT

THE LIST OF STEPS CAN EARN YOU 10 MARKS BASED ON:

• WHETHER YOUR LIST IS COMPLETE
• WHETHER YOUR LIST IS ACCURATE
• WHETHER YOUR LIST HAS THE STEPS IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER

YOUR REFERENCES CAN EARN YOU 10 MARKS AS WELL. THESE MARKS WILL BE EARNED BY YOU RECORDING THE SITE ADDRESSES ACCURATELY AND AS LINKS IN YOUR EMAIL TO ME. THE PRINTED REFERENCE MATERIAL SHOULD INCLUDE FULL BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: TITLE, AUTHOR, PUBLISHER AND DATE. IF ANY OF THESE REFERENCES IS DEEMED INAPPROPRIATE THEN YOU WILL NOT EARN THE FULL 10 MARKS.