SCIENCE RESEARCH CLASS LUNCH MEETING AGENDA
January 8, 2018
1. You should be almost done with experimentation. Deadlines to everything Science Fair are coming fast.
2. All articles and summaries must be printed and put in your white binder ASAP. You can show these to me at your next conference.
3. Your first Science Fair deadline is approaching = Wednesday, January 24th at 4:30pm. You can do this starting NOW. See the attached stapled sheets as a guide to the application.
a. PVPSEF Science Fair is February 22-23 at South Coast Botanical Gardens. Details and field trips forms to follow. You will set your project up on February 22 and judging occurs on February 23
4. Timeline to Science Fairs= PUT THESE DATES IN YOUR PLANNERS AND/OR PHONES. SET REMINDERS. Dates are firm, no exceptions. Directions are clear. Your 2nd semester grade is contingent upon completion of all items on time. There is a lot of email communication that occurs with you, me and Chelsea Poma, the Science Fair Coordinator.
a. Register for PV Science Fair by Wednesday, January 24 by 4:30pm…DO THIS NOW!
i. ALL Science Research students will register and compete in the PV Science Fair on February 22-23, 2018
ii. The PV Science Fair Application Form is available on www.munozbiology.com under the Weekly Wednesday Update
iii. Click on PV Science Fair Application Link. Save the application form to your computer.
iv. Complete all fields by typing directly on the form. Save a copy for your records. Submit your completed application and email to Chelsea Poma at t and me at
v. The form says just to email the application to Poma but you must include me on it as well so that you can get credit for entering the fair.
vi. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO EDIT YOUR APPLICATION BEFORE YOU SEND THE FINAL COPY TO US OR IF YOU NEED HELP DECIDING ON WHICH CATEGORY TO COMPETE IN!
b. INTEL Form C due ALSO due Wednesday, January 24 (only for those of you that work in or at labs)
i. INTEL ISEF Form 1C is required for all projects that were conducted at a Registered Research Institution or Industrial Setting or any work site other than home, school or field. GET THESE SIGNED AND SCAN TO BOTH ME AT AND TO CHELSEA POMA at
c. ABSTRACT WRITING: YOU WILL WRITE YOUR ABSTRACT AND HAVE ME EDIT IT.
i. Rough Draft of Abstract emailed to me by MONDAY, JANUARY 29. There are VERY precise directions on how to write a Science Fair Abstract in your Course Manual. Follow these directions exactly.
ii. Make sure your name, category and year are included as show below. SEND AS A WORD DOCUMENT ONLY. NO PDF. There is an Abstract Template form you can type directly that is found on www.munozbiology.com
GUY, BobMARINE BIOLOGY
2018
THE TOXICITY OF MARINE EXHAUST ON GREEN ALGAE
This project in its present form is the result of bioassay experimentation on the effects of two-cycle marine engine exhaust water on certain green algae. The initial idea was to determine the toxicity of outboard engine lubricant. Some success with lubricants eventually led to the formulation of “synthetic” exhaust water which, in turn, led to the use of actual two-cycle engine exhaust water as the test substance.
Toxicity was determined by means of the standard bottle bioassay technique. Scenedesmas quadricauda and
d. Research Papers Due-February 2, 2018
i. Final, edited papers will be put in a 1-inch, 3-ring binder at Science Fairs
ii. There is also an APA Research Paper template on www.munozbiology.com and you will type directly onto as your write your paper.
e. Rough Draft of your Science Fair Board due by February 12, 2018. You will EMAIL me your rough draft and then we will edit it in a student conference then we will work back and forth electronically.
i. I am hosting 3 board building workshops this year:
1. Friday, February 9 (B-day) from 1pm-4:30pm in my room
2. Saturday, February 10 from 9am-12pm in my room
3. Sunday, February 11 from 9a-12pm in my room
f. Print Science Fair Board by Sunday, February 18. You can get your board printed at Kinko’s or at Copy Bank. I recommend Copy Bank! The owner of Copy Bank (YooJin Kim) is awesome! Address is 3068 Lomita Blvd, Torrance CA and they will help you with formatting if something looks weird when they pull it up! For $125ish you get a printed foam board with silk matte lamination
i. IT TAKES 1-2 DAYS TO GET YOUR BOARD PRINTED. YOU MUST PRINT YOUR BOARD NO LATER THAN SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18.. NO EXCEPTIONS OR YOU WON’T HAVE IT BY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 TO SET UP. I WILL NOT BE EDITING BOARDS PAST SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH.
ii. The following sections need to be on your board:
1. Statement of Problem
2. Introduction
3. Materials
4. Methods
5. Results
6. Discussion/Conclusion
7. Future Implications
**All boards need pictures, tables and/or graphs! Under each picture or graph
or table you will put Photo Taken by Author or Credit: Website Source
**DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ANYWHERE ON YOUR SCIENCE BOARD. DO NOT
PUT PVHS ANYWHERE ON YOUR SCIENCE BOARD.
**You will NOT put your abstract on your board because you will
have it in a picture frame in front of your board.
iii. PVPSEF Science Fair is February 22-February 23 at South Coast Botanical Gardens. You will set your project up on Thursday, February 22 from 3-5pm and judging occurs on February 23 from 8am-3pm. You will be excused from school on this A-day to be at the Botanical Gardens all day to talk to judges.
To the Fair you will take 5 things:
1. Science Fair Board (printed from Kinko’s or Copy Bank)
2. A stand or something big to lean your board on (a stool, trash can, laundry hamper, something BIG so your board will not fall over)
3. Your Science Fair Log/Notebook with label
4. 2 white binders with labels
a. Your final, edited paper plus INTEL forms must be placed in a 1-inch, 3-ring binder.
b. All of your research articles and summaries must be placed in 1 ½-inch, 3-ring binder.
5. A frame with your printed abstract in it (that I will provide)
g. The leading projects from the PV Science Fair will advance to the LA County Science Fair in March. We have a quick turn around to get registered by February 28, 2018
h. LA County Science Fair is March 22-23, 2018
5. WE WILL BE MEETING ON BOTH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5 AND TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 TO GO OVER DETAILS.
a. There is a lot of you and i need you to be on the top of your game.
CONTENTS AND SEQUENCE FOR
THE SCIENCE FAIR DISPLAY BOARD
Your information should be a summarized version of your research –
NOT the entire research paper pasted onto the board…
Statement of Problem
Introduction
· Background Information
o All research on which hypothesis is based
· Hypothesis (if applicable)
o Short, sweet, to the point
Materials & Methods
· All materials & quantity, in paragraph form
· Paragraphs with step by step directions so that experiment could be replicated
Results:
· Data Table displays results for all trials, as well as averages
· Line graph (quantitative independent variable) or Bar graph (qualitative IV)
· Observations, photos and drawings
Discussion
· Summarize your results (show trends, patterns)
· What are the limitations of your data (large enough sample size, trials, time)
· Do your results support or contradict your hypothesis?
o Talk about any unexpected results
· Other unanswered questions related to the project
Future Implications
· What would be the next step of your process if you were to continue
· How does this connect to the world, future studies
· What errors were made that you can correct and keep going in a next research plan
On the table, in front of the board, you should have
1) Your Research Paper binder and INTEL forms with cover sheet
2) Your Research Materials binder with cover sheet
3) Your Science Research Composition NB
4) Abstract in a Clear Frame