PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT MILSPAW-103

 PROJECT IS DUE: THE WEEK BEFORE EASTER VACATION

 GOAL: TO WRITE AN HYPOTHESIS AND DESIGN RESEARCH TO PROVE OR DISPROVE YOUR IDEA

 PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:

 1. WRITE AN HYPOTHESIS YOU CAN PROVE OR DISPROVE BY DESIGNING A STUDY OR EXPERIMENT TO COLLECT DATA THAT WILL SUPPORT YOUR FINAL CONCLUSION.

 2. YOU MUST HAVE PRIOR APPROVAL OF YOUR PROJECT BY SUBMITTING YOUR HYPOTHESIS AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF HOW YOU PLAN TO PROVE IT. THIS APPROVAL PAGE WILL BE PLACED IN THE APPENDIX OF YOUR PROJECT.

 3. UPON APPROVAL, PROCEED TO DO YOUR RESEARCH---COLLECT YOUR DATA, DISPLAY YOUR DATA IN CHART OR GRAPH FORM WHEN APPROPRIATE, AND WRITE UP YOUR PROJECT IN THE FORM PROVIDED BELOW. DO NOT LEAVE OUT ANY PARTS OF FORM.

 4. PROJECT FINAL FORM WITH VALUE ASSIGNED TO EACH PART

5 TITLE PAGE WITH BRIEF PROJECT TITLE, YOUR NAME, DATE, PREPARED FOR MR. MILSPAW

 20 I. INTRODUCTION

A. DESCRIBE YOUR PROBLEM

B. RESEARCH YOUR PROBLEM, LOOK UP INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM; INCLUDE SOURCES OF INFORMATION.

C. WRITE YOUR HYPOTHESIS.

20 II. DESIGN OF STUDY

A. STATE YOUR HYPOTHESIS AND OBJECT

B. MATERIALS LIST (LIST EVERYTHING YOU WILL USE)

C. PROCEDURE (LIST STEP BY STEP WHAT YOU WILL DO)

A. DISPLAY YOUR DATA IN CHART, GRAPH, OR TABLE FORM AS NEEDED.

20 IV. CONCLUSION: INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING

A. SUMMARIZE YOUR FINDINGS OF THE STUDY

B. DID YOU PROVE OR DISPROVE YOUR HYPOTHESIS? GIVE REASONS FOR ANSWER.

C. IMPLICATIONS OF YOUR STUDY. WHAT DOES YOUR RESEARCH SHOW AS TO THE DIRECTION YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE SHOULD TAKE? IS FURTHER RESEARCH NEEDED TO FULLY PROVE YOUR TOPIC?

5 V. APPENDIX

INCLUDE YOUR INITIAL APPROVED PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND ANY OTHER NECESSARY TABLES OR INFORMATION USED IN YOUR STUDY. IF YOU NEEDED APPROVAL TO COLLECT DATA FROM SOMEONE, INCLUDE THE LETTER OF REQUEST SHOWING APPROVAL WAS GRANTED.

10 OVERALL PROJECT APPEARANCE--MAKE THE PACKAGE UNIFORM. EVERYTHING SHOULD FIT INTO A FOLDER. NO LARGE POSTERS ARE NEEDED.