Make a sketch on a piece of paper of where each topic will be placed on the board. Print out colorful pictures of the coral reef in which you have decided to do your project. Choose an original design or picture for the center of your board. The center of your board will be viewed first. You can either draw or print out the title of he project. The title could read something like "The Coral Reefs of Hawaii."
Research the topic of coral reefs. For instance, if your topic is on Coral Reefs of Hawaii, find a website or book on reefs in that particular area. Include information on what exactly a coral reef is, how a coral reef is constructed, the type of algae that converts sunlight and nutrients into food for the coral reef to survive, the habitats in Hawaii where the reefs are found and the commercial uses for the reefs.
Write a hypothesis section. This section should be completed if you are asking a particular question about the reef. For example, "Coral Reefs utilize bacteria for growth and development."
Create a section for your experiment. If you have conducted an experiment on coral reefs, write a detailed description on exactly what you did and how you did it. This section can be bulleted into small sections to make it easier for the reader to view. For example, "Five stations at the Hawaiian coral reef where sampled," "The number of fish in the reef were counted" (using bullets in front of the sentences).
Form a data section with photographs, tables and graphs. If you have collected data from a coral reef, you can create tables with statistics and graphs to show your results. If you are doing a research project only, you can include statistics from a website or book on that particular reef. For example, "70% of the world's coral reefs are threatened or destroyed."
Create a Conclusion section. This part will be a statement of whether your hypothesis was correct or not. In addition, you can apply statements that give ideas on what you would do different next time.
Make an Abstract section. This section will be a small paragraph summarizing every section that you created.
Place all sections on the display board using the design pattern you already planned out. Feel free to find pictures of coral reef fish and animals. Cut them out and place them in the empty spots on the display board. This will attract viewers to your board, as coral reef fish and animals are colorful.
Put your name on the display board. After all that hard work, you deserve the credit.