Science Fair PowerPoint Presentation

• The following slides provide a format and suggestions for creating your Science Fair Project Presentation.
• Font and Font size may be changed, but no smaller than 12-point and must be clear and easy to read.
• Other adjustments can be made to the slides, such as changing to columns.

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• Please REMOVE THIS SLIDE AND ALL WRITING PROMPTS.
• Make sure to save your project presentation. The filename should have the following format: Lastname_grade_project title
• For the project title in the filename, use the first 5 words of the title.

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Project Title

Name

Research Question

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1 sentence that indicates your

Research Question

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Briefly describe why you are interested in this question or why you are interested in this topic in general.

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Background / Significance

• Bullet point format; 1-2 sentences per bullet
• Briefly summarize background of research topic and existing knowledge
• Cite any sources used, such as articles, books, websites, or experts
• Include significance – why is it important to address this question?

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Hypothesis

State your hypothesis.

Your hypothesis should relate to your question.

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Materials and Equipment

• Bullet point list of materials
• May switch to 2-column format if needed
• Include most critical / important materials only if list is too long

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Procedures

1. Describe how you conducted your experiments.
2. May be numbered or bulleted list.
3. May switch to 2-column format if needed.
4. May use a visual representation instead.
5. May use 2 slides for procedures if needed.

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Results

Include tables or graphs of data, as appropriate.

Include descriptive titles for tables/graphs.

Include a caption that describes the key takeaway points for each table/graph.

May include up to 6 Results slides, with no more than 2 tables or graphs per slide.

Discussion

Brief analysis of data/results, in bullet point or paragraph format.

Describe any patterns or trends in the data.

Describe how your results compare to current knowledge in the field.

Conclusions

• May include a separate list of conclusions here or include with Discussion on previous slide or with Future Work on next slide.

Future Work

Describe what further research you would perform related to your research question based on your results and conclusions.

Describe any additional experiments that are needed to address your research question.

Describe any changes that you would suggest to the experiments you performed.

May be bullet point or paragraph format.

References

• Include list of references you used (articles, books, websites, experts) here.