Science Fair Paper Guidelines

Title Page

*Your project's name (it can be in the form of a question) Your first and last name:

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Introduction

*One paragraph that tells the whole story. One way to do this is to write a sentence for each idea in the scientific method. One for the purpose, one telling what experiment or test you did, etc.

Hypothesis and Background Research

*State your PURPOSE in more detail, what made you think of this project. Tell what you found out from the books or other sources you used to learn about your topic and be sure those sources are listed in your bibliography.

Procedure: Experiment or Model

*List the materials you used and what you did. If drawings will make it clearer, draw on separate pages and put in this section. Explain in detail things you made.

Results

*Describe what happened, what you observed. Show your data.

Conclusion

*Describe your interpretation of your results. Look over your notes, charts, and log and write what you think your data shows. You can put your opinions here. Was your hypothesis (what you expected to happen) correct? Don't be afraid to say that you might have made a mistake somewhere. Great discoveries can come from what we learn from mistakes!

 

Sources:

*List of books, articles (Internet), magazines, and any other sources you used for researching your idea and writing your paper.

They are written or typed in this form:

Last name of author, First name, Title of source (book title, magazine title, or "Internet Article�.)

Jones, Thomas A., The Little Blue Bunny.

Anderson, Laura,Internet Article �How Blue Bunnies are Made�.

Thompson, Max, Ranger Rick, Where to Find Blue Bunnies�.