Science Fair

Year
Term
Colour
Levels
5
Code
Learning Area
Description

In Term 1, students will learn how to:

Any aspect of the physical, chemical, biological, geological or psychological world that involves the testing of a hypothesis and the gathering and processing of data to reach a conclusion is valid.

In more detail, students will:

  • conduct practical science investigations, which involves:
    • keeping all your work documented in a logbook
    • proposing a hypothesis (share your hypothesis with Zack for approval before moving to the next step)
    • writing a method
    • conducting trials and revising the method to ensure it's a fair test
    • gathering data/observations
    • processing and graphing the data
    • reflecting on what they've learned and sharing any "next steps" or "wonderings" ("based on these results, this raises more questions I would like to investigate the answer to, such as...")
    • reflecting on what they'd change about the experimental design

       

  • communicate their results to an audience, which involves
    • creating a display which can be put on display for the Canterbury-Westland science fair 
    • delivering a short talk to the class about what you investigated (think TED talks...give us a short rundown)
    • trying other methods of science communication, such as recording a short audio clip to make a podcast, or having a student interview you to make a "news" segment.

       

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” – Marie Curie 

“Progress is made by trial and failure; the failures are generally a hundred times more numerous than the successes, yet they are usually left unchronicled.” – William Ramsay