TitleNameSchool

Topic Category

Example: Plant Biology

Problem Statement

Project Overview

Type a brief summary (short and concise narrative) about your

project.

Why did this topic interest you?

(4-5 bullets)

Variables - Controlled

• These are the things that were kept the same throughout your experiments

• Use Bullets, 3-4 words or up to 1 sentence

Example:

• Amount of water

• Temperature

• Location of plants

• Fertilizer

Variables - Independent

The one variable that you purposely change and test.

Example:

Independent Variable – Type of soil

Variables - Dependent

The measure of change observed because of the independent variable. It is measureable and observable.

Example:

Dependent Variable – Growth

Hypothesis

Your best educated guess regarding the

solution to your question.

Materials

The list of items you needed to complete your experiments.

Example:

• 1 gallon of XYZ organic soil

• 1 cup of ABC fertilizer

• 1 teaspoon of growth hormone

Procedure

• List the steps, in order, used to complete the experiment.

• Number each step.

• Font size should be 20.

• It may take 3-4 slides to list the procedures. Do not use one procedure per slide.

Data Observations

• Add photos of your experiments.

• Include a caption for each photo.

• May take 1-3 slides

Write a full sentence caption explaining the data viewed at the particular stage of

the experiment.

Data Table

Type of Soil

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Organic Soil

5 cm 7 cm 7.5 cm 7.6 cm

Regular Soil

4.5 cm 6 cm 6.3 cm 6.8 cm

Plant Growth in Centimeters

Should be central tendency and variance only – not all raw data is needed here

Data Graph(s)

Plant Growth

Data Discussion

This will be a brief summary / narrative of your observations,

central tendencies and variance.

Conclusion

• Refer to you Conclusions Check List.

• The conclusion will take additional slides.

Works Cited

• Include all print and electronic sources.

• Use MLA guidelines.

• Separate primary and secondary sources (primary goes first).

Acknowledgements

Recognize all individuals / organizations that helped

you with your project.

Design Design RecommendationsRecommendations

• Font• Size 28 or larger• Times, Times New Roman, Calisto•Do not bold words within text.• Select one or two font colors that are uniform throughout.

Design Design RecommendationsRecommendations

1. Keep bulleted information as concise as possible.

2. Do not use transitions, effects, animation or sounds.

3. Use a background that is uniform throughout.

4. Keep your slides uncluttered.5. Spelling and grammar definitely

count.

Presentation Presentation RecommendationsRecommendations

1. Practice presenting – alone and in front of others.

2. Look at the computer for your powerpoint information; do not turn and read from the screen.

3. Add information that is not on the slide.

4. Be professional.

Final Project DetailsFinal Project Details

• Your presentation may be between 20 – 25 slides.

• You will have up to 7 minutes to present your project.

• Present like a professional researcher.

• Your audience will include students and a panel of judges.