STEM Fair packet 2021-2022

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2021-2022

Chesapeake Math & IT Elementary

Kindergarten - Fifth grade

STEM Fair packet (1st semester)

Table of Contents

What is the STEM Fair?…………….…….………3

Timelines……………….…………………………4

STEM Fair Categories………………….………....6

Video presentation rubric..…………………...…...7

Topic Suggestions………………………………...8

Journal Entry Pages………….………………...9-12

Research Paper Rubric...……..…………………...13

Acknowledgements………..….……………….….14

WHAT IS CMIT STEM FAIR?

STEM Fair is a school wide project that includes the topics related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It is required for all CMIT students. All teachers will be involved in supporting and evaluating parts of your project. This project will make a difference in your report card. In addition, upper elementary STEM Fair category winners will win amazing prizes.

WHAT IS THE PROCESS AND WHAT SHOULD THE END PRODUCT LOOK LIKE?

Decide which of the following you will create:

Science Experiment (Mandatory)

Experiment ( K-5th grade)

Focus on a question/problem for your topic.
Use the Scientific Method to complete your investigation.
Collect Data

You will record your presentation by creating a Google Presentation with voice over, iMovie, FlipGrid, Screen-cast-o-matic, screen-castify, or video recording. Creating a STEM Fair board is optional.
*NOTE: Students should be able to explain projects independently.*

EXPERIMENT TIMELINE Upper Elementary 3rd-5th

Component		Suggested-Due Date	Expectations
STEAM Night		October 13, 2021	Parent University
Virtual STEAM Day for in school.		November 19, 2021	Learn about STEAM Fair expectations and complete STEAM challenges!
Topic due to the teacher.		December 3, 2021	Parents will help students select a STEAM topic.
Students should formulate a good experiment question and begin their experiment and research.		December 20, 2021	Parents should help the students create a good question.
Students should begin research papers and experiments. Students should have written their title, question, hypothesis, materials, and procedures.		January 7, 2022	3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are expected to complete a research paper.
Students should be finished with experiments and begin analyzing data.		January 14, 2022	Parents should help students work on their STEAM Fair project.
Write results and conclusions. Students should also take pictures, create a data chart/graph. Students should complete their research paper.		January 21, 2022	Students should type up the results of their STEAM Fair projects.
Students should prepare a video presentation.		January 21, 2021	Parents should help students create a video presentation.
Students should turn in the COMPLETED project to the teachers.		January 24, 2021	Parents should ensure that the project is turned in.
Projects will be presented in science classes..		January 27-29, 2022	NO LATE PROJECTS!
Top projects will earn students an invitation to the CMIT Elementary STEM fair (Upper Elementary only).		February 12th	All participants will receive a certificate. Prizes will be awarded to the top categories.
Upper Elementary Virtual STEM Fair	Fe›bruary 12th	Students should be present for judging and be ready to present their 2-5 minute presentation on their STEM fair project. Parents should help students practice discussing their project. However, no parents will not be allowed in the judging area.

TIMELINE Lower elementary (K-2ND)

Component		Due Date	Expectations
STEAM Night		October 13, 2021	Parent University
Virtual STEAM Day for in school.		November 16, 2021	Learn about STEAM Fair expectations and complete STEAM challenges!
Topic due to the teacher.		December 3, 2021	Parents will help students select a STEAM topic.
Students should formulate a good experiment question and begin their experiment and research.		December 11 , 2021	Parents should help the students create a good question.
Students should have written their title, question, hypothesis, materials, and procedures. Students should complete their experiment.		December 20, 2021	Parents should help students work on their STEAM Fair project.
Students should take pictures, and create a data chart/graph.		January 7, 2022	Parents should support students as they work on their STEM Fair project.
Students should prepare a video presentation.		January 21, 2022	Parents should help students create a video presentation.
Completed projects are due.		January 24, 2022	Parents should ensure projects are submitted on time.
Projects will be presented in science class.		January 27-29, 2022	Late projects will not enter the STEM virtual gallery display!
Completed student projects will earn students an invitation to the CMIT Elementary Virtual STEM fair gallery display.		February 12, 2022 Virtual Gallery Display	All participants will receive a certificate
CMIT Elementary Gallery Walk	February 12, 2022 Virtual Gallery Walk	Virtual Gallery walk for the school and parents.

STEM Fair Categories

Category	Topic	STEM Occupation	Famous STEM Person
Behavioral Science	The Human Brain, Exercise	Psychologist Family Therapist	Sigmund Freud
Botany and Zoology	Plant (i.e. fern), Animal (i.e. koala bear)	Veterinarian	George Washington Carver Rachel Carson
Chemistry	Chemicals in the household (i.e. toothpaste)	Lab Researcher Cosmetology	Marie Curie Lloyd Hall
Earth and Environmental Science	Recycling	Astronaut Land Surveyor	Ronald McNair Wangari Maathai
Engineering	Lego, Bridges	Civil Engineer Software Engineer	Elijah McCoy Cynthia Maxwell
Math and Computer Science	Fractions, Adding, Subtracting, Coding, Scratch	Computer Programmer Statistician	Mark Zuckerburg Christine Darden
Medicine and Health	Vitamins, cancer	Pharmacists Surgeon	Dr. Ben Carson
Physics	Force, Roller Coasters	Material Scientists Structural Engineer	Albert Einstein Chien-Shiung Wu

STEM Fair Project Parts to include in Video Presentation!

Name:______________________________________________________

Teacher/Grade:_______________________________________________

Project Title:_________________________________________________

Content (90 points total)

______ Creative Title (10 points)

______Testable Question/Purpose/Problem (10 points) What problem will you solve?

______Hypothesis (10 points) Your educated guess of what the results will be.

______Procedures (10 points)- Include the steps to complete the entire project.

______Materials Used (10 points) -List them with quantities

______ Variables (10 points) (Independent, dependent, and constant)

______ Data (10 points) Graph and chart explaining results of fair test.

______Results (10 points) Written explanation of the data

______Conclusions (10 points) Reflection of the project, what was learned, and if your hypothesis was correct.

Notes: ____________________________________________________________

Video Presentation (10 points total)

Should be Creative in the form of Google presentation, Prezi, video, animation, or iMovie.

Total Points Earned_______________
Total Points Available______100_____ Percentage ___________

Resources

Websites that may help you pick a topic

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/

https://sciencebob.com/science-fair-ideas/ideas/

Htt p://www.education.com/science-fair/elementary-school/

Check to see if your project is safe: https://ruleswizard.societyforscience.org/

Ideas for lower elementary: https://www.icanteachmychild.com/science-fair-projects/ https://learning-center.homesciencetools.com/article/science-fair-projects-for-elementary/

Examples

Experiments

What color light allows plants to grow fastest?
Does salt impact how fast water freezes?
Which liquid freezes faster?
How does the compression and expansion of a ball affect the bounce height.

Model/Occupation/Person

Mastermind - The Human Brain
Gifted Hands - Ben Carson

PROHIBITED TOPICS

No Projects involving VERTEBRATES (NO Fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals/humans).
No Bacteria Projects
No household cleaners
Please focus on kid-friendly and age appropriate topic

1. QUESTION / PROBLEM (In a sentence, phrase the question or the problem of your investigation.)

2. HYPOTHESIS (After doing some research and what is your predicted answer/solution to above question/problem?):

3. MATERIALS (What materials will you need to test your hypothesis? Include the quantities.)

4. PROCEDURES

a) DETAILED PROCEDURE: (How are you planning to test your hypothesis? Explain your experimental design step by step.)

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b) VARIABLES Independent Variable: The quantity that you vary systematically. This variable is plotted on the x-axis. The successive increments in the independent variable are often consistent. In physics projects, time is frequently the independent variable. Example: When measuring the speed of a runner over time, time is the independent variable. Speed is the dependent variable. Dependent Variable: This quantity changes as a result of your manipulations and depends on the independent variable. The dependent variable is plotted on the y-axis. CONSTANT VARIABLE (CONTROL VARIABLE). The control set-up as well as an experimental set-up are the things that must be constant. These things must be constant to get accurate results. Example: The location where you would but a plant if you wanted to see if worms impacted the growth of plants. The location should be the same (ex. Window).

INDEPENDENT

DEPENDENT

CONSTANT (CONTROL)

_______________________________________________________________________

6. RESOURCES: (What are the book, magazine, and internet resources that you used and/or planning to use?)

7. DATA

8. RESULTS

9. CONCLUSION

10. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

STEM Fair Research Paper Rubric (Reading classes Upper elementary)

________Cover Page (5 points) ________

Table of Contents (5 points)

Notes:______________________________________________

Brief introduction with overview of project includes problem statement, materials, and variables.

________Introduction (10 points)

Notes:________________________________________________

Explanation of problem and rationale for hypothesis, procedures, includes background research.

______ Body of research (10 points)

Notes:_______________________________________________

Analysis of results: Raw data, Charts/Tables with labels.

_______Discussion (10 points)

Reflection of whether your hypothesis was correct and explain why the project is important, real world-applications.

_______Conclusion (5 points) Notes:_________________________________________________

_______References (MLA format)/Acknowledgements (5 points) Notes:_________________________________________________

Total Points Earned:_____________ Total Points Available:___50_____ Grade (Percentage):___________

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CMIT Science Fair Packet revised by

Benora McCain’Wigfall, STEM Fair Coordinator

2021-2022 STEAM Committee (reviewed)

Last modified October 10, 2021.