● Experimental?

● Non-experimental?

● Driving question e.g. how far does sound travel?

● independent and dependant variables e.g. how distance

from source affects the number of decibels measured.

● Clear procedure - step-by-step and logical -> plan!

● Control variables e.g. source of sound the same

● Accurate and appropriate data collection - what are you

measuring, how often, by what means?

● Data presentation e.g. tables, bar or line graph

● Conclusion - what did you find out?

● Problem or question e.g.how is the speed of light be measured?

● Sources e.g. webpages, interviews, news articles, journals - credited

● Information is accurate e.g. ‘I read that the moon is made of

cheese’

● Convey salient points in your own words - demonstrate

your understanding

● Identify problems and issues - e.g. technological, ethical,

economical?

● Effective processing/critical thinking - how do you deal with

information

● Conclusion

● New ideas/understanding

● Scientific knowledge Sources of information (Theory)

Key concepts/processes e.g. chemical reaction,

Newtons law of motion

● Presentation/display Well organised, well presented

All key points

● Creativity - ORIGINAL!

You can choose to do your project in a group of 3, a pair,

or individually.

You will have lesson time and homework to plan, research and carry out your

project.

All projects should be finished by Thursday 30th April - Ready for the Science

Expo evening on Wednesday 6th May

https://www.googlesciencefair.com/springboard/en/