Objective:

• I can finish my experimental model, conduct my final experimental procedures and complete my project by the specified deadline.

Links:

• The Scientific Method: https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_scientific_method.shtml#overviewofthescientificmethod

Assignment:

• Complete and turn in last week’s Activity Log by end of day today (Monday, April 25th).
• Use this week to finish work on your projects. Remember your guiding question and use the Scientific Method to guide your experimental procedure. Form your hypothesis, test with an experiment, analyze your data and draw conclusions to help answer your guiding question.
• This is the final week when you will have time to work on your project, so use the remaining time wisely to conclude your experimentation before Friday’s final deadline.
• The final checkpoint, Checkpoint 6,  will occur on Friday, April 29th. At that time, each team will be expected to submit a final written log of their week’s activities as  evidence of progress to receive credit for Checkpoint 6.
• Next week each team will be required to present the results of their project, so please be sure you have something to present.

Week 1 – Checkpoint

As soon as possible, you should submit a document to the StudentsTempFiles/StudentDropFolder/Final Project Checkpoint 1 folder that contains the following details:

• Your Name (if you are teaming up with someone, include both team members’ names)
• Your guiding question
• If you are teaming up with someone, you must submit a Team Agreement as well (edit the PDF document in Acrobat and turn in a digital copy to the drop folder).

I will review your guiding question and return your document to you with my approval, or with suggestions for revision. If your question is approved, you may proceed to the planning phase of the project. If your question needs revisions, submit the revisions for my approval as soon as possible.

Your guiding question must be approved by the end of the day on Friday, March 25^th, 2016 for you to receive credit for the first checkpoint.