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_________SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR

Join us at the Science & Engineering Fair to evaluate, motivate, and guide students. Learn about the judging schedule, role expectations, evaluation criteria, and category placement forms. Compete for prestigious awards and support young aspiring scientists and engineers. Thank you for participating!

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_________SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR

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  1. _________SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FAIR February -__, 20__

  2. ADULT CONTACTS

  3. THANK YOU for helping • Todays schedule • 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. - project set up and judging workshop • 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. - review display boards • 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – junior high fair • 12:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. - interview students • 1:30 p.m. to whenever - caucus to determine placements • 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - public viewing

  4. FOLDER CONTENTS • Cover letter • Project list • Evaluation forms • Placement form (one per team)

  5. WHAT IS YOUR ROLE? • Evaluator • Facilitator • Counselor • Motivator • Role Model

  6. EVALUATION • Selection of 1st, 2nd & 3rd place in your category • May be more than one or none • Determine a point value (out of 100) for each project • Judge team projects just like individual projects

  7. MUST Have • Display board • Scientific method categories including abstract. • Log Book • Permantly bound journal. Emphasis on chronology of background research and data collection. • Research paper • Introduction, problem statement, literature review, hypothesis, tables, graphs, results, conclusion, bibliography.

  8. Competing for: • Grand Awards • 3 trips to Intel ISEF • Category Awards • 1st, 2nd, 3rd place • State Fair participation • Specialty Awards

  9. CATEGORY PLACEMENT FORM CATEGORY: _________________________________ • FIRST PLACE: Project # ____________ • SECOND PLACE: Project # ____________ • THIRD PLACE: Project # ____________ • A reminder that projects need to reach a minimum standard to achieve placement. It is possible to NOT have a project win any given placement.

  10. EVALUATION FORM • See evaluation form for categories • All of the categories have been emphasized with the student - with special emphasis on: • Quantitative data collection • Graphical analysis • Understanding of when a difference in the data means REAL independent variable effect as opposed to chance • In engineering - creativity and inventiveness

  11. EVALUATION FORM • Please write substantial comments. The forms will be returned to the students anonymously. 3. Please total your score and return all forms to me (or my assistant) 4. Don’t forget placements on the placement form (one per team).

  12. SELECTION PROCESS 1. When interviews are complete, tell me that the category participants are excused. 2. Return to judging room to caucus and talk about some of the intangibles

  13. MISCELLANEOUS SUGGESTIONS 1. Be genuine 2. Encourage conversation 3. Smile 4. Listen actively 5. Give positive reinforcement as well as constructive criticism 6. Go to students one at a time 7. Begin with the question “Tell me about your project”

  14. MISCELLANEOUS CONTINUED • Search for the student’s knowledge limit but don’t push it 9. Read the paper and logbook • Assume all projects qualify for evaluation

  15. Thank you for your time!

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