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Science Fair Success – Writing a Great Science Fair Report

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:56:13 +0000

No matter what your science fair project is about, one thing is certain: your science project report will communicate the nature of your experiment as well as the information that you learned from the experiment. Many students enjoy actually doing the science fair experiment, but struggle with the report because it requires in-depth writing and analysis.

By breaking the project report into small steps, you will be able to complete the report without a lot of hassle. A thorough report can also mean the difference between a good grade on your science project and a so-so grade. Remember: the judges will also take a look at your report, so make sure you pay attention to the details when you create it!

Here are the sections you’ll need to include in your report:

Abstract. Your abstract should provide a short overview of the science project report. Briefly state what the report is about and what people will learn by reading the report. I usually try to keep abstracts to about a paragraph. Introduction. The introduction to your report can be anywhere from one paragraph to an entire page. This is the section where you will provide background information about the topic of your report and any pertinent information that you will include in your report, such as terms and equations. Experiments. In this section, you should describe in details how you went about conducting your experiment. Outline methods that you used to perform the experiment as well as methods you used to collect data. Data. This is the part of the science project report where you will include completed data. You can use charts, graphs, photos and other visual aids to help communicate data. If you have a large amount of data, it may be wise to organize the data in appendices at the end of your report as well. Discussion. No matter what kind of science fair project you do, chances are good that you will have your own opinion about how it worked and how effective it was. Discuss the results and talk about anything that you would change in the discussion section of your report. Conclusion. This is my favorite section of the science project report because it is where you tie together information that you learned from the experiment and draw your own conclusions. Hopefully this is also where you can share your own ideas and opinions that you gathered from your experiment. Acknowledgements. Thank anyone that helped you with your project, such as your parents, siblings, friends and teachers. This section can include a brief statement of how people helped you and allows you to send out a great big “thank you!” References. No science project would be complete without a list of references that you used in order to complete the experiment. Cite the references according to the citation method that you teacher prefers, such as MLA format. Also, be sure to recognize the people that gave you information as well, such as a doctor or scientist you may have interviewed.

A good science project report requires that you take time to pay attention to each section. You cannot complete a science fair report the night before a fair and expect it to be thorough and an accurate representation of your talent. Therefore, start in advance, plan, and work hard to include all of the information and ideas needed to make your report complete. Have fun!
If you’re ready to get going with your own science project report or project, your next step is to download a free copy of “Easy Steps to Award-Winning Science Fair Projects” from the link below right now.

By: Aurora L.

Science Fair Project Topics For Winning Science Projects

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:29:21 +0000

There are countless science fair project topics. To figure out a topic, you must first decide on a category of interest; Astronomy, Biology, Zoology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Engineering, Environmental, Microbiology, Physical Science or Mathematics. Once you have found a category that you like, you can then decide on a topic. It may not be an easy task, since there are countless topics on each category, but it will not take you long before you choose something that really interests you. Just remember that any project has the potential to be a winning science project, and keep in mind that the judges are looking mainly at presentation and whether or not you learned something from the project.

You don’t want to pick a topic that is too easy, nor do you want to choose one that is beyond your level. The judges want to see that you are knowledgeable about your project and that you have documented your findings. Obviously, the first thing they will notice is your presentation, so you want to make sure it’s eye catching and well organized. If you use graphs in your project, make sure to double check your figures and ensure you understand the graphs you are presenting. If you can’t explain your work, you are definitely going to lose points. Basically, if you chose a topic that interests you, is on your skill level, that you genuinely learn something from your project, are able to show and explain your work, and present the project in an organized and eye catching manner, you are likely to score great points with the judges.

By: Dee Schrock

Kabbalah Uses Scientific Methods, But It’s not Regular Science

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:49:15 +0000

Perhaps you’ve heard that Kabbalah is connected to mysticism, magic, fortunetelling, tarot cards, and all kinds of other misconceptions. However, not many people know the truth about Kabbalah—it is a science that studies all of reality.

Why Kabbalah is considered a science? Because it uses the same methods as the natural sciences do. Kabbalists stage experiments and record all the settings and details involved in the process, to make sure that other people will be able to perform the same experiments and verify their findings.

As Kabbalists research the surrounding reality, they feel certain sensations, and they systematically record these sensations using graphs, tables and equations. Then, using these graphs, tables and equations, they once again perform an experiment, in order to replicate the research and check whether their previous findings were correct. This is known as the scientific approach, used in the natural sciences such as physics, chemistry and biology.

But what makes Kabbalah so unique and so different from other sciences? The difference is that Kabbalists use the scientific approach to study the hidden realm of reality. It’s called hidden or concealed because without its discovery by Kabbalists, we would never even suspect of its existence.

This is somewhat similar to how centuries ago, people would never have believed you if you told them that there are tiny living things, entire organisms called microbes and viruses, crawling around all over your body, and even inside it. Back then, people couldn’t even imagine that such a thing was possible. But scientific progress and research uncovered this hidden micro-world, and today everyone knows about it and considers it a norm.

But the hidden realm of reality studied by Kabbalists is quite different even from the micro-world or the macro-world studied by science. And that’s because this realm becomes revealed to the researcher and can be studied only after he develops his latent sense of it. So first of all, Kabbalah teaches a person how to develop this additional, inner instrument of research – you can call it the sixth sense.

As Kabbalists begin to feel the hidden realm through the sixth sense, they research the laws operating in that realm. And just like laws studied in physics, such as the law of gravity, there are also laws operating in that hidden realm of our reality. And studying these laws in detail is a major part of the Wisdom of Kabbalah.

Thus, Kabbalah is a science, but a special one. It is not studied and applied by means of our natural five senses, given to us from birth. Rather, it is a science studied and applied in the sixth sense that a Kabbalist develops.

All Kabbalistic research, the integral science of Kabbalah, comprises thousands of books that were written throughout millennia. The books remain a mystery to someone who does not know that they should be read through the sixth sense – which is why Kabbalah has been shrouded in so many misconceptions. But to a Kabbalist,

who knows that he is reading scientific books that document research of the hidden part of reality, the books say: this happens for that reason, X is connected to Y, if you perform this action, you will receive that reaction, and so on.

That is, just as in the natural sciences like physics, chemistry and psychology explain the nature and laws of the revealed part of our world, so Kabbalah explains the nature and laws of the hidden part of it. Thus, Kabbalah is far from any mystical or religious practice. Studying Kabbalah does not involve faith or belief in something that you haven’t felt, and there are no rituals or meditation sessions.

Moreover, just like the natural sciences, Kabbalah can be studied by anyone. You can have any natural traits, characteristics, or mentality, be a man or a woman, belong to any nationality or religion, and so on. Just like scientists engaged in physics or chemistry, Kabbalists do not ask who you are and where you come from. Their primary interest is: do you have a true desire to study the whole of reality? If so—you are welcome.

www.Kabbalah.info

By: Bnei Baruch