The Last Day of the Grading Period is Monday

All formal proposals must be submitted on Monday even if I don't have you for class. I will be in the hallway and in my classroom. You may hand it to me before 1st period. I will try to come to the gym to pick up proposals also. Be sure that they are stapled together. I won't be able to take loose papers.

If you received a grade less than 90 on your proposal last week you can still raise it by completing what the notes say. I have limited time to read everything so please do a good job and follow directions.

Why do I have a zero on my FORMAL PROPOSAL???

I added the FORMAL PROPOSAL to the gradebook today. I entered a grade of 0 for anyone who has not submitted a proposal that has been accepted. To remove the zero and have your real grade entered you must submit your formal proposal (signed in blue ink) on or by 10/24. That's the last day of the grading period. Submitting earlier is GREAT!! The sooner I see it, the sooner your grade changes. HOWEVER, there are certain steps that need to be finished first. Don't try to cut any corners. Your project must be approved and if it is not complete when you submit it your grade will reflect that. Don't wait to the last minute. Get it in so it can be approved and then you can start your experimentation.

THE ASSIGNMENTS ARE ON THE BOARD.

Parents and students,

I write the assignments on the board. I write the homework on the board. I have a list of due dates for the assignments posted. Students who don't finish an in class assignment should write it in their planner ALONG with the homework. Some activities are scheduled to take more than 1 day. Some  activities should only take 1 class period. I will not be putting detailed instructions on this blog for daily in-class assignments. I will post homework  for every day until the science project is finished. Here it is

WORK ON YOUR SCIENCE PROJECT EVERY DAY. YOU SHOULD  BE WORKING TOWARDS A FORMAL PROPOSAL. SEVERAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE HAD PROPOSALS ACCEPTED ARE DOING THEIR EXPERIMENTATION. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A FORMAL PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BEFORE BEGINNING ANY EXPERIMENTATION.

For further clarification see the post for 10/09/11.

Please don't forget your GIZMO!!!!!!

Believe it or not a rash of I forgots has hit A-day. As a result I have extended their deadline for GIZMO SEG & AQ for CONDUCTION AND CONVECTION. However, only the people who had their AQ don time qualify for a do-over.  I hope B-day doesn't have the same problem.

Science Project Proposal Checklist

There are quite a few activities that need to be completed in order to prepare to do a successful science project. Everything you do or think about should be recorded in your Science Project Data Log. All worksheets should be securely taped or glued into the SPDL. Use your SPDL as your journal. Include dates, times, people you spoke with, costs of materials, and photos of your work. Make sure you write all of your data by hand (in ink) into your SPDL. This is the most important resource to substantiate your work that you have. It must be complete.

	Actions that need to be taken to complete a successful science project	Target Due Date	Completed
	Set up and begin a Science Project Data Log	ASAP
	Submit idea on Proposal Worksheet (sb)	ASAP
	Find 5 good sources. Read them. Take notes on them. (see nefrsef or sciencebuddies for more info).	ASAP
	Complete and submit Bibliography worksheet (sb)	ASAP
	First conference with teacher	ASAP
	Complete and submit Variables and Hypothesis worksheet (sb)	ASAP
	Second conference with teacher	ASAP
	Design an experiment to test your question. Remember to plan an adequate sample size or plan to repeat the experiment many times. The ideal group/repetition is 100. Acceptable number of group members or repetitions is 10-25 except for seeds. Seeds should always be 100 or more in each group. Use this plan in your FORMAL PROPOSAL.	ASAP, but No later than October 18
	Complete a FORMAL PROPOSAL including Forms 1, 1A, 1B, 3, and a COMPLETE Research Plan. All forms can be found at nefrsef or isef sites. Forms must be signed in blue ink. Parents should not sign anything that is not complete.	ASAP, but No later than October 25
	Submit complete formal proposal and wait for approval. If it can be approved by teacher then you will be notified. If it can not be approved by teacher it must be submitted to IRB or SRC and you will have to wait for approval. Any experimentation that takes place BEFORE approval is secured is not to be used in the final project.	ASAP, but No later than October 25
	When your project is approved, you may begin experimentation.	October 31

RESOURCES that you should use

(sb) = additional copies available on www.sciencebuddies.com

NEFRSEF – http://www.nefrsef.org/ 

ISEF - http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/document

APA style help and general writing help: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/