Expository Essay - Science Fair Project-

EXPOSITORY ESSAY - SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT-

Student details:

Name Narissa Aroonkamonsri Class M3/1 Number12

Weebly ID 31678.weebly.com Mobile number 0876168829 …………………

Email Published file name science project - will it sink or float

Table of Contents

1. TABLE OF CONTENTS

2. FORMATIVE REQUIREMENTS COVER

3. BRAINSTORM / RESEARCH (ideas, reference paper, mind-map)

4. EXAMPLE OF PROJECT (cut/paste from reference paper.)

5. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER (flow chart)

6. ESSAY MAP

7. ORIGINAL DRAFT: (Name of peer who revised)

8. REVISED DRAFT: (Name of peer who edited)

9. PUBLISHED WORK- ORIGINAL

10. RUBRIC (self graded)

11. PUBLISHED WORK - TEACHER’S COMMENTS

Publishing Checklist

o PREVIEW PUBLISHED ON HOMEPAGE

o COMMENTS POSTED TO LEARNING GROUP’S BLOGS

o REFERENCES AND CITING COMPLETE

Comments:

Friday 26th November, 2010 Teacher: Neville

Expository Essay- Science Fair Project.(One page essay)

Students are expected to explain the process of a Science Fair Project,

as published in Teaching ESOL Through Science Fair Experiments, by Judie Haynes.

Structure Expository Essay, published on student’s weblog (including all prewriting).

Procedure Students log on to class weblog/ formative page and download the following files: EXPOSITORY SCIENCE FORMATIVE SCIENCE PROJECT

The EXPOSITORY SCIENCE FORMATIVE file should be immediately published onto the student’s weblog.

The above files contain all the information needed to complete this exercise.

Students’ production

By Wednesday 8th December, 2010, students will have completed their work.

Students are required to publish updates of their file, progressively.

Teacher will then comment on individual student’s 9. PUBLISHED WORK- ORIGINAL and email it to them for pasting to the final page of their file;11.PUBLISHED WORK - TEACHER’S COMMENTS

Objectives

Students will display knowledge of the elements of an Expository Essay by explaining the process, in logical order, for a science fair experiment.

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PROJECT EXAMPLE

Will it Sink or Float?

Question

Is it Possible to Float a Paper Clip on Water?

Hypothesis

My hypothesis is that the paper clip will float because the surface of the water has surface

tension.

Materials

I used clean, dry paper clips,

Tissue paper, a bowl of water, and pencil with eraser.

Variables

The variables in my experiment are the amount of water in each bottle and the size and

shape of the bottles.

Procedure

Fill the bowl with water

Rip a piece of tissue paper and put it on the water

Place a paper clip on the tissue paper

Use the eraser’s end carefully to sink the tissue paper

Results

The paperclip floats on the water, but even a little movement could sink the clip.

Conclusion

The paper clip floats because of surface tension. Water molecules have bonds that hold

them together - they attract each other. They form an invisible type of skin on the water surface that is called surface tension

BRAINSTORMING, RESEARCH, MIND-MAP

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

Essay Map

ORIGINAL DRAFT

Do you like experiment? Trying to find the answer? Why don’t you try some science project? Science projects can give you the answer you would like to know. Every project has its own steps, question, hypothesis, materials, variable, procedure, result and conclusion. Have you ever wondered wonder how can things float? How can things sink? Let’s explore together in this project “Will it sink or float?”

First, make questions to find the answer. Any question you want to know. Then try to answer those questions. In my project the question is “Is it Possible to Float a Paper Clip on Water?”

Next is hypothesis. It is the suggestion or guessing. In my project it is “The paper clip will float because the surface of the water has surface tension”

After guessing what will happen, you have to ,then list the materials you need. In my project there are clean, dry paper clips, Tissue paper, a bowl of water, and pencil with eraser.

In the project, something can be change, called variable. The variables in my project are “The amount of water in each bottle and the size and shape of the bottles.”

Procedure is one of the important things you have to do. Procedure is the list of the steps what you are going to do. In my project the procedure is Fill the bowl with water, Rip a piece of tissue paper and put it on the water, Place a paper clip on the tissue paper and Use the eraser’s end carefully to sink the tissue paper.

Next, after you done the experiment you will see the changes, called Result. You can record what’s happened. In my project the result is the paperclip floats on the water, but even a little movement could sink the clip.

When you observed what happened. You should present what you have got. You can present in many ways, for example, graph, pictures, chart and table of results.

The last one is conclusion. You have to conclude your project, explain what’s the result, why you got all these. Summarize it. In my project the conclusion is the paper clip floats because of surface tension. Water molecules have bonds that hold them together - they attract each other. They form an invisible type of skin on the water surface that is called surface tension.

Making project is difficult but making perfect is more difficult. Every step is important to make a perfect project. Try some new ideas, make your own question and try to answer. Now, I think you understand what the steps are and what to do. Let’s make some QUESTION!

REVISED DRAFT

Do you like experiment? Trying to find the answer? Why don’t you try some science project? Science projects can give you the answer. Every project has its own steps, question, hypothesis, materials, variable, procedure, result and conclusion. Have you ever wondered how can things float? How can things sink? Let’s explore together in this project “Will it sink or float?”

First, make question. Any question you want to know. Then try to answer those questions. In my project the question is “Is it Possible to Float a Paper Clip on Water?”

Next is hypothesis. It is the suggestion or guessing. In my project it is “The paper clip will float because the surface of the water has surface tension”

After guessing, then list the materials you need. In my project there are clean, dry paper clips, Tissue paper, a bowl of water, and pencil with eraser.

In the this project, something can be change, called variable. The variables in my project are “The amount of water in each bottle and the size and shape of the bottles.”

Procedure is one of the important things you have to do. Procedure is the list of the steps what you are going to do. In my project the procedure is Ffill the bowl with water, Rrip a piece of tissue paper and put it on the water, Pplace a paper clip on the tissue paper and Uuse the eraser’s end carefully to sink the tissue paper.

Next, after you done the experiment you will see the changes, called Result. You can record what happened. In my project the result is the paperclip floats on the water, but even a little movement could sink the clip.

When you observed what happened. You should present what you have got. You can present in many ways, for example, graph, pictures, chart and table of results.

The last one is conclusion. You have to conclude your project, explain what’s the result, why you got all these. Summarize it. In my project the conclusion is the paper clip floats because of surface tension. Water molecules have bonds that hold them together - they attract each other. They form an invisible type of skin on the water surface that is called surface tension.

Making project is difficult but making perfect is more difficult. Every step is important to make a perfect project. Try some new ideas, make your own question and try to answer. Now, I think you understand what the steps are and what to do. So now l Let’s make some QUESTION!

Will it SINK or FLOAT?

Do you like experiment? Trying to find the answer? Why don’t you try some science project? Science projects can give you the answer. Every project has its own steps, question, hypothesis, materials, variable, procedure, result and conclusion. Have you ever wondered how can things float? How can things sink? Let’s explore together in this project “Will it sink or float?”

First, make your questions. Any question you want to know. Then try to answer those questions. In my project the question is “Is it Possible to Float a Paper Clip on Water?”

Next is hypothesis. It is the suggestion or guessing what will happen during the experiment. In my project it is “The paper clip will float because the surface of the water has surface tension”

After guessing what will happen, why don’t you list the materials you need? In my project there are clean, dry paper clips, Tissue paper, a bowl of water, and pencil with eraser.

In during the experiment something can be change. It called variable. The variables in my project are “The amount of water in each bottle and the size and shape of the bottles.”

Procedure is one of the important things you have to do. Procedure is the list of the steps what you are going to do. In my project the procedure is fill the bowl with water, rip a piece of tissue paper and put it on the water, place a paper clip on the tissue paper and use the eraser’s end carefully to sink the tissue paper.

Next, after you done the experiment you will see the changes. It called Result. You can record what happened during the experiment. In my project the result is the paperclip floats on the water, but even a little movement could sink the clip.

When you observed what happened. You should present what you have got; show what happen during the experiment. You can present in many ways, for example, graph, pictures, chart, power point presentation and table of results.ee comments Essay May

The last one is conclusion. You have to conclude your project, explain what’s the result, why you got all these. Summarize it all. In my project the conclusion is the paper clip floats because of surface tension. Water molecules have bonds that hold them together - they attract each other. They form an invisible type of skin on the water surface that is called surface tension.

Making project is difficult but making perfect is more difficult. Every step is important to make a perfect project. Be careful and do it properly every step. Try some new ideas, make your own question and try to find answer. Now, I think you understand what the steps are and what to do. So now let’s make some QUESTION!

Expository- Science Fair

Objective / Emerging 1 / Developing 2 / Accomplished 3 / Exemplary 4 / Score
PUBLISHING
(Finished look) / The writing demonstrates little or no attention to visual presentation elements and is uninviting to the reader. / Limited attention to visual presentation is demonstrated. The writing creates low desire to be read. Reflects many “lost opportunities”. . / Attention to visual presentation elements is strongly exhibited with only a few minor “lost opportunities” / Attention to visual presentation elements is such that the writing has an immediate impact and is highly inviting to the reader.
Uniform spacing / 3
Appropriate use of font style, sizes and colors. / 4
Appealing use of white space / 4
Effective integration of text and illustrations, photos, charts, graphs, maps and tables. / None- but exempt / 4
Skillful and tasteful use of colors in layout. / 4
The blog reflects the personality of the writer. / 4
EXPOSITORY ESSAY ELEMENTS
Gives facts. Explains. Steps in a process. Present ideas in logical order, correct sequence. / Writing does not display elements of an Expository Essay / Contains all elements but does not meet criteria in one or more / All elements are present and complete. / Expository Structure exceeds requirement / 4
ESSAY STRUCTURE
INTRO- contains strong Purpose of Writing.
PARAGRAPHS-Topic sentence, plus supporting ideas and examples. Transitional words used.
CONCLUSION- links back to P.O.W. / Basic Structure is incomplete. Display little structure. / Structure is generally evident and mostly correct / Structure is complete / Structure exceeds standards and enhances the writing / 2

PUBLISHED WORK- TEACHER’S COMMENTS