5th Grade Science

Project
Science Project Presentation Grading
Science Power Standard

Essential Question:
 What do scientists do?
curious question?
research
HYPOTHESIS.
experiment
record data
analyze the data
form a conclusion
share results do further testing
think of other questions
 Ideas
Scientific areas: Physical, Life, Earth, Math/Computer/Engineering

Safety
Steps of the Scientific Method
 Steps to the Scientific Process

1. Begin with a question or problem you

want to solve.
 2. Research
Gather information about your topic from books,
magazines, the internet, or people/organizations.
Keep notes about where you found your information.

Community experts on your subject can help

immensely.
3. Write a Hypothesis

If then because
 4. Design & Test your Experiment
I wanted to find out if people could tell the
difference in store-bought water and tap water.
Variables and Constants
5. Analyze DATA using Graphs, Charts,
or Tables
6. Conclusion: What did you find out?
 Practice your Presentation

Timeline for completing project ON TIME!

Due Dates for Staying on Target (You may complete any of the steps before the due date.)
Nov. 8-12 Start exploring possible project ideas.
Nov. 13-14 Type your question into presentation and begin research
Nov. 15-17 Type your research links and hypothesis into presentation
Nov. 18-20 Type your variables and experiment steps into your presentation
Nov. 21-26 Conduct your experiment (Take pictures/video, record data on chart)
Nov. 26 Upload graphs, images, and data from you experiment into presentation
Nov. 28 Type your results and conclusions into presentation
Nov. 28-30 Practice your presentation several times at home or with friends
Dec. 1 Submit on or before this time
Dec. 4-8 Present Project to the class