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Discover your science project: all you need to dream up a great science project is curiosity. Answer the questions below to spark your idea.


1 What excites you?

Pick an idea that fascinates you. Love football, Ashanti Ashanti (äshän`tē) or Asante (äsän`tē), historic and modern administrative region, central Ghana, W Africa. The region is the source of much of Ghana's cocoa. , or your PC? Do you want to know which video game is toughest? Choose your favorite hobby A hobby is a spare-time recreational pursuit. Origin of term
A hobby-horse was a wooden or wickerwork toy made to be ridden just like the real hobby. From this came the expression "to ride one's hobby-horse", meaning "to follow a favourite pastime", and in turn,
 or a question you've you've  

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 always wondered about. List three ideas here.

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2. Ever notice something unusual when you were having fun?

Ever think that girls are better video game players than boys? That's an observation--the first step in a great science project. What have you noticed while doing your favorite activities? List three observations here.

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3. Ever ask a question you can't answer?

You may not have a clue now, but you can design a test to discover the answer to a research question like this one: Do girls have better reflexes than boys? Ask a research question based on your favorite observation.

4. Can you guess?

Can you make an educated guess about the answer to your research question? You're you're  

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 making a hypothesis An assumption or theory.

During a criminal trial, a hypothesis is a theory set forth by either the prosecution or the defense for the purpose of explaining the facts in evidence.
. For example Teen girls are faster than teen boys at punching video-game controller buttons. What hypothesis can you write for your question?
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Title Annotation:Science Project Success Guide
Publication:Science World
Date:Sep 22, 2003
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