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Science Fair Log Science Fair Log
BookBookHow to…
The book itself & how to write in it
0 1 per group
0 New, bound composition book
0 WRITE IN PEN!
0 NUMBER ALL PAGES
0 DATE ALL ENTRIES
0 NO WRITING ON THE BACK OF PAGES!
0 NO WHITE OUT!
0 If you make a mistake writing, cross out with single line.
This is a place
where your
thoughts and
actual data go,
it does not
have to be
perfectly neat.
Front Cover
0Names of all members
0Class Period of all members
0Teacher: Washburn
0Fall 2011
Table of Contents
0Page number What’s on the page….
You may want to leave 2-3 pages for the table of contents…
First Entry
0Question:0Hypothesis:0 Independent Variable:0Dependent Variable:0Controls:0Materials:0Safety:0Step by Step Procedure:
This is hand copied from the group research plan
Experiment Daybe sure to date it!
0Make sure if ANY part of your procedure changes, make note
0Data Tables need titles, headings, and metric units0 Can include averages, standard deviation, differences,
etc here or later in log book
0Make sure you have multiple trials! (This should already by part of your lab procedure)
0Take pictures of lab set up and results! (make 2 copies---will use for tri-board later)
0Note any sources of error that may have occurred0Write down your thoughts in general about the
experiment
After the experiment:analyzing data…
0 Show equations and calculations0Calculate averages or differences of your measurements
(which ever makes more sense for your data)
0Create hand drawn graphs that help visualize data.0 Be sure the graphs are labeled!0 Connect all points OR make a best fit line (which ever
makes more sense for your data)
0Be sure to go back and add the pictures of your set up and results
After the experiment:Conclusions
0Log book should be a rough draft of your formal conclusion
0Everyone in the group should have input!0 Discussion of hypothesis0 Recap of results compared to expected results0 Appropriate calculation of variation between trails0 Sources of error0 Significance & usefulness of results0 What could be done to improve experiment (besides
being more careful or more trials)