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Starting a Project
Posted By Steph Thiel On January 20, 2015 @ 1:12 am In | Comments Disabled
You should start by talking to your science teacher. You can get an idea of what past participants have done from the project titles on the awards [1] page, and the links, below will direct you to lots of excellent websites that provide guidance.
REMEMBER to refer to this website for the Rules and Regulations [2] and the Safety and Ethics [3]regarding the Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair!
You want to do a Science Fair project. How do you start? What do you do?
Here is a great starting point! Download: An Introduction To The Scientific Method [4]
by Cheryl Nigh.
Cheryl Nigh is a dedicated educator who has taught in the school district for many years. She prepared these worksheets for a presentation to parents of elementary school parents, and to distribute to teachers.
Read this description of how to design a Science Fair Project
A successful experiment starts with a question or observation about the world around you. Once you have a question, you can design an experiment that will allow you to find an answer.
Deciding on the variables that you will test and control is the key to a successful design.
Join Milo as he designs an experiment to test “The Need to Knead”.
The Need to Knead – Part 1 [5] link – or PDF Version [6]
The Need to Knead – Part 2 [7] link – or PDF Version [8]
The Need to Knead – Report [9] link – or PDF Version [10]
The Need to Knead – Poster [11] link – or PDF Poster [12]
Wendy Topic is a teacher at Glenlyon Norfolk School and a member of the Society for the Advancement of Young Scientists.
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URLs in this post:
[1] awards: https://www.virsf.ca/?page_id=38
[2] Rules and Regulations: https://www.virsf.ca/?page_id=288
[3] Safety and Ethics : https://www.virsf.ca/?page_id=204
[4] An Introduction To The Scientific Method: https://www.virsf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/AnIntroductionToTheScientificMethod.pdf
[5] The Need to Knead – Part 1: http://www.virsf.ca/?page_id=1183
[6] PDF Version: https://www.virsf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/The-Need-to-Knead-Part-1.pdf
[7] The Need to Knead – Part 2: http://www.virsf.ca/?page_id=1151
[8] PDF Version: https://www.virsf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/The-Need-to-Knead-Part-2.pdf
[9] The Need to Knead – Report: http://www.virsf.ca/?page_id=855
[10] PDF Version: https://www.virsf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/The-Need-to-Knead-Part-3.pdf
[11] The Need to Knead – Poster: http://www.virsf.ca/?page_id=1199
[12] PDF Poster: https://www.virsf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/The-Need-to-Knead-Part-4.pdf
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