Your first name:
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Your Email Address:
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1. Jot down a few of your interests. These might include sports you like, hobbies you have, or favourite foods you like to eat or cook ....
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2. Are there other topics you know a lot about?
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3. How about special situations? This is an important question, so here are some examples: a litter of kittens, a part time job (what type?), a long bike/bus ride to school, a steep slope with different plants on it, access to a farm or factory (what kind?), a parent who works with a product (what kind?) practicing a musical instrument (which one?), a yard or park with plants and/or trees in it (what kinds)) ...
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4. While being observant about one of these things (or something else around me), I have noticed
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or wondered ...
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5. Now try to form a question and hypothesis based on your answers to questions 1 to 4. A hypothesis is an educated guess (based on your own experience) at the answer to the question.
Question:
And hypothesis ...
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6. How could you find out if this guess is true? Do an experiment!!!! Think of a way you could find out, by comparing something to something else, or by measuring or counting something (e.g. weighing potato chip packets).
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7. What measuring instruments do you have available? E.g. ruler, scale, small post office scale, thermometer, sieve set,protractor...
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8. How much time do you have until the project is due?
1 week or less
1 to 4 weeks
4 weeks or more
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9. Do you want to work alone or in a group?
alone
in a group
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10. TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS: Most science fairs also include a technology option now, applying science to human needs. You may find an idea that fits the technology section, and of course many projects are science AND technology.
What problems have you noticed about the way things work around your house? What could you invent to fix the problem, or to improve a product? E.g. if an outside light is left on unnoticed, could you do a model of a circuit to indicate this? If someone likes reading in the bath, could you invent a bath table? If ants eat the cat food, could you invent a moat dish?
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