tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50193075123997593672024-03-13T23:42:26.634-07:00Northern Illinois Regional Science FairNorthern Illinois Regional Science Fair for Home School Educators and their childrenRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019307512399759367.post-46504612954103745812022-07-04T07:37:00.005-07:002023-02-07T17:16:23.829-08:00Registration Information and Forms<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">The annual Northern Illinois Regional Science Fair for homeschoolers is scheduled for Saturday, January 14, 2023, and will be hosted by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/First-Baptist-Church/114089815277731" target="_blank">First Baptist Church</a> in Freeport, Illinois. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">To receive special updates and news about the event, please email us at <a href="mailto:NIRScienceFair@gmail.com">NIRScienceFair@gmail.com</a> to be added to our mailing list.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><u>Registration is Now Closed for the January 2023 Science Fair</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="paypal"><strike>Registration payments and forms may also be mailed to: NIRSF, 1146 W Stephenson Street, Freeport, IL 61032. Printable forms can be found here: <a href="https://forms.gle/dZhhbxuZcSY3ZYCeA">https://forms.gle/dZhhbxuZcSY3ZYCeA</a><br /></strike><br /> <i>NIRSF will follow Illinois State Covid-19 guidelines. Full registration fee will be refunded if we are forced to cancel due to state restrictions/mask mandates. (Please note, this does not include cancellations due to inclement weather.)</i></form></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://forms.gle/YSTJjEwBCstajrBq6" target="_blank">Exhibit Forms</a> must be received <i>no later </i>than December 30.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">A printable version of Exhibit Form can be <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1txgoBnm2UcUIEPIa4GML5SmZUxhesq-h0_1bVsO6xPo/edit?usp%3Dsharing&sa=D&ust=1544401604141000&usg=AFQjCNH-llCWx0tjZDwDj7jlbVd88spnFQ" target="_blank">downloaded here</a>, and must be postmarked <i>no later than </i>December 25.</span>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-size: large;"><i>Northern Illinois Regional Science Fair </i>is dedicated to encouraging and supporting homeschool educators in the sciences by providing learning opportunities for children of all ages from kindergarten to high school to discover the wonders of God's creation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><u><b>Board of Directors:</b></u></span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Rachel Leverton - </span><span style="color: #0c343d;">Director</span></span></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019307512399759367.post-56625479911058400372021-01-16T13:23:00.001-08:002022-01-16T13:31:00.782-08:002022 <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxm5C8kesEFetXrcP_gZR8lpXFE6aLkMs_9IwACCV05BgAr9LbwfOQ-uAwIQZKvxzrRRIqqI_-Ed5aTdG5HvQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0cJZ45fv8HbIyBBWO9wAjB8-9Y_wz_CwNZ5Y-Wm99PptM-e4O9d5Jp41i5bpmCczGEt_6v3-o9nXnkXYn3_nnDX9HlmU-nLtBeFTnfMG2eLWHWaqukXLiNN5jitftlM1wMWNuLU32OLgIiW24OvjjbeSjLCulnpmZiAZKxLjwJYbKr1eGg9MYtKMeNg=s1061" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1061" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0cJZ45fv8HbIyBBWO9wAjB8-9Y_wz_CwNZ5Y-Wm99PptM-e4O9d5Jp41i5bpmCczGEt_6v3-o9nXnkXYn3_nnDX9HlmU-nLtBeFTnfMG2eLWHWaqukXLiNN5jitftlM1wMWNuLU32OLgIiW24OvjjbeSjLCulnpmZiAZKxLjwJYbKr1eGg9MYtKMeNg=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019307512399759367.post-31422616999377094332020-08-09T13:30:00.000-07:002019-08-13T18:34:49.770-07:00Photo Gallery 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019307512399759367.post-24497805835057616142019-08-13T18:39:00.002-07:002019-08-13T18:39:38.656-07:00What's New!<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1leleUKRl9i5CIBohs9DNyU6n68S_uviH/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Step-by-step sample paper</a><br />
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Paper must be submitted electronically no later than Midnight on January 5Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019307512399759367.post-37766587734734516042019-08-13T18:30:00.005-07:002022-01-04T20:15:43.965-08:00Research Paper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Are you writing a Research Paper? Don't despair!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9RcrgvAt3iA/WTAs5eDxLtI/AAAAAAAA3BM/rkT1kPQoXqk-f4OwRfLk-HCE2L-oMUR8QCPcBGAYYCw/s1600/Pencil.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="1526" height="152" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9RcrgvAt3iA/WTAs5eDxLtI/AAAAAAAA3BM/rkT1kPQoXqk-f4OwRfLk-HCE2L-oMUR8QCPcBGAYYCw/s200/Pencil.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Here's a few tips:</span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">- <span><span style="color: white;">take a deep breath!</span></span> The <i>most important thing is that this is a positive experience</i>. </span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">- <span><span style="color: white;">don't think of this as an "all or nothing" goal</span></span>. It's a learning process for everyone!</span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">- make sure your Research paper is <span>written on Google Docs</span> (you can copy and paste into Google Docs from any other platform, just make sure to proofread your paper to ensure formatting remains correct). If you're not certain how to do this . . . . <i>you can Google it</i> (pun intended).</span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">- <span style="color: white;">ask for help!</span> Get a friend to proofread. Scientists collaborate with their peers all the time!</span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">- refer to the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1leleUKRl9i5CIBohs9DNyU6n68S_uviH/edit?usp%3Dsharing%26ouid%3D106206943521080765854%26rtpof%3Dtrue%26sd%3Dtrue&source=gmail&ust=1641442080893000&usg=AOvVaw3Lr3axYVulhu7sgV5iUkHL" href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1leleUKRl9i5CIBohs9DNyU6n68S_uviH/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106206943521080765854&rtpof=true&sd=true" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Sample Paper</a> on our <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://NIRSF.org&source=gmail&ust=1641442080893000&usg=AOvVaw3K0KH2G_pGbAzUGhTrJZyR" href="http://nirsf.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">website</a> for excellent formatting help</span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">- check the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.nirsf.org/2019/08/judging-tips.html&source=gmail&ust=1641442080893000&usg=AOvVaw3iA2CDgMc-t0g-rB11bKGM" href="http://www.nirsf.org/2019/08/judging-tips.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Research Paper Judging Sheet</a>s to see what the Judges will be looking for in your specific type of project (links at the bottom of the page)</span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">- finally, don't forget to share your Research Paper with us on time! (the <span>deadline for 2022 Science Fair is midnight on January 7th</span>). Don't know how to do it? Check out the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.nirsf.org/2016/01/its-great-to-share.html&source=gmail&ust=1641442080893000&usg=AOvVaw2D3k3nNEaupe8-6i_73OPc" href="http://www.nirsf.org/2016/01/its-great-to-share.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">information on our website</a> - it's fast and easy!</span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #a2c4c9; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We can't wait to see what you've been working on!</span></div></div>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u4hhh0tI7hJBOUwrsvKE1DLpWv0Z3AzbKbqLI2Wh5Ao/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Judging Sheets for Model/Collection Projects</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RPZMMKTGCOhwcXE0vkUITDk9UJIoVzjUY1rqew715VY/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Judging Sheets for Demonstration Projects</a><br />
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-bww72ffm6rnFR6j5ozhZo1BMzpwdrNCQIsqVX8HdSI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Judging Sheets for Experiment Projects</a><br />
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019307512399759367.post-76767350021534304772017-06-08T08:36:00.001-07:002017-06-08T08:36:22.291-07:00Biology<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Microbiology</u></b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Make a Collection of photos/drawings of things wiggling under a microscope, and that were found in your own backyard, tap water, body, a pet's body, skin, floor, bedding, plants, swimming pool, lake, etc. What are they? Are they dangerous or helpful?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">How do antibiotic-resistant "super bugs" develop? Which harmful ones are known to have developed from non-pathogenic variants? How do new variants develop?</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Some animals and plants glow! Why do some jellyfish have rows of moving colored lights down their bodies? Why do some fins in the dark depths of the ocean glow? Does anyone know why some fungi glow at night? Are they also doing it in the daylight?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">If you buy fluorescent fish at the store, do they pass on that trait to their young? How did the fish become fluorescent?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">How do different living things respond to different colors of light?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">We can control flowering pumpkins growing indoors by changing the lights over them. Can you experiment to see if some other kind of plant (pick a fast grower!) responds as pumpkins do, making a male vs. female flowers depending on which kind of grow light is above them?</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Example: The Portuguese Man o' War: this "individual" comes together from 4 different types of polyps, making it a colonial animal of "siphonophore". How does that happen?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Venom resistance: How can some creatures not be stung by stinging tentacles of other creatures? Why can sea slugs eat creatures with venomous spines, and pass the intact spines through their bodies to become the slug's venomous spines?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Compare the effects of different fertilizers, or amount of light, or colors of light, exposure to morning vs. afternoon vs. noon sunshine, or amounts of water or watering methods, or different soils. (<i>If doing an Experiment, don't forget to have a Control and only ONE variable!</i>)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Compare methods of treating pests and diseases. Pick one plant, one pest, or one disease, and try different methods.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Biologists rank living things in a hierarchy: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. How do scientists decide what are the same or different from the same species? Sometimes, based on different appearances, members of the same species have been thought to be different species, or genera, or even families!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">How do multiple species develop from a common ancestor? Evolution or non-evolution of a type of plant or animal?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">What evidences exist that <i>all </i>living things are related to each other? Is there evidence against this?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Are there real proto-human ancestors int he fossil record?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Whales, porpoises, and other marine mammals: Evidences that they have or have not evolved from a land animal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Evidences that birds have/have not developed from dinosaurs, or from something else</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Instincts: inborn behaviors: what instincts do animals have, and where could those inborn behaviors have come from? (Example: walking, flying, finding appropriate food and eating, migrating, caring for their young, or creating a nest).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Make a Model and compare the heart and circulatory system between different kinds of living things. Could such changes evolve from class of creature into another, and not kill the creature in the process?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Bio-mimicry: How are scientist finding "nature's" solutions to needs and applying them to human life? (Examples: the umbrella was inspired by the bat wing; adhesives inspired by the properties of barnacles).</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">How many different ways do plants and animals reproduce themselves?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">How do cells reproduce themselves? What cells do <i>not</i> reproduce? Why not?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Germination of seeds: what affects it for a particular plant?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">How can some animals change gender?</span></li>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019307512399759367.post-35086914482991126082017-06-08T07:18:00.001-07:002017-06-08T08:17:28.959-07:00Geology and Dinosaurs<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Geology</b></u></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Use a large, clear container to mix water with several kinds of rocks, dirt, sand, etc. Each material becomes a layer! Why do different layers form? How does this compare with what geology texts say about the ages of different rock layers?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Radio halos in rocks: Explain them, and how different scientists relate them to the young earth/old earth positions.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Dating rocks, fossils, and the earth: How well proved are various dating methods? Examples: radiometric dating methods can't be calibrated except for C-14, which is not used for rocks. What methods currently exist? What evidences exist for/against the earth being 4.5 billion years vs. 6 thousand years old?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Earthquakes: What causes them? Are we having more frequent or stronger earthquakes over a period of time?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Make a model of a volcano, and show what's inside. What causes them to develop? What kinds of eruptions can happen? How do scientists try to predict a volcano's eruptions? What kinds of rocks and structures can be formed by volcanoes?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">What did Mount St. Helen's eruptions tell us about geology?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Folded rocks: How does severe folding occur? Rocks are divided into 3 types: Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic. Sedimentary rocks (like limestone) turn into Metamorphic rocks (like marble) if subjected to enough pressure to fold them. Why do we have severely-folded rocks that are still Sedimentary, not Metamorphic?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Sedimentary layers that extend more than half-way around the planet suggest that a <i>very </i>large Flood once covered most (or all) of the earth at one time. How could this cover so much of the planet? When?</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">How many different "kinds" are known? Where are their fossils found?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">What evidences are there that man has seen living dinosaurs?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">What is thought to have evolved into dinosaurs? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Were dinosaurs on Noah's Ark? How could they fit and be fed or cleaned-up after?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">How could there be <i>unfossilized </i>body tissues in dinosaur remains if dinosaurs all died out 65 million years ago?</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Check out </i></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://www.icr.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">The Institute for Creation Research</span></a> or <a href="http://www.apologia.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">Apologia Science</span></a> for more resources, as well as other places. Contrary to popular teaching, not all scientists hold to the Evolution Theory!)</i></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Date of archaeological materials, such as wood, pottery, documents, fabrics (i.e. the Shroud of Turin): Show methods of dating, pro's and con's of methods, etc.</span></li>
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<li>How were X-rays discovered?</li>
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<li>Does water cool off faster if it was boiled in a microwave oven vs. being boiled on top of a stove?</li>
<li>How much insulation does snow provide? (<i>Example: a thermometer sits in a bed of snow, with snow cover the bulb, will show a temperature of almost 32 degrees, while one outdoors with no snow cover shows about 14 degrees!</i>)</li>
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<li>Make a permanent magnet, and explain how it's done. What can make it lose it's magnetism?</li>
<li>Why does rubbing a balloon make it cling to a wall? What other things get accidentally magnetized or "filled with static electricity" around your house?</li>
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<li>What are atoms made of? (Show at least one model - there have been 3-4 different ideas over the years, and more than one idea exists now!)</li>
<li>What is a neutron bomb? What effects could it have?</li>
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<li>What IS light?</li>
<li>Window film that blocks UV rays: How does it affect fading of fabrics? Does it affect growth of houseplants that live behind it? How can film keep out only <i>certain</i> types of light, such as ultraviolet wavelengths?</li>
<li>What is polarized light? Why would we <i>want</i> to polarize light? How do bees and other organisms use polarization of light? How do we encounter polarized light in daily life?</li>
<li>How many colors are there in sunlight; in light from other stars/ from different types of light bulbs (i.e. incandescent, neon, CFL, sodium vapor, etc.)? Why does a type of light source make some colors almost disappear, and others look stronger? make a simple spectroscope to show the individual light colors in different types of light.</li>
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<li>Kinds of black lights and their uses; show how different materials fluoresce under different black lights. (Example: Some foods, papers, rocks, and diamonds fluoresce in different colors! Why?)</li>
<li>Make a dark box with a black light to light up a Collection of fluorescent items.</li>
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<li>How does a camera work? Build a Model and contrast film cameras vs. digital cameras.</li>
<li>Show how different shapes and materials bend light in different ways. How do we use lenses?</li>
<li>How do different coatings affect lens performance?</li>
<li>Make a Pinhole Camera and explain why a pinhole can work for a simple lens.</li>
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<li>Different kinds of sidewalk salt: what makes them different? How do they melt ice?</li>
<li>Why is beet juice being used on our roads to melt ice? Are there other ice-melting methods being used? How well do they work?</li>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019307512399759367.post-21128892057437500902017-06-04T19:57:00.006-07:002021-08-28T10:34:29.287-07:00Project Suggestions<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-duTeY3vHtY0/WTA3oKtc14I/AAAAAAAA3CA/gD-oHx0qLyU80ikF8V6BPhUy_gepygvhgCPcB/s1600/curious.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1490" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-duTeY3vHtY0/WTA3oKtc14I/AAAAAAAA3CA/gD-oHx0qLyU80ikF8V6BPhUy_gepygvhgCPcB/s320/curious.png" width="298" /></a><i><span style="font-size: large;">These project suggestions are intended to give the student ideas for areas in which they might research and present information. Choose a "doable" project, research your topic by looking up published information and/or conducting interviews with knowledgeable sources, and most importantly, question, question, questiony! There is so much that is still unknown, so scientists young and old have plenty still to discover!</span></i></div>
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<li><b><u><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2017/06/general-science.html" target="_blank">General Science/Consumer Science/Astronomy</a></span></u></b></li>
<li><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2017/06/biology.html" target="_blank">Microbiology</a></span></u></b></li>
<li><b><u><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2017/06/chemistryphysics.html" target="_blank">Chemistry/Physics</a></span></u></b></li>
<li><b><u><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2017/06/geology-and-dinosaurs.html" target="_blank">Geology/Dinosaurs/Fossils/Archaeology</a></span></u></b></li>
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0EBqayWIKc0/WTAsgh-_miI/AAAAAAAA3BM/so7zfHtkgMEgN8guhMZx2tTblN3LtkWFQCPcB/s1600/Inventor-Boy.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="715" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0EBqayWIKc0/WTAsgh-_miI/AAAAAAAA3BM/so7zfHtkgMEgN8guhMZx2tTblN3LtkWFQCPcB/s200/Inventor-Boy.png" width="89" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">In addition, check out books from your local library about Science Fair Projects, or find other <a href="https://www.education.com/science-fair/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">resources online</span></a> for ideas, such as <span style="color: #660000;"><a href="http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas.shtml?gclid=CNWTyd_ZpdQCFZSGaQodaVsFPg#browseallprojects" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">Science Fair Buddies</span></a><i> </i>or<i> <span style="color: #660000;"><a href="http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">All Science Fair Projects</span></a>. </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Judging Tips can be found <a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2019/08/judging-tips.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">here</span></a></u></b></span></div>
Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019307512399759367.post-81879767664038651522017-06-04T19:49:00.001-07:002017-06-04T19:51:15.487-07:00General Science<b><u><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">General Science Project Suggestions</span></u></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Collections: Rocks, fossils, insects, pressed plant specimens, etc. Include where they were collected, when, as well as scientific and common names. What environment where they found in? How common was this species/rock type/fossil in the area where found or elsewhere?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">What is the Scientific Method of discovering new information? What rules does it have? You might give examples of bad science (i.e. the <i>Piltdown Man</i> fraud, circular reasoning, scientist losing their jobs because they don't have "politically correct" beliefs, etc.). The real Scientific Method of discovery has been a great blessing to the world!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes new scientific ideas are so unpleasant or inconvenient to use that people have fought against even considering them. There are examples of real science being pushed aside because people "knew it couldn't be true" even though the evidence was great the the truth was badly needed!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">How does the Peer Review Process help and hurt good science?</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">(Example) "Do Debbie Meyer Green Bags really keep foods fresh longer?" Compare food stored in these bags with food stored in other, similar types of bags.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">What other products can you find to compare with each other? Laundry detergents? Urine odor removers? Look around at everyday objects and consider your own assumptions! There are possible Science Projects everywhere! </span></li>
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<i>Remember, if you are entering your Project as an Experiment, you must have a <u>control </u>and only <u>one variable</u> for it to be a true experiment that follows the Scientific Method!</i></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Consider theories of how stars, planets, galaxies, or solar systems were formed. Contrast evidences for/against the positions of Creationists and Evolutionists. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Consider the evidence for/against the claim that the universe has a structure, with several layers of galaxies surrounding a center, and with our area of the universe being in the center.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">What is the structure of our sun? What evidences are there that the sun is/is not billions of years old?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">What is a comet? An asteroid? Is there evidence that asteroids or comets have struck the earth, or might someday?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">How do stars differ from one another, or galaxies, or planets? How likely is it that we might someday find another planet like the earth, able to support life?</span></li>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019307512399759367.post-21503794891171338912017-05-31T10:31:00.005-07:002022-01-04T19:50:32.564-08:00Getting Started<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n3X8ruF6zfo/WTAsHWXBqgI/AAAAAAAA3A0/nhXWoIO2FGgBXNhCVVP_GtUktBMlkcmvQCLcB/s1600/Kite.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="697" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n3X8ruF6zfo/WTAsHWXBqgI/AAAAAAAA3A0/nhXWoIO2FGgBXNhCVVP_GtUktBMlkcmvQCLcB/s200/Kite.png" width="86" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Getting ready for the Science Fair can seem overwhelming, so break it into small steps to make it manageable and fun! Check with other homeschoolers in your area to see if there is a Science Club that is working together to encourage/aid science projects, or perhaps consider starting your own group! Connecting with our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nirsciencefair/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Facebook page</span></a> is also a great way to post your Project's progress and see what other students are working on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dawn Boyer at Journey's in Grace has also written a wonderful 10-week <a href="http://www.journeysingrace.com/ebooks/the-home-educators-science-fair-syllabus/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">Home Educator's Syllabus</span></a> that is perfect for providing structure and breaking down any project into manageable steps. This is also a useful aid for those wishing to do their projects in coordination with a Science Club. </span><br />
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<b><u><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">~ 2-3 Months Ahead ~</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1. Pick a Topic by deciding on an interesting field. (See <span style="color: #990000;"><a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2017/06/project-suggestions.html" target="_blank">Project Suggestions</a></span>). </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2. Research selected Topic. The local library and interviewing an expert are wonderful resources!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3. Begin logbook/journal, and make sure to keep it <i>up-to-date as you go</i>. (See <a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2017/06/rules.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Rules</span></a> for more information on journals).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">4. Decide which Science Fair entry category to pursue (Demonstration, Model, Experiment, or Collection).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">5. Determine procedure and begin working on project. (This will vary depending upon which entry category is chosen).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Evaluate results of Project</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2. Continue updating journal and writing down Project results, as well as determining the conclusion of your Project. (<i>Remember, just because your conclusion differs from your initial hypothesis does not mean that the Project was not a success. Scientists often learn just as much from their mistakes as their victories!</i>)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3. Begin writing Research Paper on Google Docs (check to see if a Research Paper is required; see <a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2017/06/rules.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Rules</span></a> and <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1leleUKRl9i5CIBohs9DNyU6n68S_uviH/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106206943521080765854&rtpof=true&sd=true">Sample Paper</a>).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">4. Put all written work in order</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">5. Write Abstract (if required; see <a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2017/06/rules.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Rules</span></a> and <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1leleUKRl9i5CIBohs9DNyU6n68S_uviH/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106206943521080765854&rtpof=true&sd=true">Sample Paper</a>)</span><br />
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<u><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">~ 2 Weeks Ahead ~</span></b></u><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1. Finish <a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2019/08/judging-tips.html"><span style="color: #38761d;">Research <span>Paper</span></span></a> by proofreading and including all resources and other information necessary.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2. Put together <a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2017/06/display-boards.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Display</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">3. Prepare <a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2018/04/oral-presentation.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Oral Presentation</span></a> by condensing the information from your Journal and Paper into a 2-5 minute speech. Practice in front of an audience of friends to help gain confidence and to determine if there is any further research that might need to be done. (Judges may ask questions to gauge the student's understanding of the project.)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">4. Finish adding information to Journal</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;"><b><u>~ 1 Week Ahead ~</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1. Send in Research Paper (if part of project) via <a href="https://www.google.com/docs/about/" target="_blank">Google Docs</a> (<a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2016/01/its-great-to-share.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f0893a;">click here </span></a>to see how to share) to <a href="mailto:NIRScienceFair@gmail.com">NIRScienceFair@gmail.com</a></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Decide what to wear. Feeling well-dressed can add confidence!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">3. Gather all supplies, Research Paper, and Journal and to set in front of Display.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">4. Continue to practice <a href="http://www.nirsf.org/2018/04/oral-presentation.html">Oral Presentation</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">5. Enjoy the process and relax, knowing that you have done your best and are ready and excited to share what you have learned!</span><br />
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<br /></div>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019307512399759367.post-528472633394843792017-05-30T08:52:00.004-07:002022-12-31T14:33:13.673-08:00Rules<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">(Click <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ShtsNqpOFqHA703tMb2O_Ctg-vRjZKjT0HOJ6R9STJc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">here for printable download file</span></a> of Rules)</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">We truly want students' projects prepared from their desire to learn and to convey what they have discovered about God's creation through their investigations and research. We are not looking for the student who can dazzle the judges with pizzazz, or the best computer generated or "boardroom ready" exhibit. We ARE looking for learning and knowledge gained through truly applying oneself, and for students that have done their best handiwork, and projects with the appearance that a student prepared them. Our goal is for each student to truly gain new insight into the world God has created.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Each project must be related to an area of science. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">- Unacceptable example: Surveying neighbors' choices of laundry detergent. No science is involved. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">- Acceptable experiment project: "Which laundry detergent removes grease best?"</span></div>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t6QA9Un3AsY/WTA3n77FWEI/AAAAAAAA3B4/pluvdU5fFBsZtkR0p_Dl0WESeKqKuXLEQCEw/s1600/Phonograph.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1497" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t6QA9Un3AsY/WTA3n77FWEI/AAAAAAAA3B4/pluvdU5fFBsZtkR0p_Dl0WESeKqKuXLEQCEw/s320/Phonograph.png" width="297" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">2. Each project will be classified by grade level and then into one of the following Entry Categories:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">* Collection - Examples: rocks, shells, or butterflies. The collection must be scientifically oriented, contain a sufficient number, and show what the student has learned through the process of collecting and categorizing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">11. <u>Journals* must be handwritten</u>. The Journal is a log or diary of a student's progress on their project that is kept up-to-date throughout the duration of the Project, and <i>must not be written after the Project has been completed</i>. Use a spiral-bound notebook or composition notebook. <b><i>Binders with loose-leaf paper are not allowed</i></b>. Feel free to include drawings/sketches of Project, personal thoughts or anecdotes, as well as all observations regarding the Project. Journals are an important part of scientific research!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>- <span style="color: #274e13;">Title Page</span></i></b> [page 1]</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>- <span style="color: #274e13;">* Abstract</span></i></b> [page 2] (An <i>Abstract</i> is an abbreviated version of the final report. It should by less than 200 words and no longer than three paragraphs, including the purpose, procedure, and concluding results of the project. *It is only required for all Reports for 7th grade or higher, and should be displayed on the Project Display Board as well as included in the Report.)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>- <span style="color: #274e13;">Table of Contents</span></i></b> [page 3]</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>- <span style="color: #274e13;">Acknowledgements</span></i></b> [page 4] (This is an opportunity to thank anyone who helped you with your research or project, and can include individuals or companies and institutions.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>- <span style="color: #274e13;">Purpose and *Hypothesis</span></i> </b>[page 5+] (You should state precisely the question/model/demonstration/collection you are attempting to investigate and why Project Topic was chosen. Include [if applicable] your hypothesis or the expected outcome of your testable question. *A <i>hypothesis</i> is only applicable for Scientific Experiment-based projects.)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Background Research</span></i> [page 5+] (Should include why Project was chosen, as well as any information gained as a result of research or interviews.)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">- <span style="color: #274e13;">Materials and Methods</span></i> [page 5+] (<i>If Applicable</i>. This should be a simple, step-by-step account of what was done. The explanation of what was done must be clear and detailed enough so that the reader can duplicate the work. The apparatus and materials used should be listed. Explain the workings of any apparatus constructed or used. Drawings, diagrams that are clearly labeled, and photographs, are appropriate if they enhance and clarify your explanation. Do NOT use them as filler.)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">- <span style="color: #274e13;">Data Analysis and/or Discussion</span></i> [page 5+] (<i>If applicable</i>)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> 1. Data is to be organized in tables and/or figures with graphic presentations that are easily read by someone not familiar with the work. All data should be listed, when possible. Summary data should follow the raw data.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> 2. Choosing the appropriate type of graph is important. Graphs should be presented so that someone not familiar with the work can easily read them. Axis should be labeled with titles and correct units of measurement in metric (when appropriate).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> 3. If quantitative data is not involved, a day-by-day log may be used in place of tables and charts. In either case, care should be taken to ensure accuracy and clarity. Metric measurements MUST be used.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> 4. The results section (if applicable to your Project) should include text that refers to the figures and tables; figures and tables on their own do not constitute the results section.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">- <span style="color: #274e13;">Conclusions</span> </i>[page 5+] </span><span style="font-size: large;">(This should be a concise evaluation and interpretation of the data and/or results. It may also include ideas for future research, such as additional research you might wish to do based on what you learned, or how your findings/project could be utilized in the real world).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> 1. Discussion should include your evaluation and interpretation of the data/research and/or results of your investigation, and compare your data to what others have found (if applicable).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> 2. Error analysis for Scientific Experiment Projects or Demonstrations should include experimental and/or measurement errors made affecting the conclusion and should be considered and discussed. Ways in which error was/could have been avoided may also be addressed.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">- <span style="color: #274e13;">Reference List</span> </i> [last page] (This is a list of published articles, books, and other communications actually cited in the paper. Sources should be current. The reference list section is arranged alphabetically according to the author's/editor's last name when it is known or the first significant word in the title if the author/editor is not known. The correct style to use for citing references in the reference list section is discussed in detail in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, also known as APA format.)</span><br />
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<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-11" style="background-color: black; box-sizing: content-box; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;">Venom resistance: how can some creatures not be stung by stinging tentacles of other creatures? Why can sea slugs eat creatures with venomous spines, and pass the intact spines through their bodies to become the slug’s venomous spines?</span></li>
<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-11" style="background-color: black; box-sizing: content-box; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;">Compare the effects of different fertilizers, or amount of light, or colors of light, exposure to morning vs. afternoon vs. noon sunshine, or amounts of water or watering methods, or different soils.</span></li>
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<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-11" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Biologists rank living things in a hierarchy: Kingdom/Phylum/Class/Order/Family/Genus/ Species. How do scientists decide what are the same or not the same species? <span class="C-13" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;">S</span>ometimes, based on different appearances, members of the same species have been thought to be different species, or genera, or even families!</span></span></li>
<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-11" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">How do multiple species develop from a common ancestor?</span></span></li>
<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-11" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Investigate the evolution or non-evolution of a type of plant or animal:</span></span></li>
<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-11" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">What evidences exist that <span class="C-13" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;">all</span> living things are related to each other? Is there evidence against this?</span></span></li>
<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-11" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Are there real proto-human ancestors in the fossil record?</span></span></li>
<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-11" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Whales, porpoises, other marine mammals - evidences that they have or have not evolved from a land animal</span></span></li>
<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-11" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Evidences that birds have/not developed from dinosaurs, or from something else</span></span></li>
<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-11" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Instincts - inborn behaviors: what instincts do animals have, and where could those inborn behaviors have come from? Ex.: walking, flying, finding appropriate food and eating, migrating, caring for their young, creating a nest .</span></span></li>
<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-11" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Compare the heart and circulatory system, for instance, between different kinds of living things: fish, amphibian, insect, reptile, human… Could such changes evolve from one class of creature into another, and not kill the creature in the process?</span></span></li>
<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-11" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Bio-mimicry: How are scientists finding “nature’s” solutions to needs and applying them to human life? Examples: umbrella was inspired by the bat wing, adhesives from barnacles.</span></span></li>
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<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-11" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">How do cells reproduce themselves? What cells do <span class="C-13" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;">not</span> reproduce? Why not?</span></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><u>Immunity</u></span></b></span><br />
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<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-10" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Why can people become immune to diseases that they have already had?</span></span></li>
<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-10" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">What do we know about the AIDS virus(es)?</span></span></li>
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<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-10" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Tracing human ancestry through Y-chromosome DNA (which exists in males only) and mitochondrial DNA (from your mother only). These seem to point to three mothers of the whole human race, who all had one mother! And to one father of the human race. What explains this?</span></span></li>
<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-10" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">We now know that a fertilized egg cell can go through several cell divisions <span class="C-11" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-style: italic; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;">without</span> having been fertilized! What makes it start to develop, and when does the father’s sperm cell DNA become needed?</span></span></li>
<li class="Bullet-List" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 1px; margin: 0px 0px 4px 30px; text-align: left; vertical-align: 0px;"><span class="C-10" style="box-sizing: content-box; line-height: 20.7pt; vertical-align: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">What did Gregor Mendel discover that [could have] started the science of genetics? (After he died, his records were destroyed because the people around him didn’t realize the importance of what he was researching.)</span></span></li>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019307512399759367.post-51894112246922583992017-02-27T09:26:00.001-08:002017-02-27T10:22:38.479-08:00Project Suggestions<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These <i>Project Suggestions</i> are intended to give the student ideas for areas in which they might research and present information. Choose a "doable" project, such as a model (i.e. human heart, jet engine, etc.), collection (rocks, grasses, insects), or an explanation of how weather works. Experiment with familiar, everyday things. Research what is published about the topic, and most importantly, question, question, question! There is so much that is still unknown, so scientists young and old have plenty to discover!</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Origins Science</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Reproduction</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Magnetism and Electricity</span></li>
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<br />Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019307512399759367.post-40634162081681564842016-01-04T19:36:00.003-08:002022-01-04T19:49:05.133-08:00It's Great to Share!<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">Now that your paper is finished, it's time to get it sent off! To do this, first open your document. Then, look for the <i>Share </i>icon on the top right corner of your screen.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhBCfODMXu0Xw1iUdkGHimFGz0pmZGw4khns7l9oMn4r1NWc75Zh8s901YkFZmyaFnNAIlV21IhWQ2NQAR_TVZqRlWH1bImhSsZj6PTuKLNbXlzFytGVLbeVZMmZx3jJYu8LiS3GDkZgEbUJOLwkST-Jsagx3efcIb7C2U79cTAtmP4JLewZBdQmVnlw=s1110" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1110" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhBCfODMXu0Xw1iUdkGHimFGz0pmZGw4khns7l9oMn4r1NWc75Zh8s901YkFZmyaFnNAIlV21IhWQ2NQAR_TVZqRlWH1bImhSsZj6PTuKLNbXlzFytGVLbeVZMmZx3jJYu8LiS3GDkZgEbUJOLwkST-Jsagx3efcIb7C2U79cTAtmP4JLewZBdQmVnlw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A pop-up window will appear. Type in <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">NIRScienceFair@gmail.com</span> in the <i>Add people and Groups</i> section. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCUqWGBsy-KUm656EU6d4Zu2qUHehkAtKjDybzdRX_ABp4IgxXzBxmb06N0nyK7wTwNiu18xaZ5MGGMsPEgswjYna0z6dnfhn8KJN4f-cpLn3obMZS3VTDniiIykyspxuWlRljvvJ2DnDvqaLsvsDAu0YkkkQbnFIR5cDJ9xWRf22vGyu8lC4cupuuBQ=s990" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="990" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCUqWGBsy-KUm656EU6d4Zu2qUHehkAtKjDybzdRX_ABp4IgxXzBxmb06N0nyK7wTwNiu18xaZ5MGGMsPEgswjYna0z6dnfhn8KJN4f-cpLn3obMZS3VTDniiIykyspxuWlRljvvJ2DnDvqaLsvsDAu0YkkkQbnFIR5cDJ9xWRf22vGyu8lC4cupuuBQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Make sure that the permission setting is on <i>Editor</i>.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1iUZa2zQQMM84_QpArnY6Hy4tmT2383Zyn3ppV8PO_escCMPXbOGyKHJNrMFDMPpXbtfT1hFXKdHbHeESrQ7c9ma1h0W7jsZ0DK8lEv69a8wRW_GoSnVE1-Co99LGOzYOYYauvigXYWratzKPAsNMFqQnBsIJNhbo6eCHfRCsq2uMOqQEY0eXj6K18w=s970" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="970" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1iUZa2zQQMM84_QpArnY6Hy4tmT2383Zyn3ppV8PO_escCMPXbOGyKHJNrMFDMPpXbtfT1hFXKdHbHeESrQ7c9ma1h0W7jsZ0DK8lEv69a8wRW_GoSnVE1-Co99LGOzYOYYauvigXYWratzKPAsNMFqQnBsIJNhbo6eCHfRCsq2uMOqQEY0eXj6K18w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That's it!</span></div><br /></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05145855756986253836noreply@blogger.com