April 7, 2020 SCIENCE FAIR UPDATE: Grade 8 Science Fair Project COVID edits-2 Due May 15, 2020.
Please see the package outlining this project throughout this school year:
•Sci Fair Project Handsworth 2020
Deadlines for project work may change as the year proceeds. Check here for updates throughout he school year!
Thursday October 10:
We started a brief introduction into the language of the Scientific Method today:
1-Experimental-Design-VOCAB 2020
Wednesday October 16:
3-Experimental Design Activity 2020
Friday October 18:
4-Good and Bad Science Fair ideas
Tuesday October 22:
5-Individual Project ideas Sci Fair 2020 – this is due on THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21.
Thursday December 5: One on One consultations with Mrs. Toombs to receive feedback on your Science Fair Proposals. Approximately 20 students need to spend the next week coming up with a do-able idea. All students must confer with Mrs. Toombs by Friday December 13 to “lock in” their Science Fair topic choice.
EARLY JANUARY:
In Class: We will do a peer review of our Science Fair Project ideas
At Home: Students should start preliminary work on carrying out their experiments and decide if you need to tweak / change / add to your variables.
HOMEWORK DUE WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8, 2020: FINAL Sci Fair project idea proposal 2020
on Wednesday January 8, 2020 we will start class with a SCIENCE FAIR PEER REVIEW ACTIVITY:
Final Sci Fair 8 proj idea peer review 2020
Click here for enlarged image: A-Rough-Guide-to-Spotting-Bad-Science
HW assigned January 16 and due Jan 30: Background Research Assignment: Sci Fair Update Jan 2020
Handed out Feb 25 and due March 10: Sci Fair Proj Update March 2020