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Class notes for 7/13

Class notes for 7/13. From now on you will need to bring your lab notebook and your science fair manual to class every day Start thinking about specifics for your project Detailed procedure Exactly what will you measure? Exactly how will you measure it?

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Class notes for 7/13

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  1. Class notes for 7/13 • From now on you will need to bring your lab notebook and your science fair manual to class every day • Start thinking about specifics for your project • Detailed procedure • Exactly what will you measure? • Exactly how will you measure it? • Today Lauren will finish her list of group members and project status

  2. What is the final goal of this class? • This is not a laboratory class – demos are just about the best we can do • You will not be doing your project in this class • You will do your project during your sophomore year and bring it to the science fair in May 2013 • We will help you!

  3. Review of syllabus • End of this week: “You Be the Judge” • Next week: index card presentations of your potential project to the class • Question, hypothesis, procedure, anticipated data summary • Third week: mini-board presentations • Question, hypothesis, general materials/methods/procedure, graphs of anticipated (fake, made up) data, presented on a mini poster board

  4. Judging at the science fair • p30 of your science fair manual • Who are the judges? • Assigned judges • Special awards judges (p33 of manual) • What are they looking for? • Sections 1-4 of the judging sheet • Remember that you also must do a self-evaluation of your own project using this same judging sheet, and it must be displayed with your project at the fair

  5. “You Be The Judge” presentation • Work in groups of 4 • You will be assigned a completed project to judge • Assess sections 1-3 for your assigned project, and give it a score (1-5 for each part) • Present your project to the class • Briefly summarize the project • Hypothesis • Summarize procedure, materials, methods • Summarize data • Limitations and applications to everyday life • Discuss your scoring values and why you gave them • Offer alternatives, examples of good and bad

  6. “You Be The Judge” presentation • Project source website: http://www.projects.juliantrubin.com/science_fair_project/high_school_projects.html • One person from each team write down names of team members on piece of paper and bring to me; then I will give you a team number and assign you a project to judge • You will need to work on this over the weekend • Presentations begin on Monday

  7. Projects that will be judged: • Are dandelions able to inhibit bacterial growth and have other health benefits? • The Effectiveness of Cholesterol Lowering Home Remedies Compared to Medication • Investigate how cell phone radio-frequency waves affect the lifespan of a cricket. • What hand cleaner will do the best job to clean our hands? • How could be hair used in absorbing oil spills? • The removal of E. coli K12 from water • Biogas production from jatropha seed cake and cow dung • Compare the antioxidant effects of natural and synthetic food preservatives • Use electromagnetic forces in a coil to propel a projectile • Explore the effect of the lunar phase on events on Earth - temperature and birth rates

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