Science Project- Part I
Science is the observation and study of anything that takes up space,
(scientists call this “matter”).
The science project will enable you to…
1. Ask questions
2. Observe and study something
a. This is done in a variety of ways. Some of the most
popular ways to study and observe something is by doing
and experiment or watching it over a period of time.
Another is looking up research that others have already
done.
3. Sharing your findings with others
 The first part of your science project is to become curious.
Attached to this sheet is a list of questions that a curious
scientist might ask.
 Choose three questions that you would like to observe and study.
Bring this paper back on __October 5____________. I have
helpful experiments on each of these questions and I will send
them home with you on ____October 6____, along with
guidelines on how to set up the project.
 If you have other ideas for a science project- please write them
on the back of this paper and send them in for me to check.
Science Questions
Find a science question that you would like to investigate or make one
up with a parent. Choose three that you would like to observe and
study.
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What can your pulse tell you about your heart?
How can I make my heart beat sound louder?
What happens to your lunch?
Can I confuse my hands sensory receptors?
Why is it hard to pick things up if my hands are cold?
Why does food taste different when I am sick ?
Do some parts of the body feel things better than others?
What can you learn about spiders?
What can you learn about worms?
Is this an insect?
Why can you grow a plant without dirt?
Why can you grow miniplants on a piece of bread?
What does mold grow best on…a sneeze, dirt, bread, or skin?
How can you change a plant and make new one?
What will rot? What will not?
How do plants drink?
How can things “change”? What kinds of changes can happen?
Why does popcorn pop?
How can salt and ice make icecream?
Which freezes first, hot or cold water?
How does jello work? What happens when you make it?
You can make an egg bounce. How does this happen?
You can make salt disappear and reappear. How does this happen?
How do crystals work?
How can you make a mixture shrink?
Why is it possible to make disappearing ink?
How do you make soda fizzy?
How can gas molecules make a jet-propelled toy?
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Why can I make mothballs and raisins look like they are alive?
Why can I make a gas, that has amazing strength?
How can I polish pennies using chemistry?
Why do banana’s turn brown?
How can I store energy by training a can?
How can a piece of paper be strong enough to hold a book?
Why can I plunge a flimsy straw into a hard raw potato?
How does inertia make eggs and pennies do strange things?
How can I make a battery from a lemon?
What interesting experiments can I do with light?
How does heat travel?
What can I learn about air by doing experiments?
What is the difference between a stalagmite and a stalactite?
How can I make it rain in my house?
Science Project- Part II
1. Write down your science question in the box below.
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Draw a picture of your science question in the box below
2. Explain what you plan to do to answer your question in the box
below, with details.
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3. Explain what you learned about your project. Were you able to
answer your science question? Tell about it. Draw conclusions,
try to figure out what happened and why.
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4. Use the information above, in steps 1-3 to share what you have
learned about your project to the class and others. Use
drawings, take pictures of yourself and your project, as you do
your experiment, to help others understand and learn about your
project. Put this information on a display board that can be set
up at the science fair.
5. You will also need to share your information with the class. Be
prepared, (Practice reading and telling others about your
project). You may also share your information with the class by ..
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recreating the experiment for the class
let the class perform your experiment
write about it
dramatize it
create a Power Point presentation
video yourself
share it any way you want to……make sure it is understandable.
6. Turn these papers in and be prepared to share your research on
October _29____. Have Fun!!!!
Science Fair Project Grade Sheet
Name_________________________ Topic_________________
Question/Purpose: Did you write down your science question?
Did you draw a picture of your science question?
Plan:
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Did you explain how you plan to answer your
question with details, and turn in your science papers?
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Conclusions:
Display Board:
Results:
Grammar
Did you explain what you learned?
Why did it work or not work?
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Did you create a display board that explains
about the project? Is it eye catching and
understandable
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Did you share your information with the class
in a way that was understandable? Were you
prepared- Did you have a plan on how to do this?
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Is your writing easy to understand and read?
Are there grammar or mechanical errors?
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Total________/100