Choose a topic which interests you. Narrow a general topic to a specific area of interest and study.

Select resources. (Learn about your topic by: reading books/ magazines, viewing audiovisual materials, visiting and interviewing community resources and "experts".)

Read, view, and listen as much as possible. Take notes and/or make sketches. Focus on a problem to be solved. {THIS IS YOUR PURPOSE.}

- Assemble whatever you will need to perform your experiment.

- Based on your research and knowledge, predict what you think will happen when the experiment is performed. {THIS IS YOUR HYPOTHESIS.}

- Carefully perform the experiment several times. {THIS IS YOUR PROCEDURE.}

- Discuss your experiment with your science teacher, parent or an "expert". Ask for help if necessary.

- Keep a log book to record what happens - using ie: illustrations, photographs, charts, diagrams...) {THESE ARE YOUR OBSERVATIONS.}

Think about the results. Did the experiment work the way you predicted? If it did, what does your experiment prove? {THIS IS YOUR CONCLUSION.}

Be prepared to change your prediction (or hypothesis) and do the experiment a different way, if the results aren’t what you expected.

It is not necessary to actually perform your experiment at the science fair. However, observers should be able to see how you performed the experiment(s).

A written report is required. This must include a cover, table of contents and a list of resources you used (bibliography), including the people who advised you. The experiment should be described in terms of the scientific process - eg: purpose - hypothesis - procedure - observations - conclusions. You may also include any other research information you collected.

This type of project should be visually interesting as well as informative. Visual aids could be any of the following - photographs, charts, illustrations/artwork, or posters.

Prepare a brief oral presentation about your project before the science fair. Tell about your project in an enthusiastic and well organized way. Think about the questions observers and judges may ask you!