Tully Elementary School
1701 W. El Rio Drive Tucson, Arizona 85745 ph:(520) 225-3400 fax:(520) 225-3401
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Dear Tully Parents/Guardians: (La
copia en Español va estar lista en el futuro.
Si tienen preguntas, por favor de llamar a Sra Li Schmidt 490-3189.
¡Gracias!)
On the back are the basics about the second annual Tully Science Fair.
Projects must be submitted to the library by 9am, Monday, February 27,
2012. Judging will occur that day
from 10am to noon. That evening
there will be an Open House with some light refreshments for all students and
parents to show the projects. There
will be a short awards ceremony to recognize participation and announce what
projects will be moving on to the Southern Arizona Regional Science and
Engineering Fair (SARSEF). See
www.sarsef.org for detail.
Participation by all classes at all grade levels is strongly encouraged.
A group of Tully parents is available for assistance; contact info is
below.
Please encourage and help your child go through this fun process.
Feel free to pass along our contact information to other Tully families
who have questions.
SARSEF requires special approval BEFORE you start if your project involves
animals, people, tissues, bacteria, fungi, chemicals, or DNA (organisms or
potentially harmful materials). Contact Li Schmidt [lischmidt0@gmail.com with
subject line: Tully, 520-490-3189] for approval request forms.
Put your child’s name/Tully on the back of the poster board.
NO STUDENT OR TEACHER NAMES can go on the front of the board.
Also be careful that any photos that you take should not focus on kids’
faces. Take them so that the photo shows what they are doing, not who is doing
it.
Help sessions will be held in the Tully Library:
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 – 11am to 1pm
Friday, January 27, 2012 – 11 am to 1pm
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Projects Due by 9am in the Tully Library
COMPONENTS AND PRESENTATION OF YOUR
SCIENCE PROJECT
Registration:
Complete a Project Registration Form (available at school).
Title:
Be creative – capture the judges’ interest
Hypothesis/Question:
What are you trying to find out? What do you predict will happen?
Introduction/Background:
Why is this question interesting? Include information that will help us to
understand your project. Include information from books or websites (and the
references for higher grade levels).
Materials & Methods:
What did you need to do your project? How did you experiment and collect data?
Summarize your plan.
Results:
Analyze your data. Present results in chart, table or graph (if appropriate).
Discussion and Conclusions:
What do your data mean? Do your results explain your hypothesis? Are
there limitations? Did something unexpected occur?
References/Bibliography:
(suggested, especially for higher grade levels).
Abstract:
(Single page) summarize your goal, importance of the project, methods, results
and conclusion in a statement of 250 words or less.
Notebook:
Use to record your (a) ideas, (b) methods (what you did and how you did it), (c)
details of your work (d) results. Date and initial each entry. Include with your
Final, Poster Board presentation at the Science Fair. (include components in
bold on your poster board).
SARSEF: Up to 20 projects from the
Tully Science Fair may be chosen for presentation at the Southern Arizona
Regional Science and Engineering Fair (SARSEF) at the Tucson Convention Center
(March 12 - 17). If you are interested in participating in SARSEF, you must
follow SARSEF guidelines (http://www.sarsef.org).
Questions? Contact Sherri Zendri 334-5834,
sherri.zendri@cox.net
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SARSEF requires special approval BEFORE you start if your project involves
animals, people, tissues, bacteria, fungi, chemicals, or DNA (organisms or
potentially harmful materials). Contact Li Schmidt [lischmidt0@gmail.com with
subject line: Tully, 520-490-3189] for approval request forms. |