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Clayton County Water Authority-Science Fair Projects
The Clayton County Water Authority provides information and/or assistance to students who are working on water-related science fair projects.
For information on any of these topics, please call one of the following staff members:
The Clayton County Water Authority provides information and/or assistance to students who are working on water-related science fair projects.
For information on any of these topics, please call one of the following staff members:
- Water Quality: Michael Arnette, CCWA Water Quality Supervisor, 770.302.3445
- Constructed Wetlands: Mark Cochran, Natural Treatment Systems Foreman, 770.302.3436.
- Wastewater or Microorganisms in Wastewater: Jennifer Flewellen, CCWA Environmental Compliance and Lab Coordinator, 770.302.3462.
- Stormwater: Shayla Nealy, CCWA Water Resources Engineer, 678.422.5145, ext. 5508.
Background Information Section:
The purpose of the Background Research Report is for you to gain knowledge about your Science Fair Project topic. This way you will be able to interpret the results of your experiment and draw conclusions based on the previous knowledge you gained by writing this report. This report should NOT be your experiment plan/procedure; it should discuss information related to the topic you are studying. ! DO NOT provide the expected result of your experiment in this report. In the real world, scientists conduct experiments where no one truly knows the answer or the outcome. If everyone already knew the outcome of the experiment, the scientist wouldn’t get paid to conduct it! !
Your supporting paragraphs should discuss information about your experiment topic, but you should try to set up the need for your experiment. Pretend you are trying to convince Dr. Spurley that your experiment is needed and that you should get paid to do it. For example: “Although scientists understand much about how plants grow, plant anatomy, and the process of photosynthesis, it is still unclear whether pea plants will grow best in white light, red light, or green light. Optimal plant growth is important to provide enough food for a growing population and serve areas of the world where not enough food grows. Thus, this science fair experiment will test which color of light plants grow the best in.” ! Lastly, remember that scientific reports are always written in the third person. Do not use “my” or “I” in your writing. For example: 1)Instead of saying “My hypothesis is...”, you should say “The hypothesis of this experiment is...” 2)Instead of saying “This research report is about plant growth because plants are an important food source.” say “Plants are an important food source.” 3)Instead of saying: “I think there will be less plant growth in green light because...”, you should say “It is likely there will be less plant growth in green light because...”.
DIRECTIONS:
1. You will need to have AT LEAST 5 sources of information related to your topic.
2. It is suggested that you print a hard copy of the information if you are using an internet source since some of these will be removed at times. NOTE: If you list it as a source to be used; I will expect you to use it somewhere in your paper. In other words be sure the information is something useful to you.
3. You may use any media source as many times as you like. In other words, if you would like to use all internet sources or all book sources that is acceptable. IF YOU USE INTERNET SOURCES, BE SURE THE SOURCE IS A PUBLISHED WORK FROM A CREDIBLE SOURCE. FOR EXAMPLE, GALILEO, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, PUBLISHED MAGAZINES. You may not use Wikipedia, Science Buddies, e-how, YouTube how- to videos, etc.
The purpose of the Background Research Report is for you to gain knowledge about your Science Fair Project topic. This way you will be able to interpret the results of your experiment and draw conclusions based on the previous knowledge you gained by writing this report. This report should NOT be your experiment plan/procedure; it should discuss information related to the topic you are studying. ! DO NOT provide the expected result of your experiment in this report. In the real world, scientists conduct experiments where no one truly knows the answer or the outcome. If everyone already knew the outcome of the experiment, the scientist wouldn’t get paid to conduct it! !
Your supporting paragraphs should discuss information about your experiment topic, but you should try to set up the need for your experiment. Pretend you are trying to convince Dr. Spurley that your experiment is needed and that you should get paid to do it. For example: “Although scientists understand much about how plants grow, plant anatomy, and the process of photosynthesis, it is still unclear whether pea plants will grow best in white light, red light, or green light. Optimal plant growth is important to provide enough food for a growing population and serve areas of the world where not enough food grows. Thus, this science fair experiment will test which color of light plants grow the best in.” ! Lastly, remember that scientific reports are always written in the third person. Do not use “my” or “I” in your writing. For example: 1)Instead of saying “My hypothesis is...”, you should say “The hypothesis of this experiment is...” 2)Instead of saying “This research report is about plant growth because plants are an important food source.” say “Plants are an important food source.” 3)Instead of saying: “I think there will be less plant growth in green light because...”, you should say “It is likely there will be less plant growth in green light because...”.
DIRECTIONS:
1. You will need to have AT LEAST 5 sources of information related to your topic.
2. It is suggested that you print a hard copy of the information if you are using an internet source since some of these will be removed at times. NOTE: If you list it as a source to be used; I will expect you to use it somewhere in your paper. In other words be sure the information is something useful to you.
3. You may use any media source as many times as you like. In other words, if you would like to use all internet sources or all book sources that is acceptable. IF YOU USE INTERNET SOURCES, BE SURE THE SOURCE IS A PUBLISHED WORK FROM A CREDIBLE SOURCE. FOR EXAMPLE, GALILEO, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, PUBLISHED MAGAZINES. You may not use Wikipedia, Science Buddies, e-how, YouTube how- to videos, etc.