Semester Project Resources

Deadlines

Date Assigned	Assignment	Date Due
8.16.19	Requirements for Honors Chemistry Research Project (2 Test Grades)	11.22.19
8.16.19	Choosing a Topic for Your Research Project (Daily Work grade)	8.21.19
8.23.19	Problem Statement and Background Research (Lab grade)	9.13.19
8.30.19	Skill Builder: Identifying Variables and Operational Defintion (Daily Work grade)	9.3.19
9.13.19	Hypothesis and Fair Test Proposal (Daily Work grade)	9.16.19
9.16.19	Research Plan and ISEF Forms (Lab grade)	9.27.19
9.27.19	Skill Builder: Writing in the Objective Voice (Daily Work grade)	9.30.19
10.18.19	Skill Builder: Creating Data Tables (Daily Work grade)	10.21.19
10.21.19	Progress Report (Daily Work grade)	10.25.19
11.1.19	Skill Builder: Creating Graphs (Daily Work grade)	11.4.19
11.4.19	Skill Builder: Writing an Abstract (examples of abstracts) (Daily Work grade)	11.8.19
8.16.19	Final Paper Due!!! (2 Test Grades)	11.22.19

Getting Started: Choosing a Topic

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Identifying a Testable Problem

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Writing a Hypothesis

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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

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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)