| Choosing a good experiment for your next middle | | | | and what happens in each step. Using graph paper |
| school science project is very important. Try these tips: | | | | can make the project much easier to track. |
| | | | 6. After completing the project write down what |
| 1. Think about things you use everyday. These can | | | | actually happened and your conclusion. |
| include foods you eat, cosmetic things you use, | | | | It is also helpful to take pictures of your project in |
| detergent used for clothes or dishes. | | | | action. It puts more of you into the experiment. You |
| 2. Have you ever had a question about how that | | | | can also use these photos when putting your display |
| product does its job? A question is why does | | | | together to present at the science fair. With many |
| toothpaste clean your teeth so well? Can something | | | | people owning ipods you can take digital photos and |
| else, such as baking soda do just as good of a job on | | | | have a slide show on your ipod or your can do this on |
| your teeth? | | | | a laptop. Now not everyone has an ipod or laptop |
| 3. Maybe you think about the microwave popcorn you | | | | available but there is even a possibility you could |
| make every night. Does the temperature of the | | | | borrow a laptop from a friend or teacher just to |
| microwave depend on the length of time you cook the | | | | present the photos during your demonstration and they |
| popcorn? Why? | | | | may feel like they are a part of your project if you |
| 4. Once you have your question you will want to | | | | involve them just to help with the computer |
| gather the materials needed to do the experiment and | | | | presentation portion of the science fair project. |
| write down the procedure you will need to do it. It is | | | | One of the most important aspects of your middle |
| important to document how you will go about testing | | | | school science project is to have fun while you do it. |
| for the science project and follow it precisely. | | | | Do not make is a chore or a burden. Instead look at it |
| 5. Now that you have all the materials and have the | | | | as a fun school learning project that you are not sitting |
| procedure ready you can actually proceed with doing | | | | at a desk reading a book. you get to do something |
| the experiment. Make sure to document what you do | | | | interactive. |