Science Fair

Directions and Deadlines

Sacred Heart School does not currently host a science fair. This information is for you if you would like to do an experiment on your own at home.

General suggestions:

• Plan to work independently or with one partner. Groups of three are acceptable, with permission from the parents of all three partners.
• All work will be completed during non-school hours. No class time will be used for this project.
• See your information packet for specifics about what, how, and when.
• Be certain that what you plan to do is an actual experiment that will answer a question.  Many "experiment" and "science fair project" books are actually demonstrations of known scientific principals and will not be eligible to go on to higher levels of competition. Check with your teacher if you are unsure about your planned project.

Science Project Suggested Schedule:

January 14                              Project Topic & Question (check w/ teacher)

January 16                              Review of Literature, Bibliography, & Hypothesis

January 16                              Procedures

January 17-25                         Carry out experiment, Collect & Record Data

January 28                              Graphs & Tables

January 29                              Disscussion of Data, Interpretation & Conclusion

January 30                              Future, Abstract, Acknowledgements

January 31                              Title Page, Table of Contents

February 1                              Rough Draft of Project Paper

February 8                              Edited Project Paper (Final Copy)

February 10                            Display Board complete

February 11-13                        Present Science Project

April 2-5                                 GKCSEF – Union Station

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Websites that may be of help:

Science Pioneers - Here is a link to all pubications about our area Science Fair for grades 4-6. The "Handbooks" section is especially helpful and contains two booklets, as well as many other resources.

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Sites with other places' science fair resources:

• Science Project 2004 Index - Consider choosing one of these projects and repeating it. Science is all about repetition. Use a good project and make it your own.
• TrackStar resource sheet with project ideas
• Super Science Fair Projects
• Discovery Schools Science Fair Central
• The Internet Public Library Science Fair Project Resource Guide
• Louisiana State University Science Fair Internet Resources
• National Student Research Center
• School Science Fairs Homepage
• Science Fair Project: A Resource for Students and Teachers
• Science Fair Projects on the Web
• Steps to Prepare a Science Fair Project
• Internet Public Library - Science Fair resource site