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TWINKLE TWINKLE
LITTLE STAR
HOW I
WONDER WHY?
by Marie Lambert

Introduction | Task | Resources |Process | Evaluation | Conclusion
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Introduction



 
  

Do you ever wonder why? Wonder why boats float, hovercraft hover, water flows uphill? Why do suspension bridges never fall? Why are Eskimo's igloos not square? Did you ever invent a game using dice? What will the sum of the 14th row of the triangle be? How tall is the height of a tree? Ever wonder why? Do you have your own question that you would like to research?
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                                                                            Task 

    What topic have you choosen for your science fair project? What area of science interest you? Do you enjoy creating math puzzles? Do you enjoying writing poetry? 
     This webquest is geared for a group of students to work together. The group will surf the internet (by using the resources listed below) to help them broaden their knowledge of the many different fields in science or math.  Each group will hand in a chart which will have the 6 sites listing the URL address, field of science or math, write the question for the experiment and what you think the hypothesis for the experiment would be. After completing the chart, please print out the chart.
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Resources
 
Listed below are the different fields in science and math. Each field has a list of many interesting questions that will engage your interest in deciding what topic you will be choosing for your science fair project.
  • Agriculture does not have a category of its own, involves the growing process of plants in different environments.
  •  Botany is also not a category of its own, it is just like Agirculture, involves the growing process of plants.
  • Games are fun to play. Would you like to create you own Math Game?
  • Working with 3 dimensions, creating math puzzles, using angles and straight lines to create a scientific questions is using Geometry?
  • Do you like to build and create projects with your hands. Fold paper using origamie, tieing salors knots in Celtic style, are you interested? Projects combining geometry and games.
  • Do you love to play tricks on your friends? Create a number game, to keep you friends wondering why?
  • Do you like sports? How in the world does TV Guide keep up with all their schedules? Are you interested?
  • Are you a number cruncher? Why soes the telephone company never give you someone elses home number?
  • Velocity, acceleration, and  reflection of light are types of Physic questions. Are you an inquiring mind wnting to know?
  • Who is Reeko? Reeko is a scientist that has great ideas for student scientist. Reeko breaks his science fair project into many different categories. Are you interested in principles of flotation, capillary action visit Reeko's science page. 
  • Reeko has another science page, her are some of the titles, "Spinless Potato", "Happy Dancing Raisins", "Am I Dense",aand "Rocket Powered Pennies". 
  • What is weathering?  What is an antacid? What is acid rain? What is typography? Choose on of the questions from this wonderful scientific page, and take an educated quess in what scientific field these questions belong in and hypothesis?
  • Yvonne Karsten wrote a web page to help students find creative questions for their science fair projects.
  • Create a fog cloud! Creat Lightning! Creat Rain! Make your own Magnetometer! Astronomy, earth science, do these fields of science interest you? ( To use this site, to find scientific experiments, you must click on classroom activities)
  • Fremont's Outstanding Scince Fair Projects, list of students and their projects from 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 science fair.

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The Process


 

Listed below are the procedures:
  • Student scientist will work in groups of 3.
  • Scientist will browse the fields of many interesting questions.
  • Each group fill out the Student Site Analysis chart. They will fill in the URL address, field of science or math, write the scientific question and what they think the hypothesis of the scientific question would be. Then summaries the experiment ina sentence.
  • Student scientist will choose one of their scientific questions to present to the class. They all will have a part in presenting the scietific question, hypothesis, and their summary.

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      The Evaluation

  
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  • The science site analysis chart cells must be completed correctly.
  • The summary statement and the hypothesis of the scientific question should be well written in complete sentences. (Hypothesis should be written to show the competency level of understanding.) 
  • Articulation, projection, content and enthusiasm is demonstrated in the group presentation.(All members must present in an adequate portion of the demonstration).
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  • The science site analysis chart cells must have 5 out of 6 rows completed correctly.
  • The summary statement and the hypothesis of the scientific question should be written in complete sentences.
  • Articulation, projection, and content is demonstrated in the group presentation.(All members must participate in an adequate portion of the presentation.)
 
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  • The science site analysis chart cells was not correctly completed.
  • The summary statement and the hypothesis of the scientific question was not written in complete sentences.
  • Articulation, projection,and content is not demonstrated in the group presentation.

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Conclusion                                                           Conclusion
 

 

Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder why? Is a WebQuest that will  peak your interest in completing a unique science fair project. Working together as scientist, helps you incorporate your partners  ideas into completing your well prepared hypothesis and conclusion. Scientist, be prepared to successfully complete your quest! Good Luck completing your science fair project!