This program deals with demonstration and experimental type science projects only. Most students should be encouraged to try and do an experiment, however, those with undeveloped problem-solving skills will be more successful by choosing a demonstration. The following example lesson plan will help you to successfully integrate the video into your science fair assignment. Demonstrations could explain how anything works, from motors to elevators to the human ear. Demonstrations can also explain why something happens the way it does.
Experiments involve collecting data to answer a question.
Review some of the important rules to follow and introduce some of the experimental methods. When doing an experiment, the problem should be clearly stated as a question. Each student should learn as much as possible about their topic before beginning the experiment. From the research, they should predict what they think will happen. This is called a hypothesis .