Fernwood Science Fair Guidelines

Welcome to the Fernwood Science Fair! Hopefully you’re excited and revved up to begin. Here is what to do. Find a question you really want to answer with an experiment. Work with your parents or other trusted adult to make a plan, then carry it through. Once you’ve done that, use this posterboard to tell us what you’ve learned. You only get one, so be careful with it. Bring your posterboard to school the morning of 6 April. Come back to school in the evening between 6:30 and 8:30pm and tell everyone what you learned and check out what other students did.

Need some ideas? You can find a question around the school (What brand of microwave popcorn has the fewest unpopped kernels?). Below are a few more example questions.

Be sure to check out the Fernwood blog (schoolsciencefair.blogspot.com) for more questions and tips for doing your experiment and creating your poster.

Need more ideas? Head to the library—Fernwood, Mill Creek, Bothell.

Want some help? Come to the Fernwood library during any lunch recess starting 5 March.

A Few More Questions:

 Does talking to your plant make it grow faster?

 What hot wheels car gets to the bottom of the slide first?

 Does a falling barometer predict rain every time?

 Can you predict the weather based on the clouds?

 What is the best method to clean your hands?

 What cereal gets soggy fastest?

 How much salt does it take to float an egg (try different salts)?

 How can you change the color of a white flower?

 At what distance is it optimal to start a slide into home base?

 What kind of ball bounces the highest?

 Does the shape of an ice cube affect how quickly it melts?

Take a look around—there are questions surrounding you begging for an answer!

Most importantly, Have Fun with Your Explorations!

Now, on your marks, get set, GO!