Science Fair Questions- Good, bad, ugly

Match the following

• How do birds eat?

  Do birds make good pets?

• Bad

  Just a question, Not testable, no clear variables, not feasible

• Birds as pets

• Good

  Specific, Testable, Feasible, Clear Variables

• How does the type of bird seed affect the amount of seed consumed in parakeets?

• Ugly

  Just a topic, no question, can be answered by reading a book, models, of real objects

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Match the following

• How does temperature affect the germination time of watermelon seeds?

• Bad

  Just a question, Not testable, no clear variables, not feasible

• How do watermelons reproduce?

  How big can a watermelon get?

• Good

  Specific, Testable, Feasible, Clear Variables

• Watermelons and other interesting fruit

• Ugly

  Just a topic, no question, can be answered by reading a book, models, of real objects

Match the following

• How does rotor length in a model helicopter affect drop time?

• Ugly

  Just a topic, no question, can be answered by reading a book, models, of real objects

• How does the rotor length in a helicopter affect its flight?

• Good

  Specific, Testable, Feasible, Clear Variables

• Military Helicopters

• Bad

  Just a question, Not testable, no clear variables, not feasible

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Match the following

• Mealworms

• Bad

  Just a question, Not testable, no clear variables, not feasible

• Does food type affect the rate in which mealworms develop into adult beetles?

• Ugly

  Just a topic, no question, can be answered by reading a book, models, of real objects

• Do mealworms grow when they eat different foods?

• Good

  Specific, Testable, Feasible, Clear Variables

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Match the following

• How does a goldfish breathe?

• Ugly

  Just a topic, no question, can be answered by reading a book, models, of real objects

• How does water temperature affect the breathing rate of goldfish?

• Bad

  Just a question, Not testable, no clear variables, not feasible

• Goldfish and other cool pets

• Good

  Specific, Testable, Feasible, Clear Variables

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Match the following

• How does the thickness of a mirror affect the angle of reflection?

• Ugly

  Just a topic, no question, can be answered by reading a book, models, of real objects

• How does a mirror work?

• Good

  Specific, Testable, Feasible, Clear Variables

• Build a simple mirror model

• Bad

  Just a question, Not testable, no clear variables, not feasible

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Match the following

• How does a volcano create an island?

• Ugly

  Just a topic, no question, can be answered by reading a book, models, of real objects

• Volcano Model

• Bad

  Just a question, Not testable, no clear variables, not feasible

• How does the temperature of a fluid affect its viscosity

• Good

  Specific, Testable, Feasible, Clear Variables

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Match the following

• Algae

• Good

  Specific, Testable, Feasible, Clear Variables

• Does salt affect algae?

• Bad

  Just a question, Not testable, no clear variables, not feasible

• Does the addition of salt to aquarium water affect biodiversity in the algae community?

• Ugly

  Just a topic, no question, can be answered by reading a book, models, of real objects

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4