Science Fair Success!

Science Fair Success! — page 1 — CHAPTER ONE Get Ready for the Science Fair You see the flyer on a bulletin board in the cafeteria School Science Fair on March 15 Science rocks Fairs are fun and March is a couple of months away There’s plenty of time to plan You would sign up if you could just figure out what a science fair is 4

Science Fair Success! — page 2 — Participants share their projects at science fairs A science fair is simply a show-and-tell You develop a project over several weeks The fair is the grand finale It’s your chance to show off your work to friends family and judges Students compete at schools at the state level and even internationally Some science fairs happen online If you have a winning project you might receive a scholarship or other prizes 5

Science Fair Success! — page 3 — The science fair starts with a project It’s your chance to be a scientist or engineer You pick a question to explore or a problem to solve These might be What do plants need to grow or How can I build a faster go-kart 6

Science Fair Success! — page 4 — Then you do some research You make an educated guess To test that guess you develop an experiment or model Sometimes you can even team up with your best buddies for more fun When you work with a partner you get twice as many ideas about how to make your project a success 7

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