Science project schedule

Week 1	Submit a science project category and topic. Research Forms 1, 1A, 1B
Week 1	Science and the scientific method/ Quiz
Week 2	Fair director: Send NWARSEF Affiliation Agreement
Week 2	Narrow topic, search literature, and turn in forms with research plan.
Week 3	Submit quotes and facts from literature reading with references.
Week 4	Submit introduction and bibliography page.
Week 5	Design result table for collecting data: define control and variables
Week 6	Design your experiment: materials and method description in detail
Week 7	Submit edited notebook with edited intro, result table, procedure, & bibliography
Week 8	Submit edited notebook.
Week 10	Submit forms for IRB and SRC approval
Nov. 3	Begin experiment: record results, take pictures (*safety and permission).
Jan.	Turn in notebook with experimental data recorded in result tables.
Jan.	Design graphs and charts. Write a result description.
Jan.	Conclusion: Explain why, control, compare with other results, propose next step
	Abstract form: Summary of what you discovered, how you found it, conclusion.
Feb.	Turn in copy of finished Science Paper
Feb.	Design display board: Serif v. Sans Serif, color and organization
Feb.	Peer judging
	NWARJAS abstract and paperwork due
	NWARJAS winner notification
Feb.	Final edit of science paper and display
Feb.	FCS Oral Presentations (8 minutes)
Feb.	FCS Science fair & awards
	Compare peer scores with judges’ scores
Mar	Regional Fair at UA
Apr	State Fair
May	ISEF, National Competition