Science Fair Schedule of Assignments and Due Dates for 2008-09

All assignments not completed by the due date will be “ZAPPED” until they are accepted by the teacher. The entire Science Fair grade will be the equivalent of 3 test grades distributed over three quarters of the year. Students are encouraged to take pictures of all steps of the process (the judges like to see pictures on the board as well) as well as keep detailed notes in their journal.

Our GCS Science Fair will be held January 22 and 23, the Regional Fair held at TCC is TBA, and the State Fair in Ada, OK is March 26-28. The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair will be held in ___ on ___.

We are always grateful to have judges willing to judge a category or two at our local fair. We will provide our judges with a meal and other refreshments. If you have ANY technical or scientific background or even an interest in Science and would be willing to judge a few projects, please call Mrs. Cynthia Boyle at 317-5113.

Q	Date	Value	Assignment	Description of Assignment
1	9/26	0.3	Topics Approval	This will determine honors status in science classes at the 11th or 12th grade level. Must included detailed description of experiment w/ references, research plan and hypothesis.
2	10/13	0.1	Forms	Forms signed by all required parties (may involve the IRB (Internal Review Board) if project involves safety or privacy issues. Experiments may begin only after forms are signed.
2	10/20	0.1 each check	Weekly journal checks begin	Journal checks every Monday to make sure students are making steady progress on projects. Entries will be more detailed than 1 sentence. Must be complete description of work done since last entry.
2	10/27	0.5	Research Paper	Research paper must be 5 pages minimum. 1st page is the title page, 5th page is the Bibliography and there will be 3 full (not 2.1 or 2.2) pages, not counting graphics, of the body of the paper. It must be double spaced, normal margins, 12 font.
2	12/10	0.7	Binder	Binder will include hypothesis, (detailed) procedures, purpose, abstract, results, conclusion, copies of any photos/graphics used on the board. Forms should be in the back. All pages in page protectors.
3	1/22	0.3	Science Fair Display Board	Tri-fold project display board with header (may be obtained at Hobby Lobby etc. All pages in binder, pictures taken, graphs displaying data recorded etc should be arranged and permanently attached to board.
3	1/22	0.3	Power Point Presentation	If there’s a page in the binder, there should be a slide on the power point with the exception of the research paper. More details will be forthcoming.