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How can I create a winning project site?
Ans. You’ll find all the help you need to create a great Google Science Fair project site on official website. It includes a complete step-by-step guide. Make sure you read it all. Tips that have helped successful finalists.
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How can I create a winning project site?
Ans. You’ll find all the help you need to create a great Google Science Fair project site on official website. It includes a complete step-by-step guide. Make sure you read it all. Tips that have helped successful finalists.
Step-by-Step help for building your project
Project Summary Page
Embed a 2-minute YouTube video overview of your project or a 20-slide Google Docs presentation.
Judges' Tips
An excellent film or presentation will provide a clear, brief overview of the question you are investigating, the stages of your project, what you set out to achieve and how you fared. Please bear in mind the following:Core content size limits
The judges will only watch the first 2 minutes of your video, or the first 20 presentation slides.Additional content
You may include or embed additional content (e.g. text, videos, presentations, documents) but there is no guarantee that the judges will view it.Access
We can’t judge your work if you don’t give us permission to access it!- If you’re creating a video*: When you’ve uploaded your video to YouTube, go to Video Editor, select your video, click on the Actions drop down menu then choose Public.
- If you’re creating a presentation*: Open your presentation in Google Docs, click on Share (top right) and make sure that you choose the setting Public on the web.
Final checks
It’s worth asking a friend to check that they can see your work before you submit your project. To be on the safe side, you may wish to provide a 500-word text summary of your project for the judges to read, in case there are any access problems with your video or presentation.Personal information
Your Google Site will be viewable by the public. You may wish to share your first name, town or school name, but you should not include content like your home address or other personal information. Please have your parents review any personal information you might include before you share it.Copyright
Make sure that you have permission to use video, images and copyright before including them on your site. Remember, no music is permitted in any submissions.Step 1: About Me
Tell us about yourself.
Judges' Tips
An excellent About Me page will show a student's real passion for science, and ability to explain what winning would mean to them. Please bear in mind the following:Core content word limit
The judges may only read the first 250 words.Additional content
You may include or embed additional content (e.g. text, videos, presentations, documents) but there is no guarantee that the judges will look at it.Personal information
Your Google Site will be viewable by the public. Think carefully before sharing any personal information about yourself.Copyright
Make sure that you have permission to use video, images and copyright before including them on your site. Remember, no music is permitted in any submissions.Step 2: The Question
Find a question that interests you about something that you have observed, noticed or wondered about.
Judges' Tips
An excellent question will be interesting, creative, worded scientifically and relevant to the world today. Please bear in mind the following:Core content word limit
The judges may only read the first 250 words.Additional content
You may include or embed additional content (e.g. text, videos, presentations, documents) but there is no guarantee that the judges will look at it.Copyright
Make sure that you have permission to use video, images and copyright before including them on your site. Remember, no music is permitted in any submissions.Step 3: Hypothesis
What’s your hypothesis? Try to address something that you believe is challenging which you are able to answer in a single experiment.
Judges' Tips
An excellent hypothesis will lead on from the question, be tightly focused and build on existing knowledge. Please bear in mind the following:Core content word limit
The judges may only read the first 100 words.Additional content
You may include or embed additional content (e.g. text, videos, presentations, documents) but there is no guarantee that the judges will look at it.Copyright
Make sure that you have permission to use video, images and copyright before including them on your site. Remember, no music is permitted in any submissions.Step 4: Research
Figure out what others have found out about your subject area or question. How has your research helped you to refine your question and ask something that may not be unique, but is relevant and interesting and not already answered.
Judges' Tips
Excellent students will undertake research to help them shape their question and hypothesis and to put their work into a relevant, real-world context. Please bear in mind the following:Core content word limit
The judges may only read the first 500 words.Additional content
You may include or embed additional content (e.g. text, videos, presentations, documents) but there is no guarantee that the judges will look at it.Copyright
Make sure that you have permission to use video, images and copyright before including them on your site. Remember, no music is permitted in any submissions.Step 5: Experiment
Design and execute an experiment that tests your hypothesis. Include descriptions of the materials, equipment, and methods/techniques you used. Explain the variables and how they will be controlled, manipulated and measured. Also detail any key steps to avoid errors, risks and safety hazards.
Judges' Tips
Excellent students will demonstrate that they have used good experimental techniques and describe their experiment clearly and in detail. Please bear in mind the following:Core content word limit
The judges may only read the first 500 words.Additional content
You may include or embed additional content (e.g. text, videos, presentations, documents) but there is no guarantee that the judges will look at it.Copyright
Make sure that you have permission to use video, images and copyright before including them on your site. Remember, no music is permitted in any submissions.Step 6: Data
Report on all of the data, numbers, outputs or outcomes from your experiment.
Judges' Tips
Excellent data will be relevant, sufficient to support a conclusion and should be recorded accurately and precisely, and be presented clearly. Please bear in mind the following:Core content word limit
The judges may only read the first 500 words.Additional content
You may include or embed additional content (e.g. text, videos, presentations, documents) but there is no guarantee that the judges will look at it.Copyright
Make sure that you have permission to use video, images and copyright before including them on your site. Remember, no music is permitted in any submissions.Step 7: Observations
Show an understanding of what you saw happening during your experiment. Describe the patterns and trends you saw emerge as you worked.
Judges' Tips
Excellent observations will describe patterns or trends supported by the data. Please bear in mind the following:Core content word limit
The judges may only read the first 500 words.Additional content
You may include or embed additional content (e.g. text, videos, presentations, documents) but there is no guarantee that the judges will look at it.Copyright
Make sure that you have permission to use video, images and copyright before including them on your site. Remember, no music is permitted in any submissions.Step 8: Conclusion
How did your experiment support or contradict your original hypothesis? How could you improve your experiment? Did everything go as planned or were there unexpected results? Does what you learned lead to a new question to ask or an experiment that would answer it? If so, why would it be important, interesting, or useful to do?
Judges' Tips
An excellent conclusion will explain how the experiment answers the question or why it fails to do so and whether or not it supports the hypothesis. Please bear in mind the following:Core content word limit
The judges may only read the first 500 words.Additional content
You may include or embed additional content (e.g. text, videos, presentations, documents) but there is no guarantee that the judges will look at it.Copyright
Make sure that you have permission to use video, images and copyright before including them on your site. Remember, no music is permitted in any submissions.References
Provide references for sources of information that you have consulted.
Judges’ Tips
An excellent References section will acknowledge and provide clear references for sources of information that have been consulted and/or referenced. Please bear in mind the following:Core content word limit
The judges may only read the first 2000 words.Additional content
You may include or embed additional content (e.g. text, videos, presentations, documents) but there is no guarantee that the judges will look at it.Acknowledgements
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