Science Fair Projects: Integrating Technology
Posted by David Wetzel
Science Fair Projects
Science fair projects are always popular in school. Science fairs are used to present science projects students have conducted to solve scientific problems.
These science fairs also give students a chance to share their findings about what they learned during their science investigation.
Using technology resources as a basis for a science fair project is one approach, which will draw wanted attention during science fairs.
So what are technology based resources and how can they help a science fair project?
Science Investigations
Using online information technology support leads to presentations using PowerPoint, spreadsheet(s), and word processing for sharing findings. Here are key attributes technology based research helps organize, conduct, and share findings in an investigation:
- Use of dedicated online real-time databases for research or supporting research.
- Demonstrates higher level thinking skills, not merely summarizing information.
Problem Based Learning
There are two main types of science fair projects that can use online resources, along with integrating science process skills. These two are:
- Project Based Learning – focusing on the development of or creating a new product.
- Problem Based Learning – focusing on solving a specific problem or gaining new information about a problem.
If students want to set themselves apart from the rest of the crowd with science projects, using the guidelines provided above will get them noticed by judges.
