Science Fair May 8th
(This is a copy of the Science Fair letter that went home on March 25th)
The Science Fair will be
held on Thursday, May 8th, 2014.
Each student needs to
contribute a Science experiment or project. There are a number of resource books
available in the classroom for experiment ideas. The actual project or experiment will be done
at home.
In third grade, students have the choice of doing an experiment
with a tri-fold display board OR making a model of something and writing a 1-2
page report explaining their model.
There is an example of what the tri-fold display should look like on the
back of this paper. I have also attached
many questions that can be turned into experiments. If doing an experiment, students need to
bring in the materials used to show the results or have photographs of the
experiment if the actual materials are not able to be transported.
On the day of the Science
Fair, each child’s work will be on display.
The projects are due the morning of Thursday, May 8th. If your student has a planned absence, the
project will need to be brought into school ahead of time! Other than planned absences, please DO NOT
send projects in early. There is simply
no storage space in the classroom. Each student will need to present their
project to the class and explain
what they did and what they learned.
They should not simply read off their board.
This project will be
factored into their 3rd trimester Science grade. I hope that this project will be a fun,
learning experience. The children will need parental
guidance, but the work (including writing) and discovery need to be theirs.
Thank you for your
cooperation. See you at the Science
Fair!
