The Final Step to Do ........
Displaying Your Project is the Forth step to follow
Scientists have
to publish their work, and so do you! Despite all the hard work you’ve done,
your project isn’t finished until people see your results. This may include…
1. Graphs
2. A written report
3. Display
4. Oral report/presentation
Whatever method
your teacher or science fair has chosen, you should be able to do it with the
content found in this Blog and other sites.
If your project
involves counting or measuring anything and science usually does then your
results will have a lot of numbers. No matter what kind of numbers you have,
it’s easier to make sense of them if you use graphs to present your
data.
Creating a
graph can be done using a spreadsheet program, like MS Excel.
Tell yours what
your report needs a title, purpose, hypothesis, results, and conclusion and how
to do it. Your science fair project
report is the single most important part of your experiment. A well-written
report can make a pathetic project look pretty good, and a good project look
exceptional." Learn how to write an exceptional report for your project.
Writing the
abstract : Your project may need an abstract:
a short, written description of what you project is all about. Here is a
color-coded example which shows you the parts of an abstract and how to pack a
lot of information into a small space.
Find out what
you should put on your poster display and what doesn’t belong. Your
science fair display represents all the work that you have done. Learn how to
make a backboard display and how to be prepared for the day you display it at
the fair.
If you want to
capture the judges' attention, your must make your display shout out to the
judges," just like this award-winning project did.
Presenting Your Project
A very simple
and broad overview of what to include in an oral presentation is given below.
Introduction
1.
Tell the audience or judge your name.
2.
Say the name of your project.
3.
Explain how or why you became interested in this topic.
4.
Tell where you obtained your information. Show list of
references and books (bibliography). If you visited places to get information,
like the Children's Museum or interviewed people, explain how these helped you.
Body of Your Presentation
1.
Explain what you have learned about the subject or
process.
2.
Show the equipment, specimens, and/or pictures as you
explain the procedures you used.
3.
Point to the tables and graphs as you explain the
results of the experiment.
4.
Show and explain the conclusion and whether your
hypothesis was supported or not by the data.
5.
Explain the background knowledge that helped you
understand your experiment and the results better.
Closing
1.
State the most important thing you learned by doing the
experiment.
2.
Explain any new questions you have now that came as a
result of working on this project.
3.
Offer to answer and questions from the audience or
judge.
In addition it is always helps to know what the judges want, so check out a sample judging sheet! Even if your judges’ sheets are a little different, they’ll look for some of the same things you’ll have.
Given below is a sample Judge sheet for your reference.
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Sample Science Fair Judging Sheet
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Creativity
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Does the
student demonstrate curiosity?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Does the
project or display demonstrate ingenuity in the design and development of the
project?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Has the
student shown creativity in the design of the display?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Scientific
Thought
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Is the topic
or problem an appropriate subject for scientific investigation?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Is the
problem stated clearly?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Is it
sufficiently narrow?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Is the method
of investigation appropriate to the problem?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Have
variables been eliminated, controls been made and results been
double-checked?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Does the data
collected justify the conclusion made?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Thoroughness
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Is the
project the result of careful planning?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Does the
project indicate a thorough understanding of the chosen topic?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Is all
information accurate?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Does the
notebook sufficiently document the student's work?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Has
sufficient data been collected?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Does the
display represent a complete story?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Skill
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Does the
project reflect the student's own work?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Is the
project sturdy and well constructed?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Is all
equipment used within the student's level of understanding or expertise?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Does the
project meet safety requirements?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Clarity
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Is the
project self-explanatory? Can the average person understand it?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Are all
lettering, signs, and diagrams neat and accurate?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Are
lettering, signs and diagrams appropriately used or do they clutter or
confuse?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Are visual
aids an asset to understanding the project or do they clutter or confuse?
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4
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Totals:
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Interview
Score Separately - up to 20% of end score
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Notes:
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