Science FairBrainstorming Session

Ideas?

● Incorporate hobbies/interests into your research

● What are you curious about?

Science Categories● Biology● Chemistry● Physics● Technology● Earth Science● Computer Science● Psychology● Other● Don’t know

Qualitative vs. Quantitative Data

Qualitative

● Data is categorical● Examples: eye color, softness

of a cat, smell ● Displayed using either a bar

graph or a pie chart

Quantitative

● Data is numerical - uses units that can be broken down

● Examples: temperature, length, height, weight

● Displayed using either a histogram, dot plot, or line graph

Why Quantitative?

● Easier to analyse with statistics● More scientific

Experimental Design

● Title and Hypothesis● Independent Variable (IV)● Dependant Variable (DV)● Trials ● Control● Constants

Past Projects

Title: Clean Energy from Soil based Fuel Cells

“If you use garden soil with varying temperature, water, nutrients and sunlight, then electrical energy (voltage, power) can be generated from the bacteria in soil.”

Past ProjectsTitle: The Effect of Bleach on Different Colors

“Once dry, all samples were laid out with the same lighting and pictures were taken. These pictures were then downloaded onto the computer, where I used a program to measure the color by identifying the amount of red, green, and blue light. Then averages of the measurements were found. I then compared the amount of change between the original color and the bleached area.”

Questions?

Let’s get Brainstorming!!

Creating a Successful Project

Experimentation

● Make sure you are changing the Independent Variable (IV) and measuring the Dependent Variable (DV)

● Multiples levels of the IV● Keep other conditions constant● Repeated Trials

Layout

● Keep fonts consistent and readable

● Poster should be eye-catching but simple

● Text should be LARGE enough ● Include diagrams when you

can

Writing and Language

● Use language that is easy to understand● Define all science terms● Active or Passive Voice?

● Passive: The hypothesis was tested and the effect was examined

● Active: We tested the hypothesis and examined the effect

Works Cited

Images:● https://it.pinterest.com/pin/594264113300326152/● https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/have-you-read-today-what-benefits-reading-artur-aguiar-de

-albuquerque● http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/Innovation-Imagination-Idea-Brainstorm-Mindmap-2123

973 ● http://maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com/Chemist-Chemistry-Lab-Research-Liquid-674467● http://www.gpb.org/sites/www.gpb.org/files/_field_production_main_image/physics_fundame

ntals.jpg● https://pixabay.com/en/dna-string-biology-3d-1811955/● http://www.bristol.k12.ct.us/uploaded/faculty/solomona/General_Pictures/IV_DV.png