The second 'Super Scientist' competition will be taking place over the first few weeks of Term 4.
This competition has 3 stages:
Stage 1: Each student will research and present either a short science experiment or report on a science related concept, to our class. The students in our class will then select their top two 'Super Scientists'.
Stage 2: The selected two students will then have to present (again) to ALL the students and teachers in Year 5. An admin representative will will then choose their year group's #1 scientist!
Stage 3: Finally, the school will celebrate our top 6 scientists by getting them to present their report or experiment to the entire school, at a giant Science assembly! There will be prizes awarded to all students who made it through each stage of the process.
The Presentation:
· Can be a report or an experiment
· Can be a maximum of 5 minutes in length
· Students can use ICT resources such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word (or similar) to support their presentation
· Posters and charts are also an option to assist their presentations
· Experiments should be simple to set up, demonstrate the outcome within the time limit, and be safe!
· Students will need to explain what they are demonstrating, what procedure they are following, the aim, hypothesis (prediction), materials and of course, the results. Careful consideration should be made to how something happened and why. Some of the children may even think about the real world applications of their science if it applies.
· Students will need to explain what they are demonstrating, what procedure they are following, the aim, hypothesis (prediction), materials and of course, the results. Careful consideration should be made to how something happened and why. Some of the children may even think about the real world applications of their science if it applies.
There are many websites that can help assist in finding ideas on what to present. These have been listed below.
Important Information: Children will need to commit to a topic by Wednesday of Week 1: 12th October. A great deal of assistance will be required from home for this project. Our ICT sessions on Monday will be dedicated to project time, along with a couple of hours throughout Weeks 1 and 2, however, much of the work will need to be completed at home.
Due Date: All experiments/reports will be presented in Week 2.
I am looking forward to seeing all of the presentations in Week 2 and I can't wait to learn more about all things science.
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