SCIENCE INQUIRY PRESENTATIONA guide to assist you in the preparation of a

powerpoint for your Science Inquiry Presentation

SLIDE 1

Cover pageIncludeYour names

Your Science Inquiry topic

SLIDE 2

Type your science inquiry question.

Include details about why you chose this question.

Do you have any prior knowledge about the question? For example – what do you already know about the feeding habits of magpies?

You may need to do some research about your question. For example visit the library or search the internet.

SLIDE 3

Prediction

Think back to your science inquiry question. What do you predict will happen?

Do some extra research to support your prediction.

SLIDE 4

Variables

What are you going to

Change?

Measure?

Keep the same?

SLIDE 5

Method

List the steps you took to conduct your investigation.

Include any photos taken while conducting the investigation

SLIDE 6

Table

Create a table of your findings. For example -

Waterwheel How many revolutions in one minute

4 cups

6 cups

8 cups

SLIDE 7

Graph

Can your findings be made into a graph?

Remember your X axis is along the bottom (horizontal) and lists the variables you have changed.

Your Y axis runs vertical and this is where you list your measurements

SLIDE 8

Explain your findings

Refer back to your prediction – how does your investigation compare to your original prediction.

Explain any patterns in your results.

SLIDE 9

Improvements

How could you improve this investigation?

What would you do better next time or what would you do differently?

Where could you head to next with this investigation?

SLIDE 10

Research and Final Summary

What have you learnt about this topic?

Is there any research about your investigation (on the internet or at the library) that you can use to help explain your findings?

SLIDE 11

Thank you to the audience And anything else that you wish to conclude

with.

Editing Now go back through your presentation – do a

spell check. Check that you are using the Australian spellings not US eg, colour (Aust) / color (US).

Check the background and font colours on your slides as some colours are hard to see on the IWB eg purple background with black font cannot be read easily.