DESIGNED FOR SUCCESS

Display Boards

Presented by Cassandra de Wood

Presenting Your Project

The DISPLAY BOARD is probably the most familiar part of a Science Project. This tri-fold board will show off all your hard work so you want it to be professional. This power point offers several tips for its design and construction. Borders (not necessary) Lettering (Neat-not hand written) Matting (adds color and fills “white space”) Limit colors Table/s & Graph/s (large/full size) Photos (all with proper caption) Reformatting text size…Filling up space (Notice layout) Use diagram on handout for proper placement Small Display boards available for Free A bit larger boards can be purchased at stores such as Staples, Office Depot,

Michaels (about $3-5) Colored, and Extra Thick boards also available at stores.

Basic Set-Up

INLUDE ALL PARTS REQUIRED

Follow the correct Order (organized)

Professional Looking

All typed/Sticker letters ok

Reformatted work from your report (18 font or larger if possible

Single spaced is OKAY

Colorful

Straight Cut Lines

Good Gluing Technique (NO TAPE)

Symmetrical

Limited White Space

Purpose

Proble

m

Subtitle

Data

Photo’sSurvey’s if applicable

Graph/sTable/s

For a Good Display Board

Display board include: Title & Subtitle Purpose Problem (in the form of a Question) Hypothesis Materials list Procedure Data: table(s) & graph(s) & Pictures (all properly labeled) Results Conclusion

What does not go on the board On the Table with the Board Name, school, teacher, etc… Journal Pictures with faces Abstract Abstract Report Research report/Sources Things hanging off

3rd Grade 4th Grade

5th Grade 6th Grade

GOING UP? : California State Competition Sized Projects

What’s wrong with this picture?

Where does your eye go?What is missing from this display?

How would you change this display?

Where does your eye go?What is missing from this

display?

It’s All There…You Can Do Better Than This

Enough is

Enough

How Long would you

spend looking at

this?