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How to Do a Science Fair Project
From your Biology Guide
Procedure on how to do a science fair project.
Difficulty Level:
Average
Time Required:
Varies
Here's How:
- Come up with an idea for a scientific experiment by observing a certain phenomenon and writing down your observations.
- Gather information about the topic you want to experiment on.
- Write a short and direct title that describes what your experiment is about.
- State the exact purpose of your experiment.
- Identify possible variables in your experiment. Variables are things that change.
- Write a hypothesis that states what you predict will happen based on changes in your variables.
- Create a step-by-step experiment that tells exactly what you intend to do.
- Gather together and list the materials needed to perform your experiment.
- Perform your experiment and record the data as you go along.
- Write down all of your observations while doing your experiment.
- Do all necessary calculations.
- Write a summary of what happened in your experiment.
- Use your data and observations to draw conclusions about your experiment.
Tips:
- When designing your experiment try to use only one variable and include a control so that you have something to compare the changes to.
- If you have performed calculations, record your results on a table or graph to include with your project.
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