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Written by Deb Dommel   
Article Index
Science Fair Booklet
Step 1 Choosing A Topic
Step 2 Background Research
Step 3 Designing Your Experiment
Step 4 Preparing a Proposal
Step 5 Conducting the Experiment
Step 6 Analyze Your Data
Step 7 State Conclusions
Step 8 Recommendations
Step 9 Scientific Paper
Step 10 Writing the Abstract
Step 11 Create Your Display
Step 12 Oral Presentation
Appendices


Step 3 - Designing Your Experiment

  1. Your experimental design should include the following items:
    1. Introduction - Why did you select this topic or experiment?
    2. Question - What is the purpose of your experiment?  Use the types of questions listed above in Step 1
    3. Hypothesis - What do you think will happen?
    4. Variables
      1. Manipulated - What are you going to change
      2. Responding - What are you going to measure
      3. Controls - List all the things that will stay the same throughout the experiment.
  2. Submit your experimental design for approval.


 
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