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Week Student Assignment Student Due Date
1 Review the Steps of the Scientific Method  
2 1 - Ask a Question
  • Task #1A: What Makes a Good Research Question?
  • Task #1B: Find a Project Idea
 
3 1 - Ask a Question
  • Task #1C: Define Your Research Question
  • Task #1D: Lab Notebook Setup
  • Task #1E: Self-Assessment
 
4 2 - Background Research
  • Task #2A: Background Research Plan
  • Task #2B: Find Reliable Sources and Complete Background Research
 
5 2 - Background Research
  • Task #2C: Write a Research Paper (optional)
  • Task #2D: Self-Assessment
 
6 3 - Construct a Hypothesis
  • Task #3A: Define Your Variables
  • Task #3B: Write a Testable Hypothesis
  • Task #3C: Self-Assessment
 
7 4 - Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment
  • Task #4A: Prepare a Materials List & Experimental Procedure
  • Task #4B: Prepare for Data Collection
  • Task #4C: Prepare to Do Your Experiment
 
8 4 - Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment
  • Optional: Revisions to Tasks #4A-C
  • Task #4D: Experimentation Check-In 1
 
9 4 - Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment
  • Task #4E: Experimentation Check-In 2
  • Task #4F: Self-Assessment
 
10 5 - Analyze Your Data & Draw a Conclusion
  • Task #5A: Summarize Your Data in a Chart
  • Task #5B: Graph Your Data
 
11 5 - Analyze Your Data & Draw a Conclusion
  • Task #5C: Write a Conclusion
  • Task #5D: Self-Assessment
 
12 6 - Communicate Your Results
  • Task #6A: Write an Abstract
  • Task #6B: Create a Display Board, Poster, or Presentation (draft)
 
13 6 - Communicate Your Results
  • Task #6B: Create a Display Board, Poster, or Presentation (final)
  • Task #6C: Prepare to Present at Science Fair
  • Task #6D: Finalize Your Lab Notebook
 
14 6 - Communicate Your Results
  • Task #6E: Final Report (optional)
  • Task #6F: Self-Assessment
 

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