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Current Due Dates
1. **I****n class November 12, 2009** - Research topic and "keywords" - Complete this document which will help you begin your research paper -  2. **By Wednesday, November 18, 2009** - return to your Science Fair wikipage - You need to (re)write your own 3. By **Wednesday, December 2, 2009** - Complete your written "**Background Research**" by copying/pasting/writing to/from your wikipage into a Word Document. This document must be uploaded to your wikipage before class-time on Wednesday 12/2/09. A full letter-grade will be deducted for every day late. Working detentions will also be assigned if necessary.
 * Question
 * Hypothesis
 * Material and Procedures

Suggested topics for "Background Research"
 * The history of your branch of science (who started studying this first? where? when? why?)
 * Important discoveries in your branch of science (what are some important scientific rules or laws?)
 * Important individual scientists in your branch of science (who are some well-known scientists?)
 * Recent discoveries in your branch of science (what are some discoveries in the news lately?)
 * Possible applications of your branch of science (what could be done in the future?)

Format for "Background Research"
 * Word-processed, double-spaced, size 12 or 14 font (stick to a plain sort of font!), 1 inch borders
 * Name, date, title of project on the cover-sheet
 * Minimum 3 text pages (intro paragraph, 4-7 topic paragraphs, closing paragraph)
 * Bibliography page following proper format (use BibMe, Son of Citation Machine, NoodleTools, EasyBib...)

Your Science Fair Pages...
 * @Caleb || @Chris || @Cooper || @Claudia || @Colin ||
 * @Connor || @Matt || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Priscilla || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Megan || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ben ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Paige || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Casey || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Eva || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Deryk || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Alec ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Cameryn || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Kelsey || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Avery || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Sam || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Josh ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Amber || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Andre || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Kylin || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Kourtney || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Ron ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Amber || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Andre || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Kylin || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Kourtney || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Ron ||

Grading rubric for Research Papers.

//**Rewrites**// of Research Papers will be accepted up until January 5, 2010. In order to qualify for a rewrite, you must make an appointment before or after school (written on my calendar!) to go over remediation necessary.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> You will be working on your Science Fair Project in some way from now until January. Beyond that, you will be working on an Independent Research project which may or may not be a continuation of your Science Fair Project.


 * Please read this whole page before you start clicking away...**

The first step in doing a Science Fair Project (hereafter abbreviated as SFP) is to choose something that interests you! This Science Buddies Website will ask you questions to survey your likes and dislikes. Answer the questions honestly since you are the one who will be spending a lot of time on the topic! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Science Buddies Interest Survey
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You have more than a month to complete your project
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You may choose any topic at all!

Once you've completed the survey, Science Buddies will generate a list of possible SFPs for you. You should realize that this is a pretty wide list but it does not include everything you are allowed to do!! Read through and think about two or three projects that interest you.

Once you've taken the survey, **(this means you take the survey first!!!)** you will create your own wiki page just for Science Fair!! Woohoo!! (I can feel the excitement all the way at my house!) Click on your name below to create your page! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Then, copy and paste the contents of the box "Recommendation Summary" on your wiki page. You'll notice that the links stay "live" so you can go back and use them...
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Caleb || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Chris || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Cooper || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Claudia || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Colin ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Connor || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Matt || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Priscilla || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Megan || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ben ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Paige || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Casey || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Eva || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Deryk || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Alec ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Cameryn || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Kelsey || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Avery || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Sam || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Josh ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Amber || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Andre || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Kylin || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Kourtney || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@Ron ||

The next step for your SFP is background research. You will need to research related topics in order to improve your own knowledge, and improve your question, hypothesis, and procedure. Your analysis will also be better when you know more about your topic. Science Buddies has a great resource for this also: Background Research Plan and you will complete this Plan for your own research before you start!!

Other websites with SFP ideas! Science Fair Projects by Branches of Science - good place to go if you don't see anything you like on Science Buddies Science News for Kids TryScience All Science Fair Projects DragonFlyTV