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Individual Projects- Please cross out Name 2 and ignore dashes intended for partner initials.
1 What question will you answer with your science fair project? (Hint: Pick one clear
question.)
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2. Give me a description of your project idea. This must be at least a paragraph long.

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3. What will be your manipulate variable (independent variable)? This is the one thing you
are changing between tests.
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4. What will be your responding variable? This is what you are measuring after/during each
test. (Hint: Judges like when you can measure your results with a scientific tool.)
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5. You should try to keep all other variables the same or constant. What are some variables
that you might need to keep constant in this experiment?
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6. List all the materials you think you will need to complete this experiment.
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7. Do you foresee any potential problems or challenges in doing this project? If so, what are
they?

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8. Parent signature: Parents please review science fair guidelines and your students'
proposal. If you feel that your students' proposal is acceptable please sign below. Each
Partner must have at least one parent sign.
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This project is approved with minor
Date
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This project needs more
work. Fair Proposal Sheet
Students may choose to work as partners or as individuals. Those that work as partners will NOT
Suggested
be eligibleresearch
for the district
topics:science fair.
Partner Projects- Please turn in one paper for your team. Each student must initial the sections
he/she wrote. I expect you to split up the writing equally.
Individual Projects- Please cross out Name 2 and ignore dashes intended for partner initials.
2 What question will you answer with your science fair project? (Hint: Pick one

clear question.)
Do different liquids travel down a ramp at different speeds?
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3. Give me a description of your project idea. This must be at least a paragraph

long.
For my project I want to see if different liquids flow down a ramp at different speeds. One day I
was watching a show and saw a bear eating honey and thought, Thats a sticky liquid. In the
next scene I saw the bear sliding down a hill that had been rained on. I want to be able to test
different liquids like water, oil, honey, ketchup, and other substances to see if there is any
difference. I plan on taking measurements of the time to see if one is the fastest or if they are all
the same.
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4. What will be your manipulate variable (independent variable)? This is the one

thing you are changing between tests.

The variable that is changing during the experiment is the substance/liquid.
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5. What will be your responding variable? This is what you are measuring

after/during each test. (Hint: Judges like when you can measure your results
with a scientific tool.)
I will measure the time it takes for the liquids to move over a set distance.

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6. You should try to keep all other variables the same or constant. What are some

variables that you might need to keep constant in this experiment?

I will keep the angle of my ramps the same for all trials. I will keep the distance that each liquid
needs to travel the same for all trials.
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7. List all the materials you think you will need to complete this experiment.
A ramp, water, oil, vinegar, ketchup, honey, milk, timer, data sheet.
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8. Do you foresee any potential problems or challenges in doing this project? If

so, what are they?

Keeping the ramps the same/dry. If I keep doing oil on a ramp and then dont clean it and do
water next, the oily ramp will affect my results for water. So I will need to clean up the ramp
before I do each trial. _

Parent signature: Parents please review science fair guidelines and your students'
proposal. If you feel that your students' proposal is acceptable please sign below. Each
Partner must have at least one par