MSSEF/GEMS mini-grant Student Science Fair Pre-Survey

MSSEF-GEMS Student Science & Engineering Fair Pre-Survey
Please help us make this program work better by filling out this short on-line survey
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Part 1: About your Science & Engineering Fair Project
A science fair project requires you to do research, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make conclusions, and present your findings. They can be done alone or in a team, and the topic can be chosen by you, your teacher or a mentor. The work can be done in class or at home.
1. Have you done a science fair project before?*

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1a. If yes, in which grades did you work on a science fair project in the past?
2. Are you now or have you ever in the past participated in an after school or summer program related to science, technology, engineering or math?*

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2a. If YES, tell us the name(s) of the program(s) you attended and briefly describe it.
3. If you have decided on a science fair topic for this year, what is it?

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a. Choosing a suitable topic
b. Forming a testable question from that topic
c. Conducting research on my topic
d. Forming a hypothesis
e. Identifying independent and dependent variables and controls
f. Designing my experiment
g. Collecting data
h. Analyzing and understanding my data
i. Making a conclusion from my results
j. Understanding where I could have made mistakes
k. Figuring out how to improve my experiment if I were to repeat it in the future
l. Explaining my project to other people in a way that is clear and easy to understand
m. Feeling confident about completing an independent research project

MSSEF-GEMS Student Science & Engineering Fair Pre-Survey