Welcome
to the Third Annual Science Fair at VBS.
Here at VBS we encourage our students to be inspired by
the world of Science and their environment.
We know that for some students participating in the Science Fair could
even be the beginning of a future career.
Therefore we are excited to have the 3rd Annual Science Fair
held at Vaiala Beach School in 2018.
This is an exciting event that grows each year and we are looking
forward to another inspiring Science Fair.
So what do you need to know?
·
This year the Science Fair is over two days
the 15th and 16th
August (week 5 Term 3)
·
All students from year 5 – 8 must
participate.
·
Students can work individually or with a
partner (if you work with a partner you are entered in the year group of the
oldest student)
It is important to start thinking about your project now and to begin working on it.
Your
project must include the following
·
A title
(often in the form of a question)
·
Your hypothesis
(what do you think will happen)
·
Your background
information
·
The method
(your experiment written in steps)
·
Results
·
Your conclusion
What
now? Find a topic! Think of something that interests you and you
are curious about. Be original. Remember to think of a topic that will have
an experiment with it. Don’t do a model
of the Solar System as that will not have an experiment.
So
how do you display your project? Use
cardboard to make a display board. You
may like to use an old cardboard box to cut up.
We have paint at school to make it look bright, or you may want to buy a
display board from SSAB.
Here
is a timeline to help you.
Week
7 Term 2 – First Senior Syndicate Meeting
Week
8 Term 2 – Decide if you are working on your own and
pick a topic. Know your hypothesis.
Week
10 Term 2 – Start gathering any useful background
information (this is your research)
Holidays
–
Begin your experiments, record results.
Week
1- 3 Term 3 – Have written up your background
information. Have display board.
Week
4 Term 3 – Type or write up all your information, what
is your conclusion based on your results.
Glue on the information to your display board.
Week
5 Term 3 – Your Science Fair Project is all finished
and ready for judging on Wednesday 15th August.
Search this blog for Science fair and see old entries to give you some inspiration.
