LPS Science Fair: Bill Nye the Science Guy

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LPS Science Fair Bill Nye the Science Guy

• Created by Krista Kansier and Mikhail Happ

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Lets Experiment!!!

• Hello students! My name is Bill Nye the science
  guy and I am going to help you make your very own
  science experiment.
• Start thinking about a question you want to
  answer.

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Welcome to the Science Fair!

• Any LPS student in grades 5-8 can participate in
  the science fair.
• Each student will participate in the Rousseau
  Science Fair.
• Each student may choose to participate in the LPS
  Science Fair.

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What do you need?

• Each student can work alone or with a partner.
• Each student must have a display board.
• Your teacher will provide the board and some
  materials.

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What is the scientific method?

• 1. Choose a Problem/Question.
• 2. Research the problem.
• 3. Develop a hypothesis.
• 4. Plan a procedure.
• 5. Test your hypothesis.
• 6. Organize your data.
• 7. Draw conclusions.

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1. Choose a topic of interest

• Think of a problem you may have encountered.
  Think of a question that may solve the problem.
  You will be looking to solve this question. Ask
  the teacher to approve your topic.
• Select a title that can go along with your
  problem.

Your title goes here!!!
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2. Research your question

• In order to become more familiar with your topic
  and question, you will need to do some research
  for background information. Be sure to include 3
  sources of information in order to complete your
  Bibliography of Sources.

Research goes here!
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3. How to write a hypothesis

• After completing your research, you will need to
  write a hypothesis. A hypothesis is an educated
  guess or a possible explanation of the research
  question. You are usually stating that you
  believe or think this is what will happen. In
  order to do this, you will use an IfThen
  statement.

Hypothesis goes here!
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IfThen Statement

• Example
• If I take 3 of the same magnets, put one in the
  freezer, one in the sun, and one at room temp,
  then the magnet at room temp will pick up the
  most paperclips.

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4. Plan your procedure

• You will test your hypothesis through an
  experiment. You will need to write out your
  procedure to follow in the experiment.
• Remember to follow the proper safety rules.
• Start gathering materials you will need to
  conduct your experiment.

Procedure goes here!
(This board uses pictures to state their
procedure)
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5. Lets make science!

• Its time to conduct your experiment in order to
  test your hypothesis!
• Be sure to follow your procedure exactly in order
  to conduct your experiment successfully.
• Pay special attention to each part of the
  experiment to properly record your observations.
  
• Include photos or sketches of any details vital
  to your experiment.

Experiment Goes here!
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6. Organizing data

• Review your results and recognize what happened
  in your experiment.
• Does your data and observations from the
  experiment support your hypothesis? Is the data
  reliable?
• If your data isnt reliable then you must modify
  the experiment, rewriting your procedure to
  address the flaws in the original experiment.

Results go here!
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7. Draw Conclusions

• After gathering your results, you should write a
  conclusion statement of what happened in your
  experiment.
• In your conclusion state what you have learned.
• State what you might do next to extend your
  experiment.

Put conclusion here!
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Display Board Layout
Title
Student Name
Results
Procedure
Question
Hypothesis
Sources/Bibliography
Conclusion
Photos of Project