Science Projects: Questions Judges Ask

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff Updated by an Factmonster Editor on February 21, 2017

Questions From Science Judges

Source: U.S. Government, Calif. Energy Commission

Judges will ask lots of questions about your project. Dazzle them with your brilliance and be prepared to answer questions like these:

How did you come up with the idea for this project?

What did you learn from your background search?

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How long did it take you to build the apparatus?

How did you build the apparatus? How does it work?

How much time (or many days) did it take to run the experiments (grow the plants or collect each data point)?

How many times did you run the experiment with a different set of parameters?

Did you try something else that didn't work?

Can you explain to me how your project relates to (some scientific principle)?

Do you think there is an application in industry for this knowledge (technique)?

Were there any books that helped you do your analysis?

When did you start this project? Or how much of the work did you do this year?

What is the next experiment to do if you want to continue this study?

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