- Introduction
- Science Fair Steps
- Science Fair Timeline
- Study Guide
Introduction
Science has always been one of my favorite subjects. While we
will read material in our textbook, I especially like hands-on
science. Hands-on science includes experiments, making models,
observation activities, and demonstrations. The 5th grade class
will be expected to enter a project in the school Science Fair
this year. The school Science Fair is earlier than normal this
year because Bartlesville District Science Fair as been moved up
a month. Our Science Fair will be in early January. This means
the kids need start working on their projects in the 2nd quarter
of the school year. I will start teaching the kids the
Scientific Method within the 1st couple weeks of school. It is my
goal that by the time the students need to start choosing the
projects that they will have a thorough understanding of the
Scientific Method. The students should all have a green covered
notebook for Science class. We will use this notebook for lab
work. We will set up classroom experiments in the notebook using
the Scientific Method. If your child fills up their notebook
please provide them with another notebook, however have them
keep the first notebook. Each student will need to bring a pair
of safety glass to school for science experiments. Please add
this item to your child’s school supply list.
Science Fair Steps
Science Fair Steps
1. Choose a topic. Avoid experiments on animals or those that would be dangerous.
Look through books and the Internet for possible topics. Choose a topic that is interesting to you.
Your topic needs to be specific. Broad topics will leave you frustrated.
For example: How does shape effect the distance an airplane will fly?
Works better than; What effects the distance an airplane flies?
2. Do Research. Find out information about your topic. Take notes on note cards.
You need at least two different sources. Sources are books, internet pages, magazine articles, ect.
Internet sources are best if they are .gov or .edu. Next year students must use .gov or .edu sources.
3. Write up a report on what you have found out about your topic. Include Works Cited.
4. Plan out your experiment. Type your problem, hypothesis, procedure, and materials.
When your write your procedure think about how you will control variables.
It is usually best to repeat your test several times and average the results.
5. Run your experiment and record results. Don’t forget that pictures are great for your display board.
6. Make graphs and charts that support your experiment if appropriate. Type Data, Results, and Conclusions.
7. Build your display board.
8. Practice your oral presentation.
9.Set up your display board for the Science Fair.
Science Fair Timeline
Timeline
1.Choose topic and have it approved by Mrs. Jones. Due: October 24th. Pts. 15
2. Conduct Research: Note cards and Works Cited are due November 5th.
Mrs. Jones will give you some time in class starting October 24th to work on your research.
However, you may also need to do some work outside of class. Make sure you keep track of resources for your Works Cited.
Mrs. Jones will show you how to enter this information into Microsoft Word. Word will put your information in the correct format for you.
Pts: 50 for cards and Pts: 20 for Works Cited.
3. Type your research paper. The paper needs to be typed in Calibri or Times New Roman.
It should be double spaced and use a 14 point fount. We will work on this in class.
If you need extra time you can bring a flash drive or Mrs. Jones can e-mail your work to your parents.
Print out your paper and put it in your report folder. Due: Friday November 11th.
4. Plan out your experiment and type Problem, Hypothesis, Procedure, and Materials. Due November 18th. Pts. 25
5. Run your experiment and record results. You must due this part at home.
Parents are encouraged to help you. Due: December 12th.
6. Bring your recorded results to school. Make graphs, charts, and/or type data, type results and conclusions.
Print out report your and add it to your report folder. Due: December: 19th Pts. 50
7. Build your display board and practice your oral report. Set up your display board for the Science Fair.
Due January ___. Pts. 100
Study Guide
Study Guide
1.Be able to label the parts of the digestive system.
2.What is the function of the digestive system?
It breaks down food into molecules so that the cells in our body can use them.
3.Describe what happens to our food in each of the following organs.
a.Mouth – it cuts food into smaller pieces and adds enzymes through the saliva which starts the digestive process.
b.Esophagus - it moves the food from the mouth to the stomach
c.Stomach – it adds digestive acids and mixes them with the food which breaks our food into a thick liquid called chyme.
d.Small Intestine – more digestive fluids are added from the liver and gall bladder which breaks food down into molecules. Nutrients are absorbed and carried to the cells in the body by our blood.
e.Large Intestine - it absorbs water, minerals, and vitamins.
4. Besides the taste buds in your mouth want else effects you sense of taste? smell
5. When you are chewing, glands make saliva.
6. The tongue pushes food into a round lump called a bolus.
7. What do we call the flap of tissue that closes to keep food out of your trachea? epiglottis
8. About how much food will an adult stomach hold? 2 ½ pints
9. Food leaves the stomach in a liquid form called chyme.
10. How long does it take for our body to completely replace the lining of the stomach?
3 days
11. How long is the small intestine? 13 to 20 feet
12. What are Villi and what is there role? They are small fingerlike structures that absorb nutrients so they can be carried to the cells by the blood.
13. What do we call the waste material in the large intestine? Feces
14. What do your nerves do?
They carry impulses to and from the senses of the body to and from the brain.
15. What is another name for a nerve cell? Neuron
16. What are the junctions where nerve cells are together called? Synapses
17. What are axons? Axons are part of neurons that carry impulses away from the cell body. Each nerve cell has only one.
18. What are dendrites? Dendrites carry impulses to the cell body. Each cell may have more than 10,000 dendrites.
19. The left side of the brain controls the movements of the right side of the body.
20. Describe how the left brain works and names some activities it controls.
It likes to work with the idea that parts make up the whole. It is also the center for speaking, reading, writing, words, numbers, calculations, and logical problems. The left side is more verbal.
21.Describe how the right brain works and name some activities it controls?
The right hemisphere likes to work with the whole. It is also the center for things like drawing, painting, music, ideas, and intuition.
22. The blinking of your eyes is both a voluntary and involuntary action.
23.How is the amount of light that enters your eyes controlled?
The iris contains muscles that increase the size of your pupil when it is darker and decrease the size of your pupil when it is brighter.
24. How do images look on the back of your retina? Upside down
25. You have cells called rods and cones in your retina describe each.
a. Rods – they detect light in black, white, and shades of gray. They are most helpful in dark environments.
b. Cones – they detect light in color. They are most helpful in normal or bright light.
26. Name two roles of your ears. They allow you to hear sounds and help you keep your balance.
27. What is the main job of your outer ears? They collect sound waves and channel that sound to the middle ear.
28.What is the role of your middle ear?
The middle ear converts sound waves into vibrations to send to the inner ear.
29. What are the main roles of your inner ear?
The inner ear detects the vibrations and sends them as impulses the brain where the brain interprets what we hear. It also helps us maintain balance.
30.Describe the cochlea.
The cochlea is a fluid filled circular tube that contains tiny cells with tiny hairs on them. Those hairs pick up vibrations and send them to the brain as impulses. It also helps us keep our balance.
31.Why is it important to protect our ears from loud sounds?
Loud sound can damage the hairs in our cochlea and cause hearing loss.