Hauppauge Public Schools
HAUPPAUGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HAUPPAUGEMIDDLE SCHOOL, HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK11788
(631) 265-3630 MARYANN FLETCHER
PRINCIPAL
DANIEL WALD
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
January 20, 2019 ROBERT J. WANKMULLER
DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year! Last year was another successful year for Science Research at Hauppauge Middle School. In addition to the annual Middle School Science and Technology Fair, two students received high honors in the Long Island Science Congress, a student received honorable mention and two students came in second place at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair -Society for Science and the Public Broadcom MASTERS Middle School Fair. We also had two students compete in the Brookhaven National Laboratory Elementary School Science Fair. I look forward to continued success for our students this year.
Students interested in completing a science fair project must submit their topic to their classroom science teacher by Tuesday, November 15th, 2016. The projects are due by Tuesday,January 3rd, 2017. The Middle School Science and Technology Fair will take place on Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the middle school cafeteria. The students with the five best projects from each grade level will be asked to orally defend their projects to determine their placement. The winners will be entered into other regional competitions. The scoring rubric on the back of this letter will be used to judge this year’s Science Fair.One student that completes a top project on an environmental science topic will be awarded a cash prize of $200 sponsored by Eastern Long Island Solar Project LLC.
All students are encouraged to participate in the Science Fair. It is mandatory for those students in the accelerated seventh grade science classes. Accelerated science begins in seventh grade. Students learn both the 7th and 8th grade science curricula in one year and can then take Regents–level Earth Science in the 8th grade. The recommended criteria for entrance into the program are as follows:
- A 95% average in Science. This average should be met by the end of the second quarter and should be maintained for the remainder of the school year.
- A 90% average in Math. This average should be met by the end of the second quarter and should be maintained for the remainder of the school year. Students in accelerated math should maintain an 85% average.
This is sure to be another exciting year for the students and the science and technology departments of Hauppauge Middle School. If you have any questions and/or concerns please contact me using the contact information below. I encourage all students to be involved in science research and wish them a successful year at Hauppauge Middle School.
Sincerely,
Robert J. Wankmuller
Director of Science, Technology and Research
Hauppauge Public Schools
(631) 761-8295 • Fax (631) 265-8679 •Email:
JUDGES’ RUBRIC
Hauppauge Public Schools Science Fair
All projects must use the scientific method which incorporates the following sections: problem, hypothesis, materials, variables, procedure, data, results and conclusion.
Criteria / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1Originality of Question / Original research. / Unique perspective on a traditional project. / Embellish an existing idea. / No originality.
Hypothesis / Thoroughly developed with “I think…because….” / Sufficiently developed. / Partially developed. / Major flaws.
Procedures/ Organization / Easy to follow sequence of the Scientific Method. / Somewhat easy to follow sequence of the Scientific Method, some ambiguity. / Somewhat difficult to follow because of lapses of the sequence of the Scientific Method. / Difficult to follow; no sequence of the Scientific Method.
Variables / Student identifies independent, dependent and controlled variables. / Student identifies only 2 types of variables in the experiment / Student identifies only 1 type of variable in the experiment / Student does not control the experiment/ Incorrect variables
Investigation
Trials / Experiment was performed more than 2 times and/or sample size was exceptional. / Experiment was performed 2 times and/or sample size was adequate. / Experiment was performed 1 time and/or sample size was minimal. / Experiment was performed incompletely.
Analysis / Data is clearly presented and directly relates to hypothesis/ question. The graph/table/chart fully represents the data. / Data is reasonably presented and shows good relationship to hypothesis/
question The graph/table/chart mostly represents the data. / Data is minimally presented and shows some relationship to hypothesis/
question. The graph/table/chart somewhat represents the data. / Data is not presented and no relationship to hypothesis/question is evident.
Evaluation/ Conclusion / A logical conclusion has been drawn from the data collected, and answers the hypothesis/question and/or raises a new hypothesis/
question. Has real world application. / A logical conclusion has been drawn from the data collected. / A fairly reasonable conclusion has been drawn from the data collected. / The conclusion drawn is not shown to relate to the data collected.
Journal/Log / Complete logical sequence of events including daily observation and/or data collected. / Mostly complete sequence of events, minor gaps of time and observations / Somewhat complete sequence of events, noticeable gaps of time and observations / Incomplete sequence of events with major gaps of time and observations
Abstract / Complete paragraph(s) summarization of experiment using scientific method, including what the problem was, what the student did and what the student found out. / Summary paragraph(s) missing minor details / Summary paragraph(s) missing some important information / Summary paragraph(s) missing major details
Suggestedboard layout:
Title
Problem Variables Procedure
Materials Data Results
Hypothesis Conclusion