Do's and Don'ts
For Safety
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Do check with your parents/teachers to see if what you plan on doing is safe or not, before you actually do the experiment. Be safe!
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Do check with your parents/teachers to see if what you plan on doing is safe or not, before you actually do the experiment. Be safe!
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Don’t use mold in any experiment – it can be dangerous!
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Designing and Working on the Experiment
Designing and Working on the Experiment
Do let us know by the registration form due date that you are interested.
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Do get permission before you study people or bacteria.
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Do come up with an idea for an
experiment that tests or compares something.
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Do start early and plan enough time for all the steps in the Scientific Method Worksheet.
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Do research online or at the library. Make sure to write down where you got your information. Put your references on your display
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Do take pictures that show how you did the experiment, and what the results looked like.
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Do write your results neatly so you and the judges can read them later. The notebooks help judges understand what, when, and how you did things.
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Do think about what happened and why.
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Do repeat the experiment if you think you had a problem with your procedures
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Do remember that an unexpected result is interesting, and can win a science fair.
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Don’t miss the Open House
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Don’t use humans or bacteria or anything dangerous without prior approval. Don’t use animals at all.
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Don’t just build a volcano model. This looks cool, but has no hypothesis.
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Don’t wait till the last minute to do your experiment or make your display
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Don’t take pictures of anyone’s face, unless you can cut out or cover the faces later.
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Don’t forget to write everything in your notebook.
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Don’t assume things
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Don’t get frustrated if an experiment doesn’t work like you expected.
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Don’t worry if you don’t get the “answer” you expected. That’s science!