• 2021 – 2022 Deer Chase Elementary Virtual Science Fair

    Deer Chase Elementary is proud to announce our Annual Science Fair. In an overabundance of caution, the Deer Chase Elementary Science Fair will now be held VIRTUALLY on February 3, 2022! This year we will be hosting a virtual fair utilizing Flipgrid to share and view the science experiments.

      • A science fair project is required for all 4th and 5th grade students.

    Science Project Requirements (Due Jan. 24th):

    • The following project materials are required and will count as two science grades:
      • Research Report
      • Project Presentation PowerPoint Template
        • The template will be added to the Deer Chase Science Fair webpage. The Project Presentation PowerPoint will replace the tri-fold project board. Students should follow the template and edit it with their project’s information.
      • Log book (optional)
        • A student may upload a Word document of up to 4 pages of a log book as a record of their research timeline.

    Science Fair Requirements (Due Jan. 24th for judging):

    • The video presentation is required to enter the science fair.
      • Video presentations must be uploaded to Flipgrid. This how the projects will be judged.

     

    • Students should avoid projects that involve humans, vertebrate animals and hazards.

     

    • You can work on your project by yourself or with family members in the same household (Deer Chase Students ONLY).

     

    • While parent involvement is welcomed, we strongly encourage students to do as much as possible on their own.

     

    CSRA Regional Science Fair:

    The first place winners of 4th and 5th grade will advance to the CSRA Regional Science and Engineering Fair which will be held on March 12, 2022.

    • All project components will be uploaded to RocketJudge (virtual Science Fair platform).
    • A link will be provided in February to begin uploading project materials.
    • A Media Release Form must be signed
    • All project materials must be uploaded to RocketJudge by Tuesday, March 1.

  • Deer Chase Elementary Science Fair Time Line

    Due Date

    Assignments

    Nov. 10, 2021

    Title, Research Question

    Title:  Students will select a topic. (Suggested) Please have your students go to www.sciencebuddies.org to complete the Topic Selection Wizard to help them narrow down an area of interest for their science fair project. 

     

    Research Question: The specific question the student will be investigating in the science fair project.

     

    Science Fair Proposal Form

    Nov. 30, 2021

    Research and Bibliography

    Research: The purpose of the research paper is to provide information to help understand why the experiment turns out the way it does. It should include:

    ·   The history of similar experiments or inventions.

    ·   Definitions of all important words and concepts that describe the experiment.

    ·   Answers to all the background research plan questions.

     

    Bibliography: The bibliography is a list of the sources that will be used to answer the research questions.  Source Requirement: At least 3 sources including one book or encyclopedia.

    Dec. 10, 2021

    Variables, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure

    Variables and Hypothesis: An explanation of which factors will be changed while conducting the experiment and a hypothesis on the resulting impact of the change.

     

    Materials and Procedure: A detailed list of the materials that will be used to conduct the experiment and the detailed steps that will be followed while conducting the experiment.

    Dec. 16, 2021

    Experiment, Observation/Data, Conclusion

    Experiment: When we do experiments it's a good idea to do multiple trials which means to do the same experiment multiple times. This helps us to make sure that our results are consistent and not altered by random events.

     

    Observation/Data: The analysis of the experimental data. Write a summary of the findings.

     

    Conclusion: An explanation of the results of the experiment.

    Jan. 12, 2022

    Abstract/Research Report

    A report that collects all the above written assignments in one place plus a short abstract of the project. This should be typed in Microsoft Word using Office 365 in the Launchpad. 

    Jan. 19, 2022

    PowerPoint

    Use the PowerPoint template found on the DCE Science Fair webpage. It should include the following slides:

    Title, Purpose/Research Question, Research, Hypothesis, Materials, Variables, Procedure, Observations/Data, Conclusion, Bibliography

    Jan. 21, 2022

    Revisions

    Jan. 24 – 28, 2022

    Class presentations and projects will be uploaded to Flipgrid.

    Feb. 3, 2022

    Virtual Science Fair (Science Fair Projects will be judged and parents will be able to view all projects using a link.)

    Feb. 4, 2022

    Science Fair winners will be announced and first place winners will advance to regionals.

    Mar. 12, 2022

    CSRA Regional Science Fair