STEM Fair Summary & Approval
DUE: Friday, February 12th, 2016
What:
 Completed pink Summary & Approval Form (located in your STEM Fair Folder
 Short summary (maximum of 150 words) explaining what your project will be
about
 Your summary should include:
o The idea/question you plan to investigate
o A brief explanation (1-3 sentences) on how you plan to test your
question
o The purpose of your investigation (keep in mind all projects must aim to
solve a problem in a way that is useful to yourself an others)
 See summary samples on reverse
Sample Summaries
I am doing my STEM Fair project on the topic of erosion. Erosion is a big problem that
environmental engineers are always trying to slow down in various environments. Anywhere there is
water, erosion occurs. In my project, I will build a model of a waterway to test different types of rock
material that would be best at slowing erosion. I will test four types of rock materials. First I will test
sand only. This will be my control group. I will then test sand and fine gravel. Next, sand and coarse
gravel. Finally, I will test sand, fine gravel, and coarse gravel. I will record the amount of water that runs
off the waterway and into the measuring cup. This will determine which material did the best job at
preventing erosion in the channel. What size material and what shape works best at slowing erosion?
My science fair project will show what food composting worms like best. The worms turn the food
waste into a rich soil which helps the environment. They can eat their body weight of food in one day.
The composting worms I am using are called red worms or red wigglers (Eisenia foetida). I am going to
place 2 oz of apple, broccoli, and potato into a cup and see which food the worms like best. I will put
1,000 red worms into the composting bin with bedding. I will then put the 2 oz cups of apple, broccoli,
and potato deep into the bin. I am going to see what food red worms like best by checking how many
worms are composing each food. I will check each cup after 24 hours to see what food more worms are
in. I will count the amount of worms in each cup of food. Then I will repeat this two more times.
I am doing my STEM Fair Project on catapults. I want to test how the weight of the object that
I throw will affect the distance it flies when I launch it with a catapult. I will build a catapult and pick
three different size balls that all weight a different amount. Then I will launch all of the balls with my
catapult to see which one goes the farthest. I will measure how far they go with a measuring tape.