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Science Fair Project Part 2 Writing a thresis Statement, procedure and identifying materials
The Science Fair Project (SFP) is a semester long project that impacts the grade significantly. Students are expected to get adult assistance with their research project. Students are to take pictures (selfies) of them doing the work. Parents are expected to keep good track of calendaring and to possible link the students to outside resources. Please consider friends and family, workmates and many others to assist your student researcher. Questions are expected and encouraged. The entire packet is posted but it is overwhelming. Chunks will be posted weekly to support immediate due dates.
Agriscience Fair Project-
The scientific research method has been used in science for many years. In the agriculture industry it has played an integral role in providing sound results concerning animal health, mechanization of equipment, and genetic engineering. As students enrolled in an agriculture course, your creativity and critical thinking skills will be valuable in creating your own research project based on one of the five major areas of study in agriculture research.
Project Components
Ø Scientific Paper
Ø Display
Ø Journal
Ø Power Point
GUIDELINES:
1. The project must be in one of the six areas of agriculture research.
2. There may be no more than 1 student in a project.
3. Everything must be submitted hard copy the period it is due, no exceptions.
4. All of the work must be original
5. Several pictures of you conducting the experiment are required and an adult to verify the project was conducted- Parent, teacher or other authorized adult.
6. You must have written paper that follows the research method standards and includes the seven steps of the scientific method.
Identifying a problem
Writing a hypothesis
Describe the experiment design and how it’s conducted
Data collection (journal format – what you did and when?)
Analysis of data including graphs and data tables
Conclusion drawn based on completion of entire experiment
Make recommendations
7. You will present your research using a project board & power point that has pictures you have taken of your own project, including graphs and components of your written paper.
Critical Dates Sept 24 Three potential topics due
Oct 1 proposal procedures due
Oct 6 Proposal redo’s to be submitted, include materials list
Oct 20 First trial data to be submitted
Oct 27 Research articles due. Trials 2-5 due
Nov 3 Hypothesis due,
Nov 10 Data Tables due
Nov 18 Rough draft DUE!
Dec 8 Final draft due
Dec 15 Final Presentations due
January Presentation Night
Due September 24 Midnight.
Phase 1 -- Preliminary research project idea Submit the following form based upon pages 1-6. These were handed out in class today (9/21).