LESSON 9: WRITING YOUR PROJECT SUMMARY FACTORS OF SCIENTIFIC LITERACY AND FOUNDATIONAL OBJECTIVES, LEARNING OBJECTIVES, SCIENCE 10 BIBLIOGRAPHY
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WHAT IS A PROJECT SUMMARY?

A PROJECT SUMMARY IS A BRIEF BUT DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PROJECT. THE PROJECT SUMMARY IS USUALLY A PROFESSIONAL LOOKING DOCUMENT, TYPED, DOUBLE SPACED ON PLAIN WHITE 8" BY 11" PAPER. USUALLY THE SCIENCE FAIR THAT YOU ENTER HAS GUIDELINES FOR YOU TO FOLLOW AS YOU WRITE YOUR PROJECT SUMMARY. MOST SCIENCE FAIRS REQUEST ABOUT A 600 WORD PROJECT SUMMARY. A COMMONLY ACCEPTED FORMAT FOR A PROJECT SUMMARY IS:

  • THE TITLE PAGE
  • THE PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT (THREE PARAGRAPHS GIVING PURPOSE, EXPERIMENT INFORMATION AND CONCLUSION AND IS USUALLY ABOUT 200 WORDS IN LENGTH.)
  • THE REPORT: PURPOSE, HYPOTHESIS, MATERIALS, PROCEDURE, RESULTS, DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
  • LIST OF SOURCES (BIBLIOGRAPHY)

ACTIVITY

CHECK WITH THE REGULATIONS FOR THE SCIENCE FAIR THAT YOU INTEND TO ENTER TO FIND OUT THE FORMAT OF THE PROJECT SUMMARY THAT THEY REQUIRE. MAKE A COPY OF THEIR REGULATIONS AND RECOMMENDED FORMAT.

ASSIGNMENT

WRITE THE PROJECT SUMMARY ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY THE SCIENCE FAIR THAT YOU PLAN TO ENTER.

EMAIL ME A COPY OF YOUR PROJECT SUMMARY AND A COPY OF THE REGULATIONS AND RECOMMENDED FORMAT REQUIRED BY THE SCIENCE FAIR THAT YOU PLAN TO ENTER.

ASSESSMENT

YOUR PROJECT SUMMARY WILL BE MARKED ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES USED BY THE CANADA WIDE SCIENCE FAIR AND MANY REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIRS. CONSULT THE POLICY, PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES MANUAL FROM THE YOUTH SCIENCE FOUNDATION OF CANADA TO LOCATE THE MARKING SCHEME. THE MARKING SCHEME CAN ALSO BE FOUND BY FOLLOWING THE SASKATOON REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR LINKS FROM THE VIRTUAL SCIENCE FAIR SITE.