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The Notes
What exactly should you have on your board or powerpoint? You need to follow the Scientific Method. Look over these notes on how to use the Scientific Method, then read the Supplemental Science Fair Notes towards the end. Each item in a box is a heading you need to have on your board or powerpoint. Do everything it tells you to do and you WILL get a great grade!


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For the GHP kids... A word about Independent and Dependent variables:


 * Independent Variables** are the variables that you personally change. They are independent of everything else (everything else stays the same). In this example, the independent variables are the different types of fluids we used in the experiment.


 * Dependent Variables** are the things that get changed as a result of doing the experiment. They are dependent on the success of the experiment. In this example, the height of the plant is what changes as a result of experimentation. We don't personally change the height of the plant, it gets changed from doing the experiment.

Make sure you are able to correctly identify independent and dependent variables in your experiment. Judges will ask!