Welcome to my blog! This is the site that will help you get ready for school. First, did you know school is going to start on August 22? I can't wait! Okay, I will give you some time to get used to the idea of going back to school.
But before you go back to having your summer fun, check out my blog on how to do a science project. (Just in case you are curious.) The slide show and video are optional viewing but can give you an idea of how to find a science project idea and the parts of the science project.
The due dates for each part of the science project will be in your child's calendar planner. But my On-Course and blog will have the due dates as well.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Picking a science project
Parents, check this video out on helping your child to select a topic for their science project.
Monday, July 18, 2011
The science project process
Science projects are a requirement of all of the district's advanced and Gifted students. Check your school planner and you will see a calendar that will help you organize for doing a project. The first due date is September 9. All parts of the project must be kept in your portfolio in the box beneath class period baskets.
There are a number of ways you can approach the science project process. First, you can talk it over with your family then check the website www.sciencebuddies.org/ or check with the website http://www.nefrsef.org/ under the "Student" section. Mrs. Poe needs to approve your topic idea before the experimental procedures can be written.
Your experimental procedures must contain a step-by-step "recipe" of how the experiment is to be done (note this is written in future tense because you cannot start until the paperwork is done). The experimental procedures must also list the safety procedures....everything you do in life has an element of risk thus common sense safety issues must be addressed as part of your procedures.
Bibliographies: every book, magazine, or Internet site is a source of information and should be recorded as a bibliography entry. Talking to people does not count as bibliography source. I have put on a small poster on the classroom wall between the two windows, the one source that is required in your list of 5 bibliographical entries. This same bibliographical entry is also in the notebooks next to the student computers. Wikipedia does not count as a bibliographical entry.
Science project paperwork: http://www.nefrsef.org/ has the Forms 1, 1A, 1B, and 2. Fill them out, print them out, and then bring them to school. If the classroom's student computers #1,2,3, or 4 are available, you may use them to fill out your forms. The notebooks next to the computers will show you what goes on each line on each page including the school's address and phone number. On October 14, I will check the student portfolios for the following: Student safety agreement, project topic and my approval; the experimental procedures; 5 bibliographical entries as well as the required project paperwork (Forms 1, 1A, 1B, 2)
Science projects are a requirement of all of the district's advanced and Gifted students. Check your school planner and you will see a calendar that will help you organize for doing a project. The first due date is September 9. All parts of the project must be kept in your portfolio in the box beneath class period baskets.
There are a number of ways you can approach the science project process. First, you can talk it over with your family then check the website www.sciencebuddies.org/ or check with the website http://www.nefrsef.org/ under the "Student" section. Mrs. Poe needs to approve your topic idea before the experimental procedures can be written.
Your experimental procedures must contain a step-by-step "recipe" of how the experiment is to be done (note this is written in future tense because you cannot start until the paperwork is done). The experimental procedures must also list the safety procedures....everything you do in life has an element of risk thus common sense safety issues must be addressed as part of your procedures.
Bibliographies: every book, magazine, or Internet site is a source of information and should be recorded as a bibliography entry. Talking to people does not count as bibliography source. I have put on a small poster on the classroom wall between the two windows, the one source that is required in your list of 5 bibliographical entries. This same bibliographical entry is also in the notebooks next to the student computers. Wikipedia does not count as a bibliographical entry.
Science project paperwork: http://www.nefrsef.org/ has the Forms 1, 1A, 1B, and 2. Fill them out, print them out, and then bring them to school. If the classroom's student computers #1,2,3, or 4 are available, you may use them to fill out your forms. The notebooks next to the computers will show you what goes on each line on each page including the school's address and phone number. On October 14, I will check the student portfolios for the following: Student safety agreement, project topic and my approval; the experimental procedures; 5 bibliographical entries as well as the required project paperwork (Forms 1, 1A, 1B, 2)
Research Paper
A sneak peak at the required Science Research paper rubric.
The research papers tell the readers about your project (or now your area of expertise). The list below is what should be on the final research paper due along with the science project. The rough draft is due Friday, December 2. I am not expecting the data, graphs, or conclusion to be completed by that date. I will have the papers corrected before you go home for Winter Break. The corrected papers can be revised over the holidays before the science project presentation during the first week of January.
Much of the research paper will already be done as you do each part of your paper due throughout the first semester (check project calendar in the school planner). All the parts will be edited and collected and placed in your student portfolio for use in putting together your research paper.
SCIENCE PROJECT RESEARCH PAPER CHECKLIST
Title page
____has a title page
____title is in the center of the page
____title is in bold print
____student’s name, teacher’s name, class period in the bottom right hand
corner
Table of Contents
____has a table of content page
____the pages are listed numerically
Hypothesis
____has the problem and hypothesis written in a paragraph form
____is the problem written in the form of a question and has a question mark.
Materials
____has a complete list of all the materials used in the experiment
Experimental Procedure
____listed the steps in doing the experiment in a logical order
____can the reader follow the procedures and duplicate the experiment too?
____includes all safety precautions to be taken by the students to protect
themselves and their family.
Research
____has a research page to give background information about the project or
materials or subject matter used in the project
____research page is at least one page
____each paragraph describes one detail of the project
____in describing your research did the reader (teacher, family member)
understand your research?
____did not use personal pronouns such as “I” or “me”
Data
____has the data in form of a table
____and has the data in form of a graph
____graph has all the parts (title, subtitle, numbers are labeled)
Conclusion
____restates the problem and hypothesis
____explains whether your original hypothesis was correct or incorrect
____explains why you were correct or incorrect and uses your data to support
your hypothesis.
A sneak peak at the required Science Research paper rubric.
The research papers tell the readers about your project (or now your area of expertise). The list below is what should be on the final research paper due along with the science project. The rough draft is due Friday, December 2. I am not expecting the data, graphs, or conclusion to be completed by that date. I will have the papers corrected before you go home for Winter Break. The corrected papers can be revised over the holidays before the science project presentation during the first week of January.
Much of the research paper will already be done as you do each part of your paper due throughout the first semester (check project calendar in the school planner). All the parts will be edited and collected and placed in your student portfolio for use in putting together your research paper.
SCIENCE PROJECT RESEARCH PAPER CHECKLIST
Title page
____has a title page
____title is in the center of the page
____title is in bold print
____student’s name, teacher’s name, class period in the bottom right hand
corner
Table of Contents
____has a table of content page
____the pages are listed numerically
Hypothesis
____has the problem and hypothesis written in a paragraph form
____is the problem written in the form of a question and has a question mark.
Materials
____has a complete list of all the materials used in the experiment
Experimental Procedure
____listed the steps in doing the experiment in a logical order
____can the reader follow the procedures and duplicate the experiment too?
____includes all safety precautions to be taken by the students to protect
themselves and their family.
Research
____has a research page to give background information about the project or
materials or subject matter used in the project
____research page is at least one page
____each paragraph describes one detail of the project
____in describing your research did the reader (teacher, family member)
understand your research?
____did not use personal pronouns such as “I” or “me”
Data
____has the data in form of a table
____and has the data in form of a graph
____graph has all the parts (title, subtitle, numbers are labeled)
Conclusion
____restates the problem and hypothesis
____explains whether your original hypothesis was correct or incorrect
____explains why you were correct or incorrect and uses your data to support
your hypothesis.
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