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Science Fair Calendars

• Calendar

Printable Copies of Science Fair Project Guide Webpages*

• The Scientific Method
  • Printable Scientific Method Handout This is a larger version of the image in the Scientific Method Project Guide section.
• Your Question
  • Project Proposal Form A form to accompany the Your Question Project Guide section, which provides for student and parent signatures, signifying commitment to the project.
• Background Research Plan
  • Background Research Plan Worksheet This worksheet is an excellent companion to the Background Research Plan Project Guide.
• Finding Information
• Bibliography
  • Bibliography Worksheet This worksheet is an excellent complement to the Finding Information or Bibliography Project Guide, helping students collect and organize all the information they need to do a proper bibliography.
• Research Paper
  • How to Format Your Research Paper A good summary if you want your students to use either the APA or the MLA standards.
• Variables
• Variables for Beginners
• Hypothesis
• Experimental Procedure
• Materials List
• Conducting an Experiment
  • Laboratory Notebook Complete information on how to do a laboratory notebook, with examples.
• Data Analysis & Graphs
  • Summarizing Your Data This is an in-depth handout to complement the Data Analysis & Graphs Project Guide section.
  • Variance & Standard Deviation A good supplement for advanced students.
  • Brief tutorial on creating charts using Excel.
• Conclusions
• Final Report
  • Final Report Checklist A handout to accompany the Final Report Project Guide section, helping students to remember everything to include.
• Abstract
• Display Board
• Science Fair Judging

Research Paper Guidelines

• Seventh Grade
• Eighth Grade

Science Fair Project Grading Rubrics*

• The Question
• Bibliography
• Research Plan
• Research Paper
• Variables & Hypothesis
• Materials and Procedures
• Data Analysis & Graphs
• Conclusions
• Final Report
• Display Board

Display Boards

Abstract Question Variables Hypothesis Background Research Materials List Procedure Data Graphs/Analysis Conclusions Acknowledgements Bibliography

Student Report Example

• Title, Abstract and Table of Contents
• Body of the final report

Editable Forms

• Data Tables
• Hypothesis
• Question
• Science Fair Background Research Paper
• Material List and Procedure