Final

Science Fair Paper Deadline #5


Final Science Research Paper

DUE DATE: Friday, DECEMBER 21st

Grade Value:
100 point completion grade for 2nd quarter

Late Penalties:
▪ Max 50% if turned in AFTER January 4th

Required Signatures:
Please show this rubric to your parent who reviews the requirements of the paper and have them sign below before turning in your final paper. Paperswill not be accepted without a parent signature and student signature on the statements below:

I have reviewed the checklist with my student and verify that the paper is complete.

_______________________________Parent/Guardian Signature

ON MY HONOR, THIS PAPER REPRESENTS MY OWN ORIGINAL WORK.

___________________________________Student Signature

Explanation of Additional Requirementsto Finish Paper after Progress Check #4

Optional Step #1 REVISE PRIOR WORK. Be sure to improve Introduction, Materials and Methods and Results Section as suggested by teacher in the previous deadlines.

Requirement #2: Write an Abstract: The purpose of an abstract is to allow the reader to judge whether it would serve his or her purposes to read the entire report. A good abstract is aconcise less than one page summary of the purpose of the report, the data presented, and the author's major results and conclusions. Write the abstract after completing the rest of the report, even though the abstract comes just after the title. The abstract should never contain images or reference citations.

Requirement #3: Write a Conclusion: In the conclusion section, the data collected areinterpreted in relation to the hypotheses or purposes proposed in the introduction. Your findings should be related to existing knowledge on the topic. You should also be able to suggest future experiments that might clarify areas of doubt in your results.
This section should not just be a restatement of the results, but should stress interpretation of the data, relating it to existing theory andknowledge. Speculation is appropriate if it is so identified. Suggestions for the improvement of techniques or experimental design may also be included here. In writing this section, you should explain the logic that allows you to accept or reject your original hypotheses.
The following questions can help guide your writing:
1. What was the purpose of the experiment?
2. What were your majorfindings?
3. Did the data support the hypothesis?
4. How did your findings compare with other researchers?
5. What possible explanation can you offer for your findings?
6. What recommendations do you have for further study and for improving your experiment?









Grading Rubric for Final Paper
Please use the “Self-Check” boxes to ensure you have completed all parts ofthe project. Please place a check mark in each square to confirm reading each requirement together with your parent and agreeing it is completed


Overall Experimental Design and Execution (30 points) – The overall design and execution of the experiment is a very important part of the final grade. Be sure your paper reflects accurately all research, procedures and knowledge you acquired whencarrying out your experiment at the high school level.

|Check | |
| |The experiment is appropriate for the high school level. Appropriate materials/ apparatus are selected, and described in the paper.|
| |A realistic method thatallows for the control of variables is designed. |
| |The method allows for the collection of sufficient relevant data. This means running sufficient multiple trials to obtain results. |
| |Most projects require 5-10 trials per group. Plant projects require 20 plants per group. Human projects must have at least...