Science



Science Fair Intermediate Ideas

** SCIENCE FAIR 2011 ** **// focus – //**** SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AT HOME ** C**//ategories://**  Ø **BACKYARD BIODIVERSITY –** Choose an animal or plant that lives in or around your home. How does it live? What, where, why, how …. (The Living World)

Ø  **HOUSEHOLD CHEMISTRY** – science & technology in action. Choose a product and explain its chemistry OR a chemical process or reaction that occurs at home and explain what happens & how (The Material World) Ø  **FORCE & ENERGY @ HOME** – some ideas are: heat, pressure, suction, light, springs, levers, electronics, electrical circuits……there are lots of different types of forces & energies used around the home. Choose one and explain what it is and how it works. (The Physical World) Ideas from - []

Y**//ou will need to…//**

· Use original photo/s somewhere on your poster. You may add more visual images or data from other sources, but you must reference them. · Use text & diagrams in your explanation (min 200 words, max 1000 words) Judges are looking for : Ø Immediate impact, creativity, and visual appeal Ø Quality of the photo Ø Quality of the information - not too much, not too little. Ø **Done on A1 paper or Tri-fold Science Board** Poster information - [] **B __Technological Device__:- Design & build an original device that would make life better at home based on the categories above**.  It could be something as simple as a better can opener…………. Or as complex as a  machine to feed the dog while you are away on holiday  justification of your design. The photos and text must fit onto a trifold display board. While your construction need not be a working model, the material on your board must Provide a clear explanation of how it works.
 * Enter ONE of the following 3 SECTIONS:**
 * A __Photography/Poster__:- take a photo/s and use it in a poster……**

Full experimental write up (plus diagrams / equipment) **Must** keep a log book as a record of your ideas, observations and data collected. Log book must be submitted with the project. You need text and PHOTOGRAPHIC explanation of the stages of construction to fit on a trifold display board. // Remember…not following instructions could get your entry disqualified //
 * C __Experimental Investigation:__-** Testing an idea from any one of the 3 categories above.