Honors Chemistry Semester Research Project Resources

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Deadlines

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Date Assigned	Assignment	Date Due
​8.20.18	Requirements for Honors Chemistry Research Project (2 Test Grades)	11.30.18
​​8.20.18	Choosing a Topic for Your Research Project  ​(Daily Work  grade)	​8.24.18
8.27.18	Problem Statement and Background Research  ​(Lab grade)	​9.14.18
​8.31.18	Skill Builder: Identifying Variables and Operational Definition  ​(Daily Work grade)	9.4.18
9.14.18	Hypothesis and Fair Test Proposal  (Daily Work grade)	​9.17.18
​9.17.18	Research Plan and ISEF Forms  (Lab grade)	​9.28.18
9.28.18	Skill Builder: Writing in the Objective Voice (Daily Work grade)	10.1.18
10.19.18	Skill Builder: Creating Data Tables (Daily Work grade)	10.22.18
10.22.18	Progress Report (Daily Work grade)	10.26.18
11.2.18	Skill Builder: Creating Graphs (Daily Work grade)	11.5.18
11.16.18	Skill Builder: Writing an Abstract ​(examples of abstracts) ​(Daily Work grade)	11.26.18
8.20.18	Requirements for Honors Chemistry Research Project (2 Test Grades)	11.30.18

Helpful Guides

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Getting Started: Choosing a Topic

• "How to Select a Science Fair Topic" from About.com
• "Get Your Idea and Do Some Research" video from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech
• "Choosing a Science Fair Project" from Crystal Clear Science Projects

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Identifying a Testable Problem

• ​"Ask a Testable Question" video from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech
• "Your Science Fair Project Question" from ScienceBuddies

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Writing a Hypothesis

• "What is a Hypothesis" PowerPoint from Garnet Valley School District
• "How to Write a Hypothesis" from Explorable
• "Formulating Your Hypothesis" from Wikihow

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​Developing an Experiment

• ​"Design and Conduct Your Experiment" video from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech
• "Writing an Experimental   Procedure" from Science Buddies

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Organizing  and Analyzing Data

• ​"Examine Your Results" video from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech
• Components of a data table and examples

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​Statistical Analysis of your Data

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Writing an Abstract

• "Mastering the Abstract Writing Process" PowerPoint from John Cole, Intel ISEF R&S Chair
• Real examples of science abstracts from ​Science​ Magazine (click on the word "abstract" under each article)​​