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Science Fair Projects 2006 - Planning Guide

Welcome to the planning guide for the St. Edmund's Catholic School Science Fair, 2006!

The members of ScienceVT, along with some volunteers from Year 7, will be exhibiting their new Science Fair soon.  Here is a step-by-step plan to preparing your project...

Step 1:  Choose an area of science that interests you

You must be interested in the Science that is covered by your project.  You should also try to choose something original or unique - people who choose similar projects may have to change.

If you need ideas...

• look in the library of popular science books in lab 6

• think about what you have studied already in Science - is there any experiment you would like to repeat

• look at the image library from the Science Fair 2005 - does this give you any ideas?

• have a look at the ideas websites listed on the Open Directory Science Fair page

Step 2:  Decide upon an activity

You will display your project at the Science Fair.  Last year we had over 400 visitors to the Science Fair and they all wanted to get hands-on.

Your project must include:

• a poster describing your project which includes scientific knowledge

• at least one activity for visitors to do - an EXPERIMENT!

• a risk-assessment for the activity so that it is safe for both yourself and visitors

You will need to practice your activity before the Science Fair so you know what you are doing.

If you wish, you may just produce a poster project about your topic, if there is no obvious practical to do.  If you do this, you must produce a large poster and have at least two games related to you project for visitors to play.

Step 3:  Prepare your experiment and poster

This will take time so you need to concentrate.

Your experiment needs

• a risk assessment
• a lot of practice
• you to supply any materials that the Science department does not have

Your poster needs

• a clear, bold title
• detailed scientific information, which must be in your own words
• pictures, drawings, diagrams or photos

Step 4:  Take part in the Science Fair

The day of the Science Fair will need you to concentrate and be sensible.  You will have an area to set up your experiment and to carry it out.  You will be expected to spend most of the day showing off your experiment and letting visitors take part safely.

There will be a judging session during the day with prizes and certificates being awarded to the winning competitors.

There will also be a DVD produced of the Science Fair.  You may be asked to give a short interview for this, separate from the Science Fair.

I need more help!

Remember you can always ask for help, although you must be patient - it is tough to support a whole group when everyone is working on their own project!

There is a detailed, American, explanation about preparing for a Science Fair here, although we do not need to produce a printed report - a poster, hopefully with photos, is good enough.

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