Preparing for a science fairPreparing for a science fair

Once upon a time there were three Once upon a time there were three girls: Maggie, Maria and Melekgirls: Maggie, Maria and Melek

They have been met at a science camp They have been met at a science camp for girls, where they were involved for girls, where they were involved

into several activities related to into several activities related to science. One of the activities was the science. One of the activities was the

science fair… science fair…

Hi girls! I’m Mrs. Experimentalist. I have my own laboratory in my city. I

usually support my neighbors to solve the problems they face in their daily life. This week, a lot of people asked for my help, but I don’t have time to help all of

them. Would you like to help me?

Melek Maggie Maria

I think it’s a very good idea to help

Mrs. Experimentalist to

solve her neighbors’ problems!

Yes, but is it possible for us to help her?

How can we give valid answers to their

problems? Well, firstly we should

learn how to design fair

experiments. Thereby, we

would be able to give

valid answers to

their problems

… … a few days later…a few days later…

Have you ever been in a science

fair?

Yes! It was very exciting! Groups of children are presenting in a

poster the results of an investigation that they have

implemented. They also organize an interactive activity for the

visitors at the science fair.

I found photos of children that

participated in science fairs. We

can have a look at them and get some ideas

Maggie, Maria and Melek are trying to Maggie, Maria and Melek are trying to prepare for participating in a science fairprepare for participating in a science fair

Which problem does Mrs. Experimentalist

want us to solve?

Well, she said that Nicole wants to find out ways to make her flowers to grow

So she wants to investigate

which factors influence her

flowers’ growth

the water, the light, the soil, and the temperature are

some of the factors that are related to

the phenomenon we investigate

Can you think of any investigative questions to

formulate?

I can think of one!Does light influence the growth of the

flowers?

We need two similar flowers for our

experiment. We should place the first one in the dark and the second in the light. We have to

observe their growth

When you say similar you mean: the type of flower, the height of

the flower and the color?

To design a fair experiment we should control other

variables as well: the water we will irrigate them, the soil

and the temperature.We have to compare their height in the first day and measure it every second

day.

How are we going to present our results

to the visitors at the science fair?

We have to prepare a poster

At the poster we can write our investigative question, explain the methodology and construct tables and

graphs with our results. We can also write down our

conclusions…

Mrs. Experimentalist said that we should also organize an

interactive activity…

We have to think of something

creative… I think that Evangelia,

Michael and Rodothea can

help us with that! Lets ask for their

help

Well, we should think of an activity so that

the people to have fun and learn what we have investigated