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 * Science Fair Day will be in February 2013.** Grade five students will have the opportunity to present their projects to visiting classes from around the school. **Parents are also very welcome to drop by the school during the day to view projects**. Students will not be at their projects during recess breaks and lunch break. Recess times are 10:05-10:25 and 2:05-2:20. Lunch break is from 11:50 to 12:50.

Students will be working on science projects related to one of the following four strands: weather, simple machines, healthy bodies or properties. The project involves conducting an experiment and presenting the results to the class on a display board. Students may make their own boards out of cardboard or have the option of purchasing a board themselves from a retail outlet such as Staples. Basic elements of the project include: In addition to the project, students will be preparing an essay based on the scientific principles underlying their project.
 * Project Title
 * Question
 * Hypothesis
 * Materials
 * Method
 * Observation (including graph or pictures of results)
 * Conclusion

==== Here is the link to all the info for the Westman Regional Science Fair: www.wmsf.com ====

[|Curriculum Documents]

[|Weather Wiz Kids]
[|KIDSTORM]

[|Storm Videos]

[|The Weather Channel Kids]

[|Animated Guide]

Simple Machines
[|Simple Machines]

[|Simple Machine Games]

Properties and Changes in Substances

Solids, Liquids and Gases