Science Fair - Creating Your Experiment

 

  

creating your experiment

All scientific experiments and discoveries start with a question – and school aged children with their natural curiosity are already experts at asking questions!  The scientific method is the process that helps scientists get reliable, and reproducible, answers to their questions.

 
  • PROBLEM: Ask a real question where you don’t know the answer.

  • PRELIMINARY RESEARCH: Find good information. Use what you find to help with your question.
     
  • HYPOTHESIS: Guess the answer to your question using the information you found.
     
  • PROCEDURE & MATERIALS: Plan an experiment to answer your question. List all the steps and materials needed. Plan to repeat the experiment to make sure the results are not just random chance.
     
  • RESULTS: Show what happened in your experiment. Use pictures, graphs and words to make it really clear.
     
  • CONCLUSIONS: Use your data to answer your original question. Explain why your hypothesis (guess) was right or wrong.
  
  

Building your display board 

  • Make your project fun to look at with pictures and colors.
  • Use large, clear lettering. Check grammar and spelling.
  • Part of your display could include something that represents the project and should be placed in front of or on the display board. Keep in mind that the items you choose must be safe – see the Rules page. Some examples of display items are equipment or materials you have built or used as part of your project, artistic representations of your topic, and items such as photos, video, and audio taken while working on your project.
  • Keep in mind that electrical outlets are limited and must be requested at the time of registration. Students need to supply their own extension cords.

 

 

 

HELPFUL LINKS

The following pages on the Lakeridge PTA website contain additional information to help you and your scientist plan for the Science Fair:

 

Science Fair

Experiment Ideas

Science Fair Rules

FAQs