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Science Fair Guide
Writing the "Purpose Statement"
 
The Purpose Statement should explain what it is you are trying to discover or prove. The Purpose should be written in a form of a statement. Try to make your statement original and creative.

The statement should clearly explain:

    1. The problem that you are trying to solve with your experiment.
    2. Why you want to do this experiment.
    3. How you think the information gained from the experiment will help other people.

Example of a Purpose Statement:

The purpose of this experiment was to find out how the density of plant cover affects soil erosion. I became interested in this experiment when the hillside next to our yard began to erode. The information from this experiment will help people to determine how many plants they should plant on their yards hillside.

Fill in the blanks below to create a quality Purpose Statement.

The purpose of this experiment was to ____________________________________
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I became interested in this experiment when ______________________________________________
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The information gained from this experiment will help others by ________________
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