Sponsoredby RobertsElementary pub-2017RobertsScienceFairHandbook.docx page1 DearParentsandStudents, Ourgoalistocreateaneventthatencouragesstudentstoparticipateinthepursuitoflearningabout scienceandengineering,tocompleteascienceprojectand,mostofall,tohavefun.Pleasereadthe handbookcarefullyforinformationregardingeligibleprojectareas,eligiblecategoriesandjudges’ rubrics. StudentshavetheoptionforbeingconsideredfortheGwinnettScienceandEngineeringFair,which willbeheldonFebruary24,2017.ThisisthethirdyearthatstudentsfromRobertsElementarywillbe selectedtorepresentourschoolattheCountyScienceFair. Groupprojectswillbeallowedinthisyear’sScienceFair.Agroupprojectisanidealalternativeifyou have more than one child and want to create one project instead of multiple individual student projects.Thisisalsoagreatoptionifyouwanttohaveagroupsharetheworkofamorecomplicated project.Nomorethan3individualsmaybeincludedinthegroup.Allmembersofthegroupmustbe currentRobertsElementarystudents.GroupprojectsareeligibletobeinvitedtotheCountyScience Fairif1)thegroupparticipatesintheProjectArea2,and2)atleastonememberofthegroupisin3rd, 4thor5thgrade.IntheeventagroupprojectisinvitedtoattendtheCountyScienceFair,onlyONE teammemberwillbeabletoattendtheCountyScienceFairduetothelimitsplacedonnumberof attendeesbytheCountyScienceFair. All participants will receive a participation certificate because of all the hard work that goes into creatingasciencefairproject.Trophieswillbepresentedto1stPlace,2ndPlaceand3rdPlacewinners, broken down by grade level and project area. Group projects will be judged together with the individual projects. Group projects will be categorized in the grade level of the oldest participant. Pleasenote: • • • • Judgeswilluserubricstojudgetheprojects. Judgesdecisionsarefinal. Onlythejudgesandchairpersonsseethescores. Thejudges’scoreswillbeusedtoselectthe5projectsthatwillbeinvitedtoparticipateinthe CountyScienceFair. Thankyoufortakingthetimetoparticipateinthe2017RobertsElementaryScienceFair.Wehope thatyouhaveagreatexperience.WearethrilledtobehostingsuchawonderfuleventatRoberts ElementarySchool! Sincerely, RobertsElementaryPTA pub-2017RobertsScienceFairHandbook.docx page2 IMPORTANTDATES December8th OnlineRegistrationOpens January15th OnlineRegistrationCloses January20th ProjectDrop-Off - DropoffprojectsinMediaCenterby8:50am January24th ProjectJudging FamilyScienceNight–5:30pm–7:30pm - January26th January26th February24th AwardsCeremonyat5:30pmsharpinMedia Center! STEMActivitiesandsomuchmore!! ProjectPick-UP - Everyonetakehomeyourprojects! GwinnettCountyScience&EngineeringFair PROJECTCATEGORIES Studentsarestronglyencouragednottoexperimentwithmoldsorbacteriaofanykind,asthesecan beparticularlyhazardoustoone’shealth.Allmaterialsthatarehazardousordangerousmustnotbe displayed at Roberts Elementary. Pictures are an ideal choice for displaying one’s research and investigative findings in this instance. The Roberts Elementary Administration and Science Fair CoChairsreservetherighttolimitmaterialsthataredisplayedwiththesciencefairprojects.Alldecisions arefinal. Belowarethescientificcategorieseligibleunderthe2017RobertsElementaryScienceFair: 1. LifeSciences–includesAnimalSciences(Behavior,Development,Ecology,Genetics,Nutrition andGrowth,Physiology,SystematicsandEvolution),PlantSciences(Agronomy,Growthand Development,Ecology,Genetics/Breeding,Physiology,Photosynthesis),HumanBiology,Cell Physiology,Genetics. 2. SystemsSoftware–includesAlgorithms,DataBases,Cybersecurity,OperatingSystems,and ProgrammingLanguages. 3. Earth & Environmental Sciences – includes Atmospheric Science, Climate Science, EnvironmentalEffectsonEcosystems,Geosciences,andWaterScience. 4. Climatology/Weather, Geophysics, Planetary Science, Tectonics, Geology, Seismology, Mineralogy. 5. Energy: Chemical – includes Alternative Fuels, Fossil Fuel Energy, Fuel Cells and Battery pub-2017RobertsScienceFairHandbook.docx page3 Development,andSolarMaterials. 6. Energy:Physical–includesHydroPower,NuclearPower,Solar,ThermalPower,Wind 7. Engineering – Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Thermodynamics/Solar, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Bioengineering, Industrial Engineering, Material Science (including Biomaterials, Ceramic & Glasses,CompositeMaterials,Nanomaterials,Polymers). 8. EnvironmentalEngineering–includesBioremediation,LandReclamation,PollutionControl, RecyclingandWasteManagement,andWaterResourcesManagement. 9. MathematicalSciences–Algebra,Analysis,ComputerMathematics,GameTheory,Geometry, NumberTheory,Probability&Statistics. 10. Physics&Astronomy–Atomic,MolecularandOpticalPhysics,Atoms,Molecules, 11. Magnetics,Electromagnetics,Optics,Lasers,Astronomy&Cosmology. 12. Chemistry–Analytical,Environmental,Inorganic,Organic,Physical. 13. Embedded Systems – Includes Circuits, Internet of Things, Microcontrollers, Networking & DataCommunications,Optics,Sensors,SignalProcessing PROJECTAREAS ParticipantsmaysubmitprojectsinthefollowingAreas: • • Area1:ScienceResearch(NoteligibleforGwinnettScienceandEngineeringFair) Area2:ScienceExperiment(EligibleforGwinnettScienceandEngineeringFair) DisplayBoardRequirements ThefollowingrequirementsapplytotheDisplayBoardforbothProjectArea1andProjectArea2: 1. DIMENSIONS:Thedisplayboardmustbeatri-foldboard,48”Wand36”H.Thetri-foldboard hasa24”middlepanelandtwo12”sidepanelsthatfoldintothemiddle. 2. POSTEDONBACKBOTTOMCENTER–Name-Teacher-Grade–IndividualorGroup.Ifthisisa grouppresentation,listName-Teacher-Gradeforeachmemberofthegroup. 3. BLANK AREA – Leave a blank area 4” from the top right corner of the right section of the displayboardasyouarefacingtheboard.Wewillplaceasciencefairidentificationnumber inthisspacetomaintain“blind”judging. 4. PICTURES:Picturesareanidealchoicefordisplayingone’sresearchandinvestigativefindings. However,DONOTincludethestudent’sfaceinthepicture.Allpicturesthatincludeaface willbecoveredpriortojudging. 5. MODELS–Ifyouhaveamodel,placethemodeldirectlyinfrontofyourdisplayboard;secure yourmodelanditsparts;labelallapplicableparts.Putyournameonthebottomofthemodel. pub-2017RobertsScienceFairHandbook.docx page4 ProjectArea1:ScienceResearch Participants will a) determine a scientifically-themed question, b) answer the question by using research,includingbooks,theinternet,orexpertstoexplainaknownscientificprincipleor subject relatedtoscience,andc)displaythefindingsinaneasytounderstandwayonthedisplayboard.A visualmodelmaybeusedtohelpillustratetheanswertothequestion. Thegoalistointerpretand communicatetheinformationinthestudent’sownwords,aswellas,educatetheaudienceaboutthe project. YourProjectDisplayBoardmustincludethefollowingsectionheadings: 1. Title 2. Scientific Question – state the scientific question that you will research and answer, for example,“HowdoweathermenmeasurethestrengthofaTornado?” 3. Introduction – state your purpose along with any background information that led you to make this study; for example, “The purpose for researching this topic is… and I chose to researchthistopicbecause…” 4. Data – use graphics, charts, pictures, and/or a model to make a visual summary of your findings.Thegraphicswilllettheaudienceunderstandtheanswertothescientificquestion in a visual snapshot. If you use a model, please include a section explaining the model, materialusedforthemodelandthemethodusedformakingthemodel.Forexample,you mightincludeachartdescribingtheEFTornadoscale,includingwinddamage,speed,etc… 5. Conclusion–Thisisasummaryofyourproject,whichshouldinclude:restatingyourquestion andpurpose,explainingtheanswertoyourquestionbasedontheresearchyouperformed, describingyourdataand/ormodelyoucreated.Thissummaryshouldbefromyourpointof view. 6. References–Listallreferencesusedthroughoutresearch,includingbooks,websites,family members,teachers,etc… ProjectArea2:ScienceExperiment-K,1st&2ndGrades Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade Participants will begin to learn about the Scientific Method. The ScientificMethodisawaytoaskandanswerscientificquestionsbymakingobservationsanddoing experiments.Thestepstothescientificmethodare:askaquestion,performresearch,constructa hypothesis(educatedguess),testyourhypothesisbydoinganexperiment,analyzeyourdata,drawa conclusionandcommunicateyourresults. Onceyouchooseatopic,brainstormaquestionthatyouwanttoanswer,i.e.“WhathappensifIdo…?” Or“Whathappenswhen…?”Afteryouresearchyourquestion,youshouldhaveaneducatedguess abouttheanswer.Onceyouhaveyoureducatedguess,developanexperimentalprocedure.Your experimenttestswhetheryoureducatedguessistrueorfalse. Example:Doesheatingacupofwaterallowittodissolvemoresugar?Youreducatedguessis“Yes.” Yourexperimentwouldtesthowmuchsugarisdissolvedatvariouswatertemperatures. pub-2017RobertsScienceFairHandbook.docx page5 YourProjectDisplayBoardmustincludethefollowingsectionheadings: 1. Title 2. ScientificQuestion–statethescientificquestionthatyouwilltestintheexperimentandwhat youthinktheanswertothequestionis. 3. Materials and Method – list all materials used in the experiment and provide step-by-step instructionsforperformingyourexperiment. 4. Data–usegraphics,charts,pictures,and/oramodeltoshowtheresultsofyourexperiment. The graphics will let the audience understand the results of the experiment in a visual snapshot.Ifyouuseamodel,pleaseincludeasectionexplainingthemodel,materialusedfor themodelandthemethodusedformakingthemodel. 5. Conclusion–Thisisashortsummaryofyourprojectandshouldinclude,restatingthequestion andyoureducatedguess,explainingthedataandresultsofyourexperiment,andexplaining thewhetherornottheexperimentshowedyoureducatedguesstobetrueorfalse. 6. References – List all references used to gain knowledge, including books, websites, family members,teachers,etc… ProjectArea2:ScienceExperiment–3rd,4thand5thGrades 3rd,4thand5thGradeParticipantswillusetheScientificMethodtoanswerascientificquestionand support a hypothesis as true or false. The scientific method is a way to ask and answer scientific questionsbymakingobservationsanddoingexperiments.Thestepstothescientificmethodare:ask aquestion,performresearch,constructahypothesis,testyourhypothesisbydoinganexperiment, analyzeyourdata,drawaconclusionandcommunicateyourresults. Once you choose a topic, brainstorm question that you want to answer. After you research your question, you should have an educated guess about the answer. This educated guess is your hypothesis.Thehypothesisiswrittenasan“IF-THEN”statement-IfIdothis,thenthiswillhappen. Onceyouhaveyourhypothesis,developanexperimentalprocedure.Yourexperimenttestswhether yourhypothesisistrueorfalse.Itisimportantforyourexperimenttobeafairtest.Youconducta fairtestbymakingsurethatyouchangeonlyonevariable(theindependentvariable)atatimewhile keepingallotherconditionsthesame.Theobservationsaremadeonwhathappenstothedependent variablewhenyoumakechangestotheindependentvariable.Youshouldrepeatyourexperimentat leastthreetimestomakesurethatthefirstresultsweren'tjustanaccident. Example:Doesheatingacupofwaterallowittodissolvemoresugar?Theindependentvariableisthe temperatureofthewater.Thedependentvariableistheamountofsugarthatisdissolved. YourProjectDisplayBoardmustincludethefollowingsectionheadings: 1. Title 2. ScientificQuestion–statethescientificquestionthatyouwilltestintheexperiment. 3. Hypothesis – state the educated guess as the answer to your question, using an IF-THEN statement 4. IndependentandDependentVariables 5. Materials and Method – list all materials used in the experiment and provide step-by-step pub-2017RobertsScienceFairHandbook.docx page6 instructions for performing an identical experiment. From this section, another scientist shouldbeabletorecreatetheentireexperimentandachievethesameresults. 6. Data–usegraphics,charts,pictures,and/oramodeltoshowtheresultsofyourexperiment. The graphics will let the audience understand the results of the experiment in a visual snapshot.Ifyouuseamodel,pleaseincludeasectionexplainingthemodel,materialusedfor themodelandthemethodusedformakingthemodel. 7. Conclusion–in1to2paragraphs,restatethequestionandhypothesis,explain/analyzeyour data,explaintheresultsofyourexperimentandwhetheryourhypothesiswasTrueorFalse. 8. References – List all references used to gain knowledge, including books, websites, family members,teachers,etc… AWARDS AllparticipantswillreceiveaParticipationCertificateinrecognitionofalltheextratimeandeffortit takestoputtogetheraScienceFairProject.AllawardswillbegivenoutattheRobertsElementary FamilyScienceNight. • • Individual and Group Projects – Individual and Group projects will be awarded through 3rd PlacebasedonProjectArea(ScienceResearchorScienceExperiment)andGradeLevel.Group projectswillbegroupedintothegradeleveloftheoldestparticipantinthegroup.Trophies areawardedfor1st,2ndand3rdplace. TopDog-Theprojectwiththehighestscoreintheentireschool(i.e.allprojectssubmittedfor theRobertsScienceFair)willreceivetheRobertsTopDogScienceFairAward.Theindividual’s name(s)willbeaddedtotheTopDogScienceTrophythatisondisplayinthefrontoffice. Please note that scientific fraud and misconduct are not condoned at any level. This includes plagiarism,forgeryandpresentationofanotherindividual’sworkasone’sown.Fraudulentprojects willnotbejudged. HELPFULWEBSITES www.sciencebuddies.com http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/scifair/ http://www.science-ideas.com/elementary-projects.htm http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/ http://sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzgen.html http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/ http://www.education.com/science-fair/elementary-school/ www.gwinnettsciencefair.com pub-2017RobertsScienceFairHandbook.docx page7 GWINNETTSCIENCE&ENGINEERINGFAIR ELIGIBILITY RobertsElementarymaysendamaximumoffiveprojectsandfiveparticipantstocompeteinthe GwinnettCountyScienceandEngineeringFaironFebruary24,2017.TheJudge’sscoreswillbethe factors used to identify the five projects that will represent Roberts Elementary in the Gwinnett CountyScienceandEngineeringFair. InorderforaprojecttobeeligibletobeconsideredforparticipationintheCountyScienceFair,the followingcriteriamustbemet: • TheprojectsubmittedmustbefromProjectArea2–ScienceExperiment;and • TheParticipantwhosubmittedtheprojectmustbein3rd,4thor5thgrade;and • TheParticipantmustagreetoparticipateintheCountyScienceFairontheRobertsScienceFair RegistrationForm. TheRobertsPTAScienceFairChairpersonswillrankalleligibleprojectstogetherfromhighestaverage judges’scoretolowest.The5projectsthatthatreceivethehighestaveragejudges’scoresoutofall eligibleprojectswillbeinvitedtoattendtheCountyScienceFair.Intheeventagroupprojectisinvited toattendtheCountyScienceFair,onlyONEteammemberwillbeabletoattendtheCountyScience FairduetothelimitsplacedonnumberofattendeesbytheCountyScienceFair. Onceaprojectisselected,theParticipantsmustadheretothefollowingcriteria: • Allprojectsmustbedisplayedonatabletop.Nopartoftheexhibitmaybeplacedonthefloor orunderthetable.Themaximumsizeoftheprojectisasfollows: o Depth(fronttoback)–30inches o Width(sidetoside)–48inches o Height(tabletoptotop)–72inches • StudentsmustattendtheentirejudgingperiodonthedayoftheGwinnettCountyScience andEngineeringFair,February24,2017. • Studentsselectedmustcompleteallrequiredforms,includingaMediaReleaseFormandan Abstract,forentryintotheGwinnettCountyScienceandEngineeringFair.Additionally,the project must comply with all Gwinnett County Science and Engineering Fair rules and regulations. o The Roberts PTA will coordinate with the 5 representatives to ensure all forms and rulesandregulationshavebeenfollowed. • The following are NOT allowed at the Gwinnett Science Fair: glass, water, food, sand/soil/minerals, waste samples, anything that is or was once alive (including plants and fossils)orcontainssuchcomponents.TheRobertsScienceFairCo-Chairswillhelpensurethat allprojectsandmaterialsrelatedtotheprojectcomplywiththeGwinnettCountyrules. • Datanotebooksarenotrequiredbyarestronglyencouraged. Forcompletedetailsregardingrules,regulations,andrequirementsfortheGwinnettCountyScience andEngineeringFair,pleasevisitwww.gwinnettsciencefair.com. pub-2017RobertsScienceFairHandbook.docx page8 JUDGES’RUBRIC PROJECTAREA1–SCIENCERESEARCH–K-2NDGRADES PRESENTATION: Istheprojectonatri-foldpresentationboard? Doestheprojectcontainallofthefollowingheadings:Title,Scientific Question,Introduction,Data,Conclusion,andReferences? Istheprojectneat? ORIGINALITY: Doestheprojectdemonstratecreativity,originalityorinventiveness? SCIENTIFICTHOUGHT: IstheScientificQuestionclearandspecific? DoestheIntroductionstatethepurposealongwiththereasonwhythe studentchosetoresearchthetopic? IstheDataprovidedrelevanttothequestion,labeledcorrectly,displayedin anage-appropriatetableorgraph,anddoesitsupporttheinformation providedintheConclusion? Doestheprojectincludevisualcomponents(e.g.modelorpictures)relevant totheScientificQuestion? DoestheConclusionrestatethequestion,restatethepurposeandclearly answertheScientificQuestionbasedonthedataandresearchperformed? OVERALL: Doestheprojectreflectthestudent’sownwork? Doestheprojectdemonstrateage-appropriatescientificunderstandingof thetopic? Judgehasaclearunderstandingofwhattheprojectwastryingtoteach. TOTALPOSSIBLEPOINTS 5pts 5pts 5pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 15 5pts 5pts 10pts 100PTS **5-POINTDEDUCTION-Ifthestudent’snamehasbeenincludedonthefrontoftheproject,5points willbededucted. pub-2017RobertsScienceFairHandbook.docx page9 JUDGES’RUBRIC PROJECTAREA1–SCIENCERESEARCH–3RD–5THGRADES PRESENTATION: Istheprojectonatri-foldpresentationboard? Doestheprojectcontainallofthefollowingsectionheadings:Title, ScientificQuestion,Introduction,Data,Conclusion,andReferences? Istheprojectneatandgrammaticallycorrectforthegradelevel? ORIGINALITY: Doestheprojectdemonstratecreativity,originalityorinventiveness? SCIENTIFICTHOUGHT: IstheScientificQuestionclearandspecific? DoestheIntroductionclearlystatethepurposealongwiththereasonwhy thestudentchosetoresearchthetopic? IstheDataprovidedrelevanttothequestion,labeledcorrectly,displayedin atableorgraph,anddoesitsupporttheinformationprovidedinthe Conclusion? Doestheprojectincludevisualcomponents(e.g.modelorpictures)relevant totheScientificQuestion? DoestheConclusionrestatethequestion,restatethepurposeandclearly answertheScientificQuestionbasedonthedataandresearchperformed? OVERALL: Doestheprojectreflectthestudent’sownwork? Doestheprojectdemonstrateage-appropriatescientificunderstandingof thetopic? Judgehasaclearunderstandingofwhattheprojectwastryingtoteach. TOTALPOSSIBLEPOINTS 5pts 5pts 5pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 15 5pts 5pts 10pts 100PTS **5-POINTDEDUCTION-Ifthestudent’snamehasbeenincludedonthefrontoftheproject,5points willbededucted. pub-2017RobertsScienceFairHandbook.docx page10 JUDGES’RUBRIC AREA2–SCIENCEEXPERIMENT–K–2NDGRADES PRESENTATION: Istheprojectonatri-foldpresentationboard? Doestheprojectcontainallofthefollowingsectionheadings–Title, ScientificQuestion,MaterialsandMethod,Data,Conclusion,and References? Istheprojectneat? ORIGINALITY: Doestheprojectdemonstratecreativity,originalityorinventiveness? SCIENTIFICTHOUGHT: IstheScientificQuestionclearandspecificandpresentedasatestable questionthatcanbeansweredusinganexperiment? DoestheMaterialsandMethodsectionlistallmaterialsanddescribethe stepsoftheexperiment? IstheDataprovidedrelevanttothequestion,labeledcorrectly,displayedin atableorgraph,anddoesitsupporttheinformationprovidedinthe Conclusion? Doestheprojectincludevisualcomponents(e.g.modelorpictures)relevant totheScientificQuestion? DoestheConclusionrestatethequestion,explainthedata,explainthe resultsoftheexperiment,andanswertheScientificQuestionbasedonthe resultsoftheexperiment?Nopenaltyforinconclusivedata. OVERALL: Doestheprojectreflectthestudent’sownwork? Doestheprojectdemonstrateage-appropriatescientificunderstandingof thetopic? Judgehasaclearunderstandingofwhattheprojectwastryingtoteach. TOTALPOSSIBLEPOINTS 5pts 5pts 5pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 15pts 5pts 5pts 10pts 100PTS **5-POINTDEDUCTION-Ifthestudent’snamehasbeenincludedonthefrontoftheproject,5points willbededucted. pub-2017RobertsScienceFairHandbook.docx page11 JUDGES’RUBRIC AREA2–SCIENCEEXPERIMENT–3RD–5THGRADES PRESENTATION: Istheprojectonatri-foldpresentationboard? Doestheprojectcontainallofthefollowingsectionheadings–Title, ScientificQuestion,Hypothesis,IndependentandDependentVariables, MaterialsandMethod,Data,Conclusion,andReferences Istheprojectneatandgrammaticallycorrectforthegradelevel? ORIGINALITY: Doestheprojectdemonstratecreativity,originalityorinventiveness? SCIENTIFICTHOUGHT: IstheScientificQuestionclearandspecificandpresentedasatestable questionthatcanbeansweredusinganexperiment? IstheHypothesisstatedasan“if…,then…”statementanddoesitgivea testableanswertothequestion? Doestheprojectcorrectlyidentifyatleastoneindependentandone dependentvariable? DoestheMaterialsandMethodsectionlistallmaterialsanddescribethe experimentsothatitmaybereplicated? IstheDataprovidedrelevanttothequestion,labeledcorrectly,displayedin atableorgraph,anddoesitsupporttheinformationprovidedinthe Conclusion? Doestheprojectincludevisualcomponents(e.g.modelorpictures)relevant totheScientificQuestionandtheexperiment? DoestheConclusionrestatethequestion,restatethehypothesis,explain theresultsoftheexperiment,andexplainwhetherthehypothesiswas supportedastrueorfalse?Istheanswertothehypothesissupportedwith evidencefromthedata?Nopenaltyforinconclusivedata. OVERALL: Doestheprojectreflectthestudent’sownwork? Doestheprojectdemonstrateage-appropriatescientificunderstandingof thetopic? Judgehasaclearunderstandingofwhattheprojectwastryingtoteach. TOTALPOSSIBLEPOINTS 5pts 5pts 5pts 10pts 10pts 10pts 5pts 5pts 10pts 5pts 10pts 5pts 5pts 10pts 100PTS **5-POINTDEDUCTION-Ifthestudent’snamehasbeenincludedonthefrontoftheproject,5points willbededucted. pub-2017RobertsScienceFairHandbook.docx page12
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