Science Research Overview and Deadlines
Overview of the Year:
September - October
Collect and read relevant references, prepare annotated bibliography,
refine proposals, obtain approval for project, order supplies
October – November
Test experimental procedure(s), begin data collection, write outline for
introduction and methods section of research paper
November – December
Data collection, organization of data in tables and graphs, initial data
analysis Revised outline for introduction and methods sections
December – January
Data collection, organization of data in tables and graphs, data analysis,
Write outline of results section of research paper
February
Data collection, organization of data in tables and graphs, data analysis
Revised intro and methods, updated results, initial outline of discussion
March
Complete data collection, presentation, and analysis
Complete outline of research paper
Poster board preparation
April
Completion of poster boards
Preparation for fairs
Long Island Science Congress – likely to be early in April
WAC Lighting Research Association Invitational Science Fair –
4/6/14
May – June
Complete final paper
Work on new project ideas or preparation for summer research
End of year symposium
September Deadlines:
September 9th and 10th – brief presentations of initial project ideas
September 12th – choice of projects
September 19th – 10 item bibliography including books, technical encyclopedias,
review articles, and primary journal articles.
Choose a range of sources including some to provide general background and
some to provide specific background information.
•Search for references using the many databases available on the library
website: http://www.greatneck.k12.ny.us/GNPS/SHS/index.htm
(library/online databases/research journal indexes)
Use a variety of databases (not just google!), for example: ERIC (for
education-related topics) Ingenta, JSTOR, Psycarticles, PubMed and
PubMed Central (full text), Science AAAS, Science Direct, Scirus
•Begin with general references and then obtain more specific references.
Be sure to look for books and articles that are relevant to your project
and that you can understand.
•If full texts of the articles are not available on-line, abstracts must be
submitted for interlibrary loan, using the primary paper request page on
Edmodo, after your teacher has approved them.
•Be sure to check that articles are in English!
•Bibliography must be in APA format.
•Note for which articles you have full text versions.
•Also provide links to the abstract.
September 23rd – revised experimental design worksheet
September 27th – annotated bibliography – 4 summaries
September 30th – Research Plan, following ISEF guidelines, and ISEF paperwork
•Orders for supplies should be placed as soon as your experimental design has
been finalized and approved.
•ISEF paperwork must be completed before experimental work is begun.