This will be an exciting challenge for you! You will increase your Science knowledge by inventing something, researching an interesting question, or by conducting an experiment. You will develop organizational skills and be guided to follow procedures that enable you to succeed at the challenge.  The project is a requirement for completion of the curriuclum for the fourth quarter.

K4 to 4th Grade

• Class projects or each person does the same or a similar project
• No research paper required
• Log book kept by students with teacher assistance
• Class presentation board(s)

5th and 6th Grade

• Individual projects or teams of 2 or 3 students
• This year the 5th & 6th grade students will not need to write a paper
• 5th grade students will design a science game
• 6th grade students will create an invention
• Each student must keep a log book to record all activity on the project
• One presentation board for each project

7th and 8th Grade 

• Individual projects or teams of 2 students
• Two page (500 word, 12 point font, double-spaced) paper required from each student with 3 sources in the bibliography. At least one of the sources in the bibliography must be from a book or magazine.
• Each student must keep a log book to record all activity on the project
• One presentation board for each project

1. Think about what you want to do for your project.  If you are in Grade 5 - 8, you need to decide if you would like to work individually or with a team. 

• Visit Ms. Armstrong in the LMC or discuss this with your Science Teacher
• Search the following Internet Sites

• To see sample games, search the following sites (5th Grade):

• To see a sample of an experimental project, search this site:

2. Pick one of the following project types:

• Game (5th grade)
• Invention (6th grade)
• Researching an Interesting Question 
• Conducting an Experiment

4.  Begin your Science Project Journal. Your first Journal Entry on January 30th, 2004 should include:  your topic selection, the type of project, and the names of your team members if you are working with a group.

5.  A. For grades 5 & 6, you should research information for your project during the month of February.
     B.  For grades 7 & 8, your Language Arts Teacher will work with you, starting in the 2nd quarter, to select a topic, conduct research on the topic, and write a research paper.

• Indentify questions about your topic
• Find sources of information on your topic (print and electronic)
• Develop a bibliography (keep a list of the sources you use)
• Put the research information into your own words, do not copy (plagerize)
• Keep a record of your research in your journal

7.  Begin working on your project display board. All display boards should: be attractive, easily understood, neat, and have proper grammar and correct spelling.

• If your project choice is an experiment, your display board should include the steps of the scientific method that you followed.
• If your project choice is a research paper or demonstration, your display should include all pertinent material.

9.  Final Preparations for your project.  Your teacher may want you to share your projects in Science Class and explain it to your classmates.

10.  Thrusday April 29th, 2004 Your project should be complete! You will set it up in the gym on Friday April 30th, 2004.

12.  Your project will remain on display until May 3rd for other classes to view.
 

April 30th 2004	Set up Projects in the Gym
April 30th 2004 (Closed After 6pm)  April 31st 2004 (Closed Before 4pm)	Judges Only! No Participants Allowed
May 1st  2004 (4:00 - 7:00pm)	Open to the Public
May 2nd 2004 (4:00 - 7:00pm)	Open to the Public
May 3rd 2004 (2:00 - 6:00pm)	Viewed by classes - after 2pm projects should be removed from gym

InNOVAtions Fair Judging Criteria 
Science Experiment Project
(Rating of 0 to 10 points with 10 being excellent and 5 being average) 

1. Your display is attractive and appealing 
2.  Your materials are easily understood by the viewer 
3.  You use proper grammar and correct spelling 
4.  Your work is very neat 
5.  You show creativity and originality in topic choice, methodology and use of materials 
6.  Your background information shows you researched your project choice thoroughly. The required number of sources was consulted. 
7.  You have shown that you followed the process of the Scientific Method by stating the problem, developing a hypothesis, conducting experimentation, gathering data, and drawing a conclusion. 
8.  The variable is your experimentation was measurable and appropriate, and the control was properly maintained. 
9.  You used a suitable sample, number of samples and/or you allowed an adequate amount of time for your experiment to be completed. 
10.  Your graph(s) and/or table(s) clearly show the changes in the variable. The graph(s) and/or table(s) are properly labeled as easy to understand. 

InNOVAtions Fair Judging Criteria 
Science Research/Demonstration Project
(Rating of 0 to 10 points with 10 being excellent and 5 being average) 

1. Your display is attractive and appealing 
2.  Your materials are easily understood by the viewer 
3.  You use proper grammar and correct spelling 
4.  Your work is very neat 
5.  You show creativity and originality in topic choice, methodology and use of materials 
6.  Your background information shows you researched your project choice thoroughly. The required number of sources was consulted. 
7.  The purpose of your project is clearly stated 
8.  The research/demonstration covers all pertinent material on this topic 
9.  The difficulty of the project is appropriately challenging for this grade level 
10. The material presented demonstrates understading of the project topic

K4 to 4th Grade 

$100 awarded to one classroom at each grade level for purchase of science related materials for the classroom.

5th and 6th Grade 

• One Grand Prize Scholarship for the Wisconsin Lake Schooner Education Association Fun on the High Seas Summer Camp
• One First prize of $50 for each grade level
• Two Second prizes of $25 for each grade level
• Three Third prizes of $10 for each grade level

7th and 8th grade 

• One Grand Prize Scholarship for the Wisconsin Lake Schooner Education Association Fun on the High Seas Summer Camp
• One First prize of $100 for each grade level
• Two Second prizes of $50 for each grade level
• Three Third prizes of $25 for each grade level