The science fair date for your school will be set and announced by the
principal, science fair coordinator, or science fair committee. It is the responsibility
of each classroom teacher to keep his/her students informed and to help them, whenever
possible. While science projects are an integral part of the science curriculum, science
fair projects should not be required unless projects are a requirement of a course. For
students electing to complete a science fair project, it is suggested that teachers:
- Outline the fair on the board.
- Have the students record the schedule and
important dates.
- Schedule a day in the library for students
to begin their research on possible science fair topics.
- From the start, keep parents informed
about the fair and other science fair activities.
- Establish deadline dates from students to
turn in key activities.
- Develop a point system, if projects are
graded (completed projects should not be graded without advising students/parents of the
grading criteria in advance). See suggestion below.
- Give the highest point value for the
laboratory notebook or log, display, and oral presentation.
- Periodically schedule "project
updates."
- Establish criteria for the project
display.
Suggested Science Fair
Project Point System
| |
Points |
| Title of Project |
5 |
| Statement of the Problem |
5 |
| Hypothesis |
5 |
Identification of Variables
(Independent, Dependent, and Constants) |
5 |
| Procedure |
10 |
| Data Tables |
10 |
| Graphs |
10 |
| Review of Literature/Abstract |
20 |
| Results |
5 |
| Conclusion |
5 |
| Oral Presentation |
10 |
| Display |
10 |
|