
Utilizing PowerPoint for Science Display and Presentation
Learn about the benefits and drawbacks of using PowerPoint for science display and presentation. Find out why it is preferred for national agriscience fairs and get step-by-step guidance on creating effective slides for your projects. Discover how PowerPoint can enhance the professional look of your presentations and integrate technology learning with science seamlessly.
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Using PowerPoint for Science Display/Presentation 212 Conference
Why Use PPT for Science Display? 1. It provides a more professional look. 2. It teaches new technology that te student may need for college or a job. 3. It integrates technology learning with science. 4. It will impress your administrator at skills students are learning...
Disadvantages of PPT Presentation 1. It costs somewhere between $ 40 to $ 160. 2. When you print the presentation, you can not make changes unless your reprint. 3. It takes several days to get your presentation after ordering it. 4. You can not modify the presentation if you wish to add or change anything on it .
National Rules It is preferred that national agriscience fair participants display the results of their study utilizing a standard printed poster with dimensions of 36 inches (height) by 48 inches (width). Posters can be created utilizing Microsoft PowerPoint slide format. The display should be stable and free standing on the provided table top. Each participant is responsible for providing backing for the poster.
National Rules cont. The maximum size for a project is 48 inches wide by 30 inches deep (the distance from front to back) by 108 inches high [9 ft] (from floor to top of display, this includes the table and project).
How do I make a presentation? 1. You can go online and find a template to use OR 2. You create a new power point slide from scratch. 3. I took an old presentation and deleted the old material on it and put in the new material .
How to make the slide? 1. Create a power point slide. 2. Go to Design on the tool bar. Select page setup. 3. Change the width and heighth to what you need 36 in. by 48 in., 48 x 48, etc. 4. Go to Insert on the tool bar. Select text box. You now copy from your report pictures and information and put it in a text box
Making the slide cont. 5. Looking at the example handout, you see that the three columns gives a good overview of the material. 6. You will have to play with the margins and text boxes to get your desired look. 7. The following slide was made in about in less than 10 minutes from a blank slide
212 Conference Presentation Introduction Conclusions This is an example of how research should be done. You can see how text can be entered into a text box and used to make a poster presentation for a science project. Research results Experiment 1: no data Experiment 2: good data Experiment 3: bad data Conclusion Picture of researcher This experiment hopefully encourages you to have your students try to make a presention.