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You’ve reached the end of your science fair project. Now it is time to create a display to explain your project to the science fair visitors and judges.

You have organized the data for your science fair project. It is time to arrive at a conclusion. Was your hypothesis correct or incorrect?

You have collected your data for your science fair project. Now you need to analyze and interpret your results.

The next part of designing your science fair project is writing down your procedure. Your procedure is a list of the steps you will take to carry out your project.

You have your problem and hypothesis. Now it is time to select your design type category. The design type will determine later on how you present your results and other information. In many fairs, it different categories are judged with different rubrics.

By now you should have an idea of what you want to do. Now you really begin investigating your topic. So you will need a problem and a hypothesis for your science fair project.

Now that you have decided what you want to study, it is time to do a little research. This will give you some background information about your science fair project. It will also help you narrow down your topic if it is still very broad.

Sometimes the most difficult part of a science fair project is deciding what to do. But one of the most important decisions you will make in creating your science fair project will be your choice of topic. (This article is the second in a series of 10 which walks a student and his parent through creating a [...]

The first thing a scientist needs is a log book. So you will need one for your science fair project. A log book is a diary of recordings. Record your thoughts, notes about readings, interview notes, or anything related to your project. You will also record data in your log book.