MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY

Peter won awards for his science projects at school. A good science project consists of questions, observations, findings or results, and visuals. Research examples of science projects and evaluate them. If you were a judge, which one would win?

• 1 Locate Science Projects Find descriptions and videos online.

  Internet InsideNG.com

  • Use a search engine as your teacher directs. Use search words such as science, fair, and project.

  Name	Category	Materials	Problems	Results
  volcano	Earth science	baking soda, vinegar	to demonstrate eruption	foamed for one minute

• 2 Evaluate the Projects Choose a project you think meets all the criteria, or standards, of a good science project. A good science project includes:

  • • a question, or hypothesis, that the science project tries to answer

  • • background information

  • • a procedure or piece of equipment that collects results

  • • conclusions about the findings.

• 3 Choose Your Favorite Print out or draw a picture of the project you think is the best. Why did you choose it? Did it meet all the criteria of a good science project? If you were a judge, why would you choose this one?

This science project uses wind to create power.