WI C O F F S C H O O L P T A S C I E N C E F A I R RE G I S T RA T I ON F ORM FR I D AY, MARCH 3RD,

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1 WI C O F F S C H O O L P T A S C I E N C E F A I R RE G I S T RA T I ON F ORM LA S T D A TE F O R F O R M S U B M IS S IO N : FR I D AY, MARCH 3RD, RE T U RN FOR M WI T H MO N E Y T O CL AS S T E ACHE R IN A N EN VEL O P E M AR K ED SC I EN C E FAI R 1. THIS REGISTRATION IS FOR (CHECK ONE): INDIVIDUAL ENTRY PARTNER ENTRY 2. FEE PER PARTICIPANT: $ STUDENT S NAME (PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY): GRADE: TEACHER: PHONE: 4. COMPLETE ONLY IF WORKING WITH A PARTNER(S)- PARTNER(S) NAME, GRADE, TEACHER: 5. CLASSIFICATION OF PROJECT (CIRCLE ONE CATEGORY): BIOCHEMISTRY BIOLOGY BOTANY CHEMISTRY COMPUTER SCIENCE EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE ENGINEERING

2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MATHEMATICS MEDICINE & HEALTH MICROBIOLOGY PHYSICS ZOOLOGY OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY) 6. TYPE OF PROJECT (CIRCLE ONE CATEGORY): RESEARCH COLLECTION APPARATUS DEMONSTRATION 7. PROJECT TITLE: 8. WILL YOU BE USING WATER OR OTHER LIQUIDS? YES NO 9. ELECTRICAL OUTLET REQUIRED? YES NO (WE HAVE LIMITED POWER OUTLETS AND WILL BE ASSIGNED ON FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS). 10. SPECIAL SET UP OR ARRANGEMENT REQUIRED? YES NO (IF YES, PLEASE GIVE DETAILS): PLEASE CHECK THAT YOU HAVE ANSWERED ALL QUESTIONS. IF YOU ARE WORKING WITH A PARTNER(S), PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PARTNER(S) COMPLETE HIS/HER SEPARATE REGISTRATION FORM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR TEACHER OR wicoffptasciencefair@gmail.com

3 WHY SCIENCE FAIR? SCIENCE FAIRS LET CHILDREN EXPLORE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THEIR WORLD. INVESTIGATING A SELECTED SCIENCE TOPIC IN DETAIL CAN OPEN UP NEW VISTAS AND SPARK APPRECIATION FOR NOT ONLY THIS PLANET BUT ALSO, THE WORLDS BEYOND. WHAT IS A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT? A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT IS A PRESENTATION OF AN EXPERIMENT, A DEMONSTRATION, A RESEARCH EFFORT, A COLLECTION OF SCIENTIFIC ITEMS OR A DISPLAY OF SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS. IT REPRESENTS THE EFFORTS OF A STUDENT S INVESTIGATION INTO SOME AREA OF INTEREST AND PROVIDES A WAY FOR THE STUDENT TO DEMONSTRATE THE RESULTS OF THOSE INVESTIGATIONS. HOW I S THE WI C OFF SCIENCE FAIR DIFFERENT FROM MAT H /SC I ENC E DAY? THE WICOFF SCIENCE FAIR GIVES YOUR CHILD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE PRESENTER AS WELL AS A SPECTATOR. WE STILL HAVE MATH/SCIENCE DAY EACH YEAR. THE W I C O F F SC I EN C E F AI R I S A VO LUN TAR Y AC TI VI TY. ALL STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. STUDENTS MAY WORK ALONE OR IN A TEAM WITH FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS. PARENTS, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YOU MAY PROVIDE HELP AND GUIDANCE AS LONG AS THE CHILDREN DO THE MAJORITY OF WORK. THE SCIENCE FAIR IS NON- COMPETITIVE. ALL ENTRANTS WILL RECEIVE A MEMENTO.

4 TI P S TO HELP Y O U W I TH Y O UR SC I EN C E P R O JEC T TO P I C : CHOOSE A TOPIC THAT YOU FIND INTERESTING. WE EMPHASIZE AND HIGHLY RECOMMEND EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF SCIENCE UNITS STUDIED IN CLASSROOM. YOU MAY EVEN CHOOSE YOUR HOBBIES FOR AN IDEA. DO YOU HAVE A COLLECTION OF ROCKS OR SHELLS OR COINS OR STAMPS? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN GARDENING, MUSIC, COMPUTERS, SPORTS, ETC.? IF SO, THEN THESE MIGHT BE INTERESTING TO STUDY IN A SCIENTIFIC WAY. SCIENCE NEWS REPORTED IN THE MEDIA CAN BE A SOURCE FOR IDEAS. DARE TO EXPLORE- BUT YOU MAY WANT TO STAY GROUNDED IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST SCIENCE FAIR. WORKING WIT H A PART NER : YOU MAY CHOOSE TO WORK WITH A FRIEND, SIBLING FROM WICOFF OR WORK ALONE. WORKING WITH OTHERS GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE YOUR IDEAS AND DISCOVERIES. IF WORKING IN A TEAM, MAKE SURE EACH TEAM MEMBER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROJECT. MAT ERIAL S : CHOOSE MATERIALS WHICH ARE EASY TO FIND AND INEXPENSIVE. A FREE-STANDING DISPLAY BOARD IS USUALLY THE BEST WAY TO DISPLAY RESULTS AND PICTURES. BOARDS CAN BE PURCHASED AT CVS, STAPLES, AC MOORE, AND MICHAEL S. GUIDANCE : IF YOU NEED HELP, SPEAK WITH YOUR TEACHER, PARENT OR AN ADULT. IT IS ALL RIGHT TO GET HELP AS LONG AS YOU DO MOST OF THE WORK YOURSELF.

5 SAFETY : BE SURE TO SELECT A PROJECT THAT DOES NOT HARM YOU OR OTHER LIVING CREATURES. DO NOT WORK WITH DANGEROUS CHEMICALS, FIRE EXPLOSIVES, POISONOUS REPTILES, CHEMICALS OR WATER TOGETHER WITH ELECTRICITY. DO NOT ENDANGER LIVING ANIMALS IN YOUR PROJECT. YOUR PROJECT NEEDS TO BE SAFELY DEMONSTRATED AT THE SCIENCE FAIR. RESEARCH : MOST PROJECTS WILL REQUIRE RESEARCH SO YOU MAY WANT TO VISIT YOUR LIBRARY, LOCAL BOOKSTORE, COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY, ZOO, MUSEUM, OR SEARCH THE INTERNET. PRESENT ING YOUR PROJECT : THE SCIENCE FAIR COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH TABLE SPACE TO DISPLAY YOUR PROJECT. YOU WILL HAVE 3 FT. BY 2.5 FT. OF SPACE. PL EASE NOT E: ONL Y SOME PEOPL E WIL L HAV E WAL L SPACE. IF YOU ARE CONDUCTING AN EXPERIMENT OR DISPLAYING AN INVENTION, TRY TO RECORD YOUR PROGRESS ON PAPER. IMPORTANT THINGS ARE OFTEN DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT, SO RECORD EVERYTHING YOU DO, RIGHT OR WRONG. AN EXPERIMENT MAY NOT TURN OUT AS YOU EXPECTED. DON T BE DISCOURAGED. IT WOULDN T BE AN EXPERIMENT IF YOU WERE CERTAIN OF THE RESULTS BEFORE YOU STARTED. THE SCIENCE FAIR COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE AN OUTLINE OF THE STEPS OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD TO ALL STUDENTS CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS.

6 SU G G ESTI O N S F O R P R O JEC TS: EX PERI MEN TS HOW DO TEMPERATURE CHANGES AFFECT FISH? FLOATING AND SINKING FRICTION GRAVITY THE EFFECT OF SUNLIGHT, CROWDING AND SOIL CONDITIONS ON PLANTS WHAT FABRICS MAKE GOOD INSULATORS? HOW ARE CRYSTALS FORMED? LEVER, PULLEY AND WHEEL LIGHT SPECTRUMS, RAINBOWS, REFLECTION AND REFRACTION REMOVING SALT FROM WATER WHICH SENSE ORGAN CAN DETECT THE GREATEST VARIETY OF SENSORY INFORMATION? TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPHS THERMOMETERS WINDMILLS WATER PRESSURE HOW DOES WATER MOVE THROUGH A LEAF? TASTE BUDS TEETH AND FLUORIDE VOLCANOES, HOW DOES VISCOSITY OF LAVA AFFECT ITS FLOW RATE? HOW PLANES, KITES AND ROCKETS FLY INVENT SOMETHING USEFUL DE MONST RAT IONS: CLAY MODEL OF THE THREE LAYERS OF THE EARTH CREATE YOUR OWN FOSSILS MAKE A MODEL OF THE OCEAN FLOOR MAKE A MODEL OF THE HUMAN BODY OR A BODY PART WHAT DOES A MAGNETIC FIELD LOOK LIKE? HOW DO GEARS AFFECT EACH OTHER S SPEED AND DIRECTION OF MOTION? SURPRISE BOXES WITH UNKNOWN OBJECTS INSIDE TO FEEL BUILD THE SOLAR SYSTEM, GALAXY OR SHOW AN ECLIPSE MODEL BUILD A BEAVER DAM PET CARE DEMONSTRATE OPTICAL ILLUSIONS DEMONSTRATE STATIC ELECTRICITY

7 RESEARCH: SHOW HOW LIVING THINGS DEPEND ON ONE ANOTHER THROUGH A FOOD CHAIN ILLUSTRATE HOW ANIMALS LIVE UNDERGROUND WHAT TYPES OF JOBS DO BEES HAVE IN A HONEYBEE COLONY? HOW ARE BEES HELPFUL TO MAN? ANTS AND THEIR JOBS PARASITE AND HOST RELATIONSHIPS DRAW THE PARTS OF A TREE OR FLOWER THE LIFE CYCLE OF A NON-SEED PLANT HOW DO PLANTS RESPOND TO LIGHT OR LACK OF LIGHT? PREPARE A NATURE GUIDE FOR PLANTS AND TREES ON THE SCHOOL GROUNDS OR IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD HOW PLANTS MAKE FOOD TYPES OF BIRD BEAKS OR WINGS/FEATHERS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS WHY ANIMALS HIBERNATE? DISCUSS A CAREER IN SCIENCE EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY LEARN ABOUT INSULATORS AND CONDUCTORS HOW ARE ROCKS FORMED? HOW AIR TEMPERATURES CHANGE? HOW ARE ISLANDS FORMED? EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT COMPARE PREDICTED WEATHER WITH ACTUAL WEATHER THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND HOW ITS PARTS WORK STATISTICS AND BOARD GAME COLLECTIONS: ROCKS, MINERALS, LEAVES, PINECONES, SEEDS OR SHELLS CLAY MODELS OF ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN-GROUP ANT COLONY MAKE CASTS OF ANIMAL TRACKS COLLECT THE MATERIALS USED IN BIRD S NESTS SIMPLE MACHINE USED AT HOME PICTURES OF ANIMAL POPULATIONS: HERDS, COLONIES, SCHOOLS, ETC. DISPLAY PICTURES OF HERBIVORES, CARNIVORES AND OMNIVORES AND LIST WHAT THEY EAT TYPES OF TEETH PRESSED FLOWERS

8 APPARATUS: MAKE A THERMOMETER BUILD A SOLAR HEATER OR COOKER GALILEO AND THE TELESCOPE, IDENTIFY THE PARTS MAKE A COMPASS MAKE A SUNDIAL MAKE A SPECTROSCOPE DESCRIBE A MICROSCOPE S PARTS AND FUNCTION TRANSISTORS COMPUTER LOG GOOD LUCK!!!