Class: __________ Name: ______________________ Project Plan/Outline Asking a Question or Finding a Problem: The first step in developing a Science Fair project is thinking about something that interests you, and asking a question about it. You can start your question with What, How, or Which. For Example: 1. How does water temperature affect plant growth? 2. What is the effect of liquid fertilizer on house plants? 3. Which brand of liquid glue is the strongest? Brainstorm some ideas for your science project below. Write your question or problem that you decided to test: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Research: Now that you have a question that you want to test, do some research on it. Are you testing which brand of glue is the strongest? Then you might want to go to the library, or search the internet on how glue is made, or different types of glue. This will help you make a more educated hypothesis. Use the space below to make notes while doing your research on your project. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Hypothesis: When writing your hypothesis, make sure that it is something that you can test. It needs to be in an if-then format. If I do ____, then ____will happen. Example: If I test Brand A glue, Brand B glue, and Elmer’s glue for strength, then I think the Elmer’s glue will be strongest. Use the space below to write out your hypothesis. Remember, this is a guess about what is going to happen in your experiment. It is ok to be wrong! If I _________________________________________________________ ___________________________________, then ___________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________. Why do you think so? __________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Variables: What is going to change in your experiment? What are you testing? Only change one variable at a time. Example: The different brands of glue tested would be the variable. Use the space below to write out your variables. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Constant: The constant is what will be the same throughout the experiment. Example: The white liquid glue will be my constant, because all the brands of glue will be white liquid glue. Use the space below to write your constant. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Materials: Make a list of all the materials you will need to do your experiment. Remember to include everything you used. Procedure: Write out the procedure for your experiment, before you do it, that way if you do more than one test, you are doing it exactly the same. Write your procedure with enough detail that someone else could read it, and then do the experiment. 1. Results: Use maps, charts, math, graphs, journals entries, and diagrams to display your data and results from your experiment. Make sure you use accurate labels on all of your results. Use the space below to sketch out any graphs, charts, or diagrams that you might use for your experiment. Conclusion: Write a short paragraph explaining your results. Some things to include are: Was your hypothesis was right or wrong? Why do you think so? Would you do anything differently next time? Did your experiment bring up any new questions or thoughts? Use the space below to write a rough draft of your conclusion. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________