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HCI Projects Day (12 categories)
Category 1
(Experimental
research)
Category 5
(Creative arts)
Category 9
(Mathematics)
Category 2
(Non-experimental
Research)
Category 6
(Language arts-English)
Category 10
(Infocomm studies)
Category 3
(Inventions)
Category 7
(Language arts-
Chinese)
Category 11
(Future trends)
Category 4 (Resource
Development)
Category 8
(Service learning)
Category 12
(STEM – In
collaboration with
industries)
What is Cat 1 project about?
Experimental research
Need to carry out experiments in the lab
Data collection needed, more than
literature search
The Scientific Method
Ask a question
Do background research
Construct hypotheses
Conduct experiments &
collect data
Analyse results & draw
conclusions
Hypothesis
is true
Hypothesis is
false/partially true
Think again
Report Results
Examples of non Cat 1 Projects
Causes of Tsunami
Coconut milk extractor
Layman guide to science experiments
Cures to cancer
The Green project – Resource, Educate
Examples of Cat 1 Projects
Utilization of starch for the production of
biodegradable plastic.
Synthesis and characterisation of
nanometric semiconductors
Effect of mint on growth of bacteria
Deriving biofuel from newspaper
How to get started?
Source for an idea which is
Creative (if possible)
Feasible
Has good application
Interesting
Sourcing for ideas
There are many websites on science fair project ideas. For example:
http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/
http://www.juliantrubin.com/fairprojects.html
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/
Start early, sourcing for ideas take time. Discuss with mentor to check whether the idea is feasible.
Where to find ideas?
Search engines
- Google scholar
- Pubmed
- Elsevier – browse journals by subject (only abstracts)
- Scirus (http://www.scirus.com)
- open access journal (http://www.doaj.org/)
HCI projects day websites
- Web report archives. Browse through to find out
what has been done. Project ideas can be obtained by
modifying existing ideas or extending them.
Where to find ideas?
Feasibility of ideas
Rationale
- Is there a clear rationale?
- Does the project increase knowledge in the
field?
- Is there application/ interest value in your
project?
- Is there room for future expansion on the
project?
Feasibility of ideas
Originality
- Is your project simply a repetition of
others’ work? Did you make any
modification?
- Have you referred to for similar projects?
Feasibility of ideas
Approach & Methods• Can a workable outline of your methodology be
formulated?
• Can your hypotheses be tested using scientific methods?
• Is it possible to collect quantitative data?
• Is it possible to collect sufficient data within 3-6 months?
Doing Background Research
Identify gaps in knowledge.
Research on the history of similar
experiments or invention.
Research on the techniques and
equipment required to investigate your
topic.
Grading – Prelims
Focus on feasibility
Rationale/introduction
Clear objectives & hypothesis
Variables (controlled, independent and
dependent)
Materials, Apparatus and equipment
Methods
Grading – Semi Finals
Everything listed in prelims
Detailed methods (include photos)
Results (organised in tables, graphs)
Interpretation of results
Grading – Finals
Everything listed in semi-finals
More in-depth discussion of results
Conclusion
Applications
Limitations
Future studies
Comment on the following ideas
Effect of different organic fertilizers on plant
growth
Soil garden project
Bacterial resistance to Dettol
Effect of colours on emotion
Biodegradable microspheres for use in
tissue engineering
Preparing for prelims
5 min presentation
Everyone present must present.
Be confident in presenting, do NOT read
from script all the time.
Feedback from judges on prelim
judging 2014
Some projects do not have background
at all.
Some did not acknowledge the work of
others.
Some do not include in-text citation in
the background.
Reference not in APA format.
What is in-text citation?
Example
Extracellular microbial lipase• Catalysts for interesterification of oils and fats (Macrae,
1983) for use in synthesis of biodiesel
• Lipases from Pseudomonas have potential in
biotechnology (Gilbert et al., 1991)
Microbial proteases • Hydrolysis of proteins
• One of the most important groups of industrial enzymes
(Wu, 2006)
What students put for
references
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allotropy#Differences
_in_properties_of_an_element.27s_allotropes
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/t
humb/4/41/C60a.png/170px-C60a.png
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/t
humb/4/44/Carbon_nanotube_zigzag_povray_cr
opped.PNG/240px-
Carbon_nanotube_zigzag_povray_cropped.PN
G
Reference to be cited in APA format
Example: Journal article
Smith, A.B. & Jones, C.D. (2006). Earth-shattering
research from our laboratory. Journal of Research,
1, 1-10.
• Author(s) (surname first)
• Year of publication
• Title of paper
• Title of journal (italics)
• Volume of journal (italics)
• Pages
• Layout: hanging indent
Where to get help in citing
references in APA format?
• http://www.citationmachine.net/
• MS word 2007
Go to references, insert citation, choose APA for
style, key in relevant information. Both citation
and bibliography will be done for you.
Discussion
A group of students have come up with the
following idea for Projects Day:
“Investigating the antibacterial properties of fruit
peel extracts on E.coli”
What should the objectives, hypothesis and the
variables be?
Objectives
To investigate whether fruit peel extracts
from mango peel, banana peel and
orange peel have antibacterial properties
against E.coli.
Controlled
Variables
Independent
Variables
Dependent
Variables
Mass of fruit peels Type of fruit peel Zone of inhibition
Volume of solvent
used in the
extraction
Volume of fruit peel
extract used in the
well diffusion test
Volume of E.coli
added to the agar
plate
What you keep
constant
What you
manuipulate
Responding
variable, what
you measure
Risk Assessment and Research Plan
Need to submit risk assessment and
research plan prior to the start of
experimentation.
Both available in projects day website/cat
1.