Social Science Fair
Students in 5th grade will participate in the Social Science Fair. The school social science fair is typically held at the end of the 2nd marking period in the month of January. Information will be sent home with the students and the process will be discussed with them. Additional information is available to print or download below. Social science projects should be turned in on a display board (triptych) and should include a purpose, research question, research methods (methodology- carried out and written into the paper), conclusion statement, and bibliography & credits.
Projects are limited to a space of 30 inches front to back (depth), 48 inches in width (when opened), and 60 inches in height. If a project includes audio or video recording, slides, computers, or a combination of these audiovisual media, the total listening/viewing time may not exceed ten minutes. Audio media should be presented in such a way that it is not distracting to its neighboring projects.
All projects must be accompanied by a research summary paper of approximately four or five double-spaced typed pages. The summary should give the question being explored, methodology, research findings, and conclusions of the project. The summary paper must also include bibliographic references. If direct citations are to be used in the summary paper, the proper footnotes should be included. An abstract of the project should be included on a 3" x 5" card. Information on the abstract provides a succinct description of the project, including the title, statement of problem or question, methodology, and conclusion.
The visual presentation must include the following components on a backboard:
- Clear statement of the question being studied (may be stated as hypothesis, question, or purpose)
-Methodology (procedures used in the research, i.e. the steps in gathering, analyzing, and interpreting the data used to answer the research question- not include steps in writing the paper or constructing the display)
-Visuals that illustrate or enhance the research findings
-Conclusion(s), based on analysis and interpretation of data that directly answer the question being studies
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