Just 2 weeks until science fair! The students have been working hard to complete their research papers. Parents, please review your student's paper prior to its submission. We have been discussing the format of the paper including sections, spacing, font style and size, etc... Below are the guidelines for the paper (more detailed info is included in the science fair packet).
The Final Science Fair Research Paper is DUE on Friday, February 26th!
Paper Sections:
- Title page (separate page)
- Table of contents (separate page)
- Introduction
- Materials
- Method/Procedure
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Bibliography (separate page)
- Appendix (optional) (separate page)
- Title on front page – any legible font; 16-36 pt
- All other text to be Arial or Times new roman – 12 pt
- Double spacing with no other additional spacing between sections or paragraphs
- Indent paragraphs
- 1-inch margins on all sides
- Left-justified
- Continuous paper – for Introduction through Conclusion - do NOT start new section at the top of a new page; each section should be separated by a heading (the word Introduction either bolded or underlined) with the text for that section immediately following the heading
- Tri-fold poster board
- Printed headings
- Project title
- Question
- Hypothesis
- Materials
- Procedure
- Results
- Analysis
- Conclusion
- summaries of all sections
- 2 graphs (data table and graph)
- pictures, if available
- construction paper or colored cardstock for backing behind headings/section summaries
- Student name (lower right corner) - small font
- Rubber cement (2 jars)
Experimental Design - lab report
- Purpose - what question are you trying to answer?
- Research - obtain background information regarding your questions and/or experiment
- Hypothesis - prediction, if applicable
- Materials - list all materials and equipment necessary as well as quantities of each
- Procedure - step-by-step procedure, identify measurements to be collected, variables, controls, etc...
- Explain your experimental design - justify the observations/measurements to be obtained, discuss the strengths and weaknesses in the design, include any assumptions in your discussion.
