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Science Fair Report
Title
Your name
Date
Class
Table of Content
Abstract…………………………………………………………………….3
Question……………………………………………………………………4
Research……………………………………………………………………5
Hypothesis…………………………………………………………………6
Variables……………………………………………………………………6
Materials……………………………………………………………………7
Procedure…………………………………………………………………..7
Data…………………………………………………………………………..8
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………9
Analysis……………………………………………………………………10
Bibliography…………………………………………………………….11
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Abstract
What is an Abstract? The Abstract is a summary of your science fair project. Your abstract is
made up of a brief statement of the essential, or most important, thoughts about your project.
Abstracts should summarize, clearly and simply, the main points of the experiment. Spelling,
grammar, punctuation, neatness, and originality are important. It should be 250 to 300 words
in length. It is one of the last parts of your science fair project that you will complete.
Include the following to create your abstract:
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Your projects purpose statement.
The hypothesis
A description of your variables and the control / constants.
A description of what variable you are manipulating (changing) in your experiment.
How you went about measuring and observing the variables / controls.
Your results and data collected from your experiment.
Your conclusion statement.
Fill in the following lines to create a successful Abstract:
The purpose of my science fair project was ________________________
My hypothesis for this project was______________________________
The constants and control in my experiment was____________________
The variable in my experiment was _____________________________
The way that I measured the responding or dependent variable was _____
The results of this experiment were ___________________________
The results show that my hypothesis should be (give brief reason why to accept or
not)___________________________________________
If I were going to do this experiment again in the future or expand on this experiment I would
_______________________________________
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Question
State your question
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Research
Insert your research paper
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Hypothesis
Write an IF – THEN – BECAUSE statement.
List your variables:
Independent:
Dependent:
Control:
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Materials
List of materials and quantity.
Procedures
List of procedural steps.
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Data
At least one data table:
Trials
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Distance
(cm)
Time (sec)
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At least one graph:
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Series 1
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Series 2
Series 3
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Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Useful websites:
nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph
http://onlinecharttool.com/
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Category 4
Conclusion
Claim: Statement that answers your question
Evidence: Restate your data to provide evidence for your
claim.
Scientific Reasoning: What is the science behind your
claim? Why did you get these results? Look in your
research…
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Analysis
List possible sources of experimental error.
What would you change next time?
What is your next question?
Compare your results to your hypothesis.
How is this project related to the real world…careers,
scientists…
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Bibliography
A list of all the sources you used to complete your
project. Be sure to include all web sites, books,
magazines, and people. Some useful websites:
Bibme.org
Easybib.com
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