Just 2 more weekends left to finish your projects. Here are some helpful hints for success with your project:
- Plan it out. It will be much more fun if you spread the time out over several days per week or several weekends, and you won’t have to race to get it done.
Two weeks ahead (Now) – You should be finished with collecting and researching your topic. Now work through the steps of your project. Example: Question/Problem, Hypothesis, Testing/Collecting Data, Conclusion
One week ahead (April 18th or so) – Make your display. Print or write your labels, include graphs/charts/photos. Lay out all unglued items on your board and look at it carefully. Then, glue everything into place.
- Buy your display boards now! They are available in the office for $2.50. Purchases are based on the honor system. Take what you need and put the money in the jar. The office staff is not allowed to handle cash from this sale.
- If you are working with a partner, only one display board is needed.
- Please keep all hazardous and/or messy materials and live animals at home. This includes any fire (matches), acids, exploding volcanoes, Mentos experiments, etc. Batteries are fine. Any questions, please ask.
- Models of your experiments are of course accepted. For example, a volcano after it has “erupted.” Or a bottle rocket that is on display only.
- Be prepared to talk about your project at the Open House. You will not have to give a speech (unless you want to) but you must be able to answer questions about your topic when other people and judges come by. (Judges are only there to give positive feedback and hand out ribbons.) This is a part of the Science Fair process for all ages.
- If you can’t find the answer to your science question, go to the “Dr. Ima Geek” tab and post your question. He is ready to answer anything that comes his way!
- This is to be a fun process. “Success” is a completed project where you had fun and learned a lot.
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