Bio Expo Project Schedule - Semester 1
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Dates may change. Check regularly for updates.

September 12 - Project description & overview.            

September 19 - Preliminary topic check – read over project specifications to get an idea about how you might want to  approach
                               your topic 

October 3 - Finalize topic and category.       
     
October 24 - Topic Summary Due                                                                                
                                   Annotated Bibliography in APA format (5 sources)            
 
November 12 - Science Research Outline Due
                                    Annotated Bibliography (7 sources total) 
                                    Bioexpo mentor contact evidence due to teacher
 
December 5 - Cellular Molecular level summary Due 

January 16 - Science Background Paper - Final Draft DUE 
                     Annotated Bibliography (10 sources total (at least 2 of them must include scientific abstracts)
                     February 6 - Final Drafts returned


 
Students NOT selected to compete in the bio expo will complete a project based on either The Double Helixby James Watson or The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacksby Rebecca Sklootas their second semester project.
​Recommendations:
  • Set up a binder/file just for your BioExpo work, using tabs/colors for organization
  • Back up everything electronic to your Google Drive 
  • Make a checklist and check things off as you do them
  • Have others (family, friends, etc) read your work before turning in
 
Assignment Descriptions: (All lengths are for 1.5 spaced, Times New Roman, 12pt font)
 
Topic Summary (3 page maximum):  
  • What you know about topic (including preliminary research)
  • What you need to learn to answer your question
  • Your plan to find the needed information 
  • Annotated Bibliography in APA format (5 sources)   
 
Science Research Outline (Suggested page length - 4 pages):
  • Using standard outline formatting
  • What you have learned about your topic 
  • Complete in the order you will address it in your paper
 
Cellular Molecular Level Science Summary (3 page maximum):
  • From your outline take the aspect(s) of your topic that deal(s) with the formation, structure, and functions of molecules essential to life and explain in detail the process that is involved
  
Science Research Final Draft (see category requirements):
  • An integration of your research (research outline) and the cellular molecular level summary into one formal paper. 
  • This should be the best work you can do, as if it were an actual final product. While you will have an opportunity to revise before the expo, this paper will be graded for your semester 1 grade.
 
Annotated Bibliography
  • Must be annotated and in proper format 
  • You will need to include abstracts from 2 scientific papers in your final annotated bibliography
  • Scientific papers can be found at local university libraries or via the Internet
  • The following sources will NOT be counted: Wikipedia, search engines including but not limited to Google and ask.com, study guides such as SparkNotes, encyclopedias, and dictionaries
 
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