November 14-18

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Focus on revising parts 1-3 of science fair project and complete part 4: Analysis and Conclusions, no other homework is assigned this week. You will have time in the computer lab to work on this in google docs. Remember!  You will be constantly revising each part of your science fair project throughout the process.  If you will continue to collect data over the next few weeks turn in an updated data table and graph.  Remember that we are in this solutions business, there is plenty of work for you to do. work on this at home daily, your journal should contain several observations, reflections, a-ha moments, real world connections and uses, sketches, problems and limitations, and of course your successes. 

Ganbatte ne!

Long Term Projects:

Science Fair Project

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Science Fair: Part 1 : Notebook set up, question, hypothesis, and background information due Friday,October 21see Science inquiry portal and science fair project above for help

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Science Fair:  Part 2 due Friday, November 4

Materials List and Procedure-
Go to the inquiry portal for guidance on this part or any part of the science fair project. Include a step by step list of the procedure you followed in your experiment. Write this section so that someone who doesn’t know anything about your project can follow what you did. Explain as though your audience is intelligent, but uninformed. Using diagrams along with your explanation of the procedure is a good idea.
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Science Fair: Part 3, due Wednesday, November 9
Conduct Experiment and Record Data and Observations- Record written observations and labeled sketches in your science fair journal as you conduct your experiment. Record your data in a table that is titled and clearly labeled.  Graph the data clearly and accurately. In order to provide more reliable data, your experiment should be repeated several times.  It is a good idea to do a rough draft in your science journal before making a final draft.  You can use the graphing tool on our web site, or a software program such as excel (advanced) to construct your graph. 
Helpful website on conducting experiments.
Science Fair Part 4 due Friday, November 18
Analysis and Conclusion: 
A: Analysis- this includes your data displayed in tables and graphs in final draft form and a written explanation of what your data shows.  What story does your graph tell?
B: Conclusion- include a graph that shows data from both your hypothesis as well as the actual results from your analysis. Explain whether or not the hypothesis is supported by your analysis. Compare and contrast your hypothesis and analysis. Consult your journal for any discoveries and difficulties you encountered along the way and report it here.  What scientific question or questions were raised during or after your investigation that you would you like to explore? 
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Positive Change Project: Part 3 - Mid-term positive change reports* and iceberg posters** will be presented January 23-27, after receiving feedback, adjustments will be made and research will continue. See Positive Change Project page for more information.

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