DIRECTIONS FOR PROJECT DISPLAY BOARD

Before planning your display, be sure to carefully review the rules for project displays below. How you display your material; the color scheme you use; your use of graphics, pictures, lettering, etc. will all be important as you try to make your display serve as a “silent” salesperson for your project. Where appropriate, use the metric units of measurement. Try to make your display a creative visual summary of your entire project.

Everything associated with your display must fit into the space allocated for your project which is 76 cm deep x 122 cm wide x 272 high if floor mounted. If table mounted, the height limit is still 274 cm, including the table which is about 76 cm high. Most display boards are constructed of foam core, cardboard or plywood. Expensive equipment should only be displayed when it is necessary for explaining project results.

Your name, teacher, or school name must not be a visible part of the display. Put this information on the back of your display board.

Your display must be 3 sided and free standing. This means it has to stand up by itself. Everything on your display must by typed. Use a font size of at least 18. Your display must include the following information:

Title – the title is limited to 6 words or less, and a maximum of 50 letters/characters.
Problem or Question – Does it end in a question or state a comparison?
Hypothesis – The hypothesis should answer the question (in a complete sentence). Do not say “I think”, or “I predict”.
Procedure – Number and list the materials and specific items. Also number and list the step-by-step directions you followed for your experiment.
Data – Display data in a chart on your board. Also, graph your data using a computer. If you have photos or drawings, use them. (If you use a photo, you must identify who took the picture and include this under the photo on your display board).
Results – State the number of times the experiment was repeated and the average results. Do not list the outcome of each test.

Conclusion – State whether the hypothesis was supported or not supported in the opening statement. State the hypothesis correctly. Describe any problems or unusually events and what you could do differently to improve. What has been proved, supported or disproved? What do your results mean? How can this information be used? Who can use this information? What have you learned?

Remember that scientific information is written in the third person singular and in the past tense.

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