Mitchell Elementary PTA

Every Child. One Voice – Golden, Colorado

Science & Social Studies Fair 2013

Fair Date:  Thurs­day, Feb­ru­ary 7, 2013. (Set up, project pre­sen­ta­tion, deli­cious pizza din­ner and judging)

School View­ing & Awards Date:  Fri­day, Feb­ru­ary 8th.

Be A SCIENTIST! Be A SOCIOLOGIST! Be an INVENTOR!

 

The Sci­ence and Social Stud­ies Fair is an oppor­tu­nity for chil­dren to ask a ques­tion and explore the answers for them­selves.  We will help guide you and your child along the way!  Your child will love to share his/her project with fam­ily, friends and school­mates.  We look for­ward to a great night of sci­ence and social studies!!!

 

For a suc­cess­ful and awe­some project we rec­om­mend you use the Project Guide Online reg­is­tra­tion will open Decem­ber 1st and close Decem­ber 21st before win­ter break so that your child can begin think­ing about his/her project over break.

 

SEE WHAT KIT HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE SCIENCE FAIR LAST YEAR!!

What is a Sci­ence or Social Stud­ies Project?

A sci­ence or social stud­ies Inves­tiga­tive Project (or an Inven­tion) asks a ques­tion and then uses 5 steps called the sci­en­tific method to dis­cover an answer. The term Sci­en­tific Method sounds pretty com­pli­cated but it is actu­ally 5 sim­ple ideas that sci­en­tists use to solve problems:

  1. What I won­der (Question)
  2. What I think (Hypothesis)
  3. What I did (Experiment/Research)
  4. What I found (Results)
  5. What I learned (con­clu­sions)
    (This process is explained in much more detail in the Project Guide.)

 

Once you’re done, you orga­nize all your find­ings using a dis­play or poster board.  You may even want to include a demon­stra­tion.  Most impor­tantly, you will have the oppor­tu­nity to explain your results to the sci­ence fair judges, your friends, and your fam­ily at the Sci­ence and Social Stud­ies Fair. In addi­tion, each grade 4th – 6th com­petes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place!

2013 Sci­ence & Social Stud­ies Fair rules

  • Title of Project, Name, Grade, and Teacher should be clearly dis­played on your project.  This really helps the judges and volunteers.
  • List your resources.  Please give the title and author of books you used; list of web­sites; names of peo­ple inter­viewed, places vis­ited, and all peo­ple who helped you com­plete your project.
  • Dis­plays must be free-standing and no larger than 4 feet wide by 3 feet tall. Pur­chase dis­play boards at office sup­ply stores or craft stores, or make your own.
  • Dan­ger­ous chem­i­cals, flames, or live ani­mals are not per­mit­ted.
  • There will not be access to elec­tri­cal outlets.
  • Dis­plays that involve liq­uids or mate­ri­als that could spill or make a mess should be self-contained (in a tray or tub) and set up in the “wet project” area. Stu­dents are respon­si­ble for clean-up.
 Links & Ideas

On the inter­net, type in “sci­ence fair” and you will find more sites and lists of awe­some project ideas than you could imag­ine! The two we most rec­om­mend are:

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/Getting-Started.html

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml