The Student Portfolio Forms

We recognize the need to provide all of our instructors with a set of forms that can be used in conducting their research classes. The forms listed below were authored by Sue Holt, at our behest, and copyrighted by the Research Foundation of State University of New York. We invite you to use these files along with your own locally generated forms, or in place of them. Before making them available we had several experienced Science Research in the High School instructors examine them for accuracy and readability. We have also had several SR graduates examine them and they were well received by all. Please look them over carefully. Use what works for you and don't bother with the rest. Feel free to alter them to your local needs and copy them in any quantity you see fit, for as long as you wish. The only condition that we make is that you not reproduce any of these files, altered or as they are, for the purpose of selling them. Click on any of the forms in the following menu to download the form in rich text format (rtf). These files can be opened in any of the common word processors regardless of platform.

Suggestions for changes, additions, and corrections are accepted and should be addressed to Len Behr or Dan Wulff. We are both, of course, available if you or your administrators have any questions about the ownership or permission to copy any of this material.

With best regards,

Leonard Behr Program Administrator Science Research in the High School UHS Offices Bio. 001 The University at Albany Phone: 518/672-5516 E-mail: lenbehr@verizon.net

Dan Wulff - Program Director Science Research in the High School Biology l26 The University at Albany Phone: 518-442-3390 E-mail: dwulff@albany.edu

 

General

• Cover Sheet
• Daily Record Sheet
• Design Matrix Sheet
• Design Matrix Sheet Explained
• Design Matrix Scoring Sheet
• How to Write a Lab Notebook Page
• Student/Teacher Assessment Conference Form (parts one and two)

Bibliographic Worksheets

• The How and Why of Record Sheets
• A Bibliographic Record Sheet for a Textbook Selection
• A Bibliographic Record Sheet for a Brochure
• A Bibliographic Record Sheet for a CD-ROM or DVD
• A Bibliographic Record Sheet for an Encyclopedia
• A Bibliographic Record Sheet for Broadcast Media
• A Bibliographic Record Sheet for an Internet Article (non printed source)
• A Bibliographic Record Sheet for an Internet Article (printed source)
• A Bibliographic Record Sheet for a Scholarly Journal Article
• A Bibliographic Record Sheet for a Magazine Article
• A Bibliographic Record Sheet for a Newspaper Article
• A Bibliographic Record Sheet for a Personal Communication
• A Bibliographic Record Sheet for a Reference Textbook

Checkpoint Forms

• An Overview of Checkpoints for Science Research
• Checkpoint 1 - Selecting a General Area of Research
• Checkpoint 2 - Researching and Narrowing the Topic
• Checkpoint 3 - Understanding the Scientific Research Process
• Checkpoint 4 - Developing a Research Question
• Checkpoint 5 - Designing a Research Hypothesis
• Checkpoint 6 - Designing a Research Plan
• Checkpoint 7 - Obtaining Required Approvals for the Research Plan
• Checkpoint 8 - Conducting the Research Investigation - Data Collection
• Checkpoint 9 - Data Analysis
• Checkpoint 10 - Writing a Research Paper
• Checkpoint 11 - Applications to Present Rearch Findings - Competitions
• Checkpoint 12 - Preparing a Poster Presentation/Visual Display
• Checkpoint 13 - Preparing an Oral Presentation
• Checkpoint 14 - Reflections - Past and Future