Guidelines to Investigatory Project

SCIENCE RESEARCH  AND INVESTIGAT INVESTIGATORY ORY PROJECTS

What is a Science Research Investigatory Proect! 

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It is research activity "hich ai#s to $eve%o& one's a(i%ity to i$enti)y an$ $eter#ine &ossi(%e so%*tions to a &artic*%ar &ro(%e# in one's co##*nity or &ossi(%e e+&%anations o) a &artic*%ar &heno#enon, It is a &%anne$ *n$erta-ing to a&&%y certain scienti)ic &rinci&%es or i$eas,

TYPES OF INVESTIGATORY PROJECT

1. Experimental type e+a#&%e.  e+a#&%e.  An investigative st*$y on the e))ect o) &H on see$ ger#ination

/, O(servation ty&e e+a#&%e.  e+a#&%e.  An investigative st*$y on the in)%*ence o) "eather to the average n*#(er o) c*sto#ers in 0o's Ca)e

1, S*rvey Ty&e E+a#&%e.  An investigative st*$y on the reaction ti#e rates o) 2i$$%e an$ High Schoo% st*$ents

I#&ortant Consi$erations o) Proect P%anning 3,

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Proect -no"%e$ge on the area &ro&ose$ )or investigation4 5rgency o) the &ro(%e# to (e researche$ on4 Pro(a(i%ity o) )*%)i%%ing the o(ectives4  Avai%a(%e reso*rces4 Ti#e re8*ire$ to co#&%ete the &roect,

P%anning an Investigatory Proect Characteristics o) a Proect P%an 3, S&eci)ic /, 1, 6, 7,

2eas*ra(%e  Attaina(%e Reso*rces Avai%a(%e Ti#e (o*n$

Ste&s in the Research Process 3, /,

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Se%ecting a to&ic De)ining the research &ro(%e# an$ o(ectives 9or#*%ating the Hy&othesis Con$*cting the e+&eri#ents Co%%ecting an$ Recor$ing Data

:, Ana%y;ing an$ Inter&reting Data , Preå the Research Re&ort

SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT GUIDEINES

I. Title, The tit%e o) yo*r &roect sho*%$ (e catchy? an @interest gra((er? (*t it sho*%$ a%so $escri(e the &roect "e%% eno*gh that &eo&%e rea$ing yo*r re&ort can 8*ic-%y )ig*re o*t "hat yo* "ere st*$ying, Yo* "i%% "ant to "rite yo*r Tit%e an$ 0ac-gro*n$ sections A9TER yo* have co#e *& "ith a goo$ 8*estion to st*$y,

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The 2atri+ o) 9at %oss The E))ect o) &H on Ta$&o%es Han$ Gest*res Po&corn Science Co%or an$ 2e#ory Ts*na#iB

II. A!"tra#t It is a short &aragra&h o) not #ore than 7 "or$s "hich gives the i#&ortant as&ects )eat*res o) the st*$y, This sho*%$ inc%*$e a very (rie) (ac-gro*n$? &*r&ose? hy&othesis? &roce$*res? res*%ts an$ conc%*sion,

III. $a#%&r'(n) 'r P(rp'"e The (ac-gro*n$ section is "here yo* inc%*$e in)or#ation that yo* a%rea$y -no" a(o*t yo*r s*(ect an$or te%% yo*r &roect rea$ers "hy yo* choose the &roect yo* $i$, What "ere yo* ho&ing to )in$ o*t )ro# the &roect!

IV. T*e Pr'!lem The #ost $i))ic*%t &art o) a science )air &roect is co#ing *& "ith a goo$ s*(ect to research, Thin- a(o*t WHAT INTERESTS yo* an$ thin- o) a TESTA0E F5ESTION a(o*t the s*(ect,

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I) yo* are $oing a &roect on so#ething that interests yo*? yo* "i%% %i-e%y enoy the research #ore an$ stic- "ith it %ong eno*gh to get so#e goo$ $ata, Re#e#(er? yo* are (eing a scientist,

V. +yp't*e"i"  As soon as yo* co#e *& "ith a testa(%e 8*estion? yo* "i%% &ro(a(%y instant%y have a hy&othesis &re$iction a(o*t "hat the res*%ts "i%% (e )ro# yo*r testing, It's a goo$ i$ea to "rite this $o"n (e)ore starting? (eca*se it #ay change as yo* go a(o*t yo*r e+&eri#enting, A%so? &%ease re#e#(er that yo*r hy&othesis nee$ scienti)ic (asis, There)ore? yo* nee$ to research a(o*t yo*r to&ic to s*&&ort yo*r hy&othesis,

VI. ,aterial" an) ,et*')" Once yo* have co#e *& "ith a 8*estion that yo* can act*a%%y test "ith #ateria%s at yo*r $is&osa%? yo* nee$ to )ig*re o*t ho" to set *& the tests, I) yo* "i%% nee$ a chart to "rite $o"n yo* test res*%ts? get it #a$e, I) yo* ta-e the ti#e to #a-e itit %oo- nice "ith a straighte$ge? yo* can inc%*$e the act*a% chart or s*rvey instr*#ent in yo*r &roect "rite*&, This rea%%y i#&resses the *$gesB

VII. Data The res*%ts section is "here yo* te%% yo*r rea$er the act*a% n*#(ers or other $ata that yo* got as yo* "ere $oing the e+&eri#ent,  In the tennis (a%% e+&eri#ent? this "o*%$ (e a ta(%e "ith the $i))erent (ran$s o) (a%%s an$ the act*a% heights each o) the# (o*nce$ on each tria%, yo* #ight a%so inc%*$e a gra&h? i) yo*r $ata %en$s itse%) to it, Don't )orget to inter&ret yo*r $ata,

VIII. C'n#l("i'n In the conc%*sion yo* )ina%%y get to te%% yo*r rea$ers "hat yo* )o*n$ o*t )ro# the e+&eri#ent? or ho" yo* inter&ret yo*r $ata, This section sho*%$ (e )oc*se$ on "hat yo* %earne$ a(o*t yo*r origina% 8*estion an$ hy&othesis, 9or e+a#&%e? Di$ chea&er cerea%s get soggier in #i%)aster!

I-. Re#'mmen)ati'n ist "ays to i#&rove yo*r e+&eri#ents an$ cite s*ggestions on ho" yo* co*%$ have (etter res*%ts,

-. Reeren#e" ist the (oo-s? "e(sites an$ other #ateria%s that yo* *se in #a-ing this &roect an$ (e s&eci)ic,

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1. Experimental type e+a#&%e.  e+a#&%e.  An investigative st*$y on the e))ect o) s*n%ight to &%ant gro"th /, O(servation ty&e e+a#&%e.  e+a#&%e.  An investigative st*$y on the in)%*ence o) "eather to the average n*#(er o) c*sto#ers in 0o's Ca)e 1, S*rvey Ty&e E+a#&%e.  An investigative st*$y on the reaction ti#e rates o) 2i$$%e an$ High Schoo% st*$ents