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The Science fair is coming up...

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.