Guidelines

In order to be successful with your science fair project, follow these guidelines:

The Scientific Method is used to do a science fair project and answer a specific question. Follow these steps in this order, and you will be successful.   1. **Research **--Use the ** Science Fair Pathfinder ** on the ** Library Website ** to research background information about your broad topic.  · Cite each source and take notes using ** NoodleBib **.  · **NoodleBib notecards ** will be checked throughout the project. ** Four different sources are required **, but please don’t stop there! You may have more!!  2. Based on your **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Research **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> form a hypothesis to answer your question. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 27pt; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 27.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">3. ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Set up the Experiment ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Decide how you will prove or disprove (test) your hypothesis. You should be able to measure the outcome. ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Variables—Test only 1 variable during your experiment. Keep all other factors constant. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">You must perform your experiment three times unless okayed by science teacher. It is possible to have the three experiments going on at the same time. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Consider how much time it will take and plan ahead. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">