This document provides information about an upcoming 6th grade science fair project for students. It outlines the scientific process that students must follow, including developing a question, conducting research, forming a hypothesis, experimentation, collecting and analyzing data, and reporting conclusions. It also lists specific due dates for different project components and restrictions on project topics. The document aims to clearly communicate the requirements and timeline for the 6th grade science fair projects.

1. SCiet1te FCllr. PQreFit Meet-It1g
Oct. Sf!; S:3e PM Woods MPR
This project will be a combination of research and experimentation. Your child
must PROVE something and NOT demonstrate it. Your child will go through the
entire scientific process creating a research plan while keeping a journal of the entire
process-from day I.
NO restrided projects will be excepted under any circumstances. No experiments
can be done on using human subjects, vertebrate animals, biological agents (no
blood, teeth, tissue, hair, bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.) or hazardous chemicals,
activities, or devices (anything regulated like chemicals and bleach, controlled
substances, prescription drugs, alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives, lasers).
Meetings will be held on Thursdays at 8:05 AM in Room 19 for students interested
in going on to the county science fair. These meetings are not mandatory for 6th
grade students who are completing a project for their teacher.
Below you will find a timeline as to when each part of the project is due for all 6th
grade students along with those interested in going on to the county science fair.
Item Due
Oct. 11 Question / Problem everything must be kept in your journal
Oct. 18 Nothing due--vVork on your research everything must be kept in
your journal
Oct. 25 Bibliography (must have 5 sources) and Hypothesis due--Research
done everything must be kept in your journal
Nov. 01 List of Nlaterials and Procedure due everything must be kept in your
journal

2. Nov. 08 Nothing due-vVork on experiment keeping tables, graphs, drawings,
and/or pictures everything must be kept in your journal
Nov. 15 Nothing due-vVork on experiment keeping tables, graphs, drawings,
and/or pictures everything must be kept in your journal
Nov. 22 Nothing due-Work on experiment keeping tables, graphs, drawings,
and/or pictures everything must be kept in your journal
Nov. 29 Results, Conclusion, and Further Research due everything must be
kept in your journal
Dec. 06 Board due between 8:00 - 8:30 AM in the MPR
6:00 PM MPR Doors open for public viewing
6:20 PM Awards will be given out
Dec. 14 Those going on to the Fresno County science fair-fill out forms in
the LAB at 1:45 PM
Every 6th grade student will be given a detailed packet explaining each of the steps
required above from their teacher. All 4th and 5th grade students must attend the
first meeting in order to obtain the packet. This information will be on the school's
website as well.
Below I have listed two websites for topic ideas; however, there are many websites
that contain great information.
www.usc.edu/CSSF/ www.all-science-fair-projects.com
http://schooI.discoveryeducation.comlsciencefaircentrallGetting-StartedlInvestigation.html
http:UschooI.discoveryeducation.comlsciencefaircentraI!
search-California state science fair or free science fair projects
If you have any questions, you may contact me by email atcreemueller@cusd.com
or by phone at 327-8800. I look forward to working with your children.
NIrs. NIueller
4th Grade Teacher/County Science Fair Advisor
creemuelIer@cusd.com
327-8800

3. Title: The title is almost always centered at the top of the middle of the project board.
1. Question/Problem: This is a short paragraph explaining the main things(s) you were wondering about your
project. It could also tell why you chose this topic and/or why you were wondering about this.
2. Research (including a bibliography): This is a summary of the research/information you found on your
topic. It is usually written in a paragraph format. Your summary tells what key information you found that
explained some of the scientific concepts or helped you to understand your experiment. Sometimes, students
will list words and their definitions (like a vocabulary list) of the words that were new to them. The
bibliography can be included at the end of the research or on the project board itself (this is preferred, but
sometimes there is limited space on the board).
3. Hypothesis: After you've done your research and planned the experiment, you should have an idea of
what you think the answer(s) to your question or problem will be. The hypothesis is a straightforward
statement as to the possible results of your tests.
4. Materials Needed list: This is a complete list of the items you will need for your experiment. It is written
as a list and not in a paragraph format. List exactly how many and/or the size of the items (needing 6 oz cups
and 8 oz cups are two separate items on the list). If you are measuring something over time, you might need a
stopwatch or a clock, as well as the materials needed to measure (gram scale, tape measure, glass measuring
cup, etc).
5. Procedure: The steps, or the procedure, of your experiment can be written in a list format. You might use
a sentence or several sentences to explain each step. List the steps in order as you do them. Someone should
be able to follow these steps and do the experiment exactly as you.
6. Data (tables, graphs, observations, drawings, pictures): It's a good idea to take pictures of your
experiment as you are doing it. Be sure not to get your face(or anyone else's) in the picture (judges should not
recognize you). Be sure to take pictures of the testing every step of the way. The pictures show the judges
how the experiment looked. Put your data into graphs or tables and put these on the board. You may want to
draw a diagram or picture of something relating to your experiment. Every project is different so the types of
pictures, diagrams, and graphs will be different for each person.
7. Results: While testing, you've been recording the data. In this section, you write in sentences what the
data shows. Your sentences will say something like: "Of the 40 students studied, 75% said they preferred the
taste of 7-Up and 22% preferred Sprite. Three percent of the students stated both tasted exactly the same."
Don't forget to report negative results or test failures with your results. Failures are results too. This section
can be in paragraph or "bulleted" form.

4. 8. Conclusion: This section is where you compare your results to your hypothesis. You explain if your
hypothesis was correct and you use the results of your test to support this explanation. You are drawing a
conclusion about your results and if the results are meaningful. If your test did not go as you thought, you
would include some statements as to what you would do differently if you did this test again.
9. Discussion and Further Research: In this section, you analyze your results and how they have meaning to
the world. Now that you know this information (the results and conclusion), how can you use it? You could
also write about what new questions you have about your topic and what you would do for further research.
10. Journal: This is a compilation of the diary/journal that you have kept throughout your experimenting. It
would include dates of meetings, notes from researching and planning, and the data from the actual testing.
Material printed or collected could be kept in back of the journal. This information is put together in a binder
or folder and placed on the table in front of the project board. It is not attached to the board itself.
Acknowledgements: Science projects should be done by students, but often adults help out. If an adult spent
extra time in guiding, monitoring, typing, or mentoring, it could be acknowledged on the board. If an adult
was needed to operate a special tool or apparatus, this should be stated.
Be sure that the student's name or school name do NOT appear
on the board.

5. PROBLEM TiTlE RESULTS
A question that states what the Bold, Large lettering Relates to the experiment. What
project is about happened? Explain your data,
graphs, charts in words.
PROCEDURE
RESEARCH
A step by step description of what
CONCLUSION
Summary of back-ground you did, clear and complete (like a
information recipe) Relates to the hypothesis. Did the
data support the hypothesis or
not? Discuss and compare data to
HYPOTHESIS DATA, GRAPHS, CHARTS, hypothesis
PICTURES
A statement of the projected
outcome Of the data collected
FURTHER RESEARCH
If hypothesis is not supported,
MATERIALS could it be altered?
List everything needed include Ideas for further experiments
weights and numbers of relating to a modified hypothesis
What could you do/change next
time?
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6. Format Examples
Books
Format:
Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date). Book title. Additional information. City
of publication: Publishing company.
Examples:
Allen, T. (1974). Vanishing wildlife of North America. Washington, D.C.: National
Geographic Society.
Encyclopedia & Dictionary
Format:
Author's last name, first initial. (Date). Title of Article. Title of Encyclopedia (Volume,
pages). City of publication: Publishing company.
Examples:
Bergmann, P. G. (1993). Relativity. In The new encyclopedia britannica (Vol. 26, pp.
501-508). Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica.
Magazine & Newspaper Articles
Format:
Author's last name, first initial. (Publication date). Article title. Periodical title, volume
number(issue number if available), inclusive pages.
Examples:
Harlow, H. F. (1983). Fundamentals for preparing psychology journal articles. Journal of
Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 55, 893-896.
Bibliography Notes
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8. Bibliographic Notes for Internet Use
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Author of Site if available (person): _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Title of Site: ______________________________
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Example:
California Historical Society, "The Yokuts". [Online] Available
http://WWlV.californiahistory.net/2_natives/yokuts.htm .• November 18, 2002.
Smith, Frank. "Remembering Pearl Harbor." [Online] Available
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/, November 20, 2002.