Science Fair Project Guide

The Science Fair Backboard Guide

Board: The purpose of the Science Fair Board is to offer a visual summary of your entire project in
a simple format for a judge or observer to read in detail. The wording on the board will be slightly
different from the abstract and Science Fair notebook. For example, the materials and procedural
steps should be numbered or bulleted for easy viewing. An observer will know exactly what was done
without having to search for information or have difficulty reading the information.
The parts of the board should include the following in a logical order…
Title: Catchy and centered across the top/center of your board.
Problem: The statement should be written in question form. (Same as research paper/larger font)
Hypothesis: The statement about what you think will occur.(Same as research paper/larger font)
Abstract: A copy of the one in your Science Fair Research Paper. This must go here!
Materials: List in bulleted or numbered format not paragraph form. (Measurements in METRIC)
Procedure: List in bulleted or numbered format. Step by step directions, not paragraph form.
Results: Written summary of the numerical results from data collected. (Same as research paper)
Data: Charts and graphs that give visual representation of all the data collected. If a graph or
chart is not appropriate, then photographs should be included, but only to show progression over
time. Copies included in the appendix of Research Paper
Conclusion: Briefly tell what you found out and talk about the original hypothesis – just like in the
abstract. One nice paragraph is appropriate. (Same as Research Paper/ larger font)
Application: Should be included on the board as well. How can this be applied to the real world”?
(Same as Research paper, simply stated in larger font)

Problem
Procedure
Project Title
How does ____ affect Make it Interesting
1. Connect the
the ___ of _______?
wire to one end
of the battery.
Hypothesis
Results 2. Connect the
other end of
The ___ will ___ the __ the wire
The materials that were the 3. Etc.
best conductors were….

Materials
Data
Conclusion
1. Batteries
2. Wire
3. Etc. Chart Graph Based on the data
collected, my
Abstract hypothesis was ……..

Abstract
Name of project
Application
Etc.,etc

This MUST be These can be pictures or graphics if useful or This is important

displayed here!!! any other information that is relevant to the because
project. Must acknowledge source