What IS a Science Fair

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What IS aScience Fair?
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What it is
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Why???

• Something Academic
• Lift the profile of Science
• Showcase kids OWN work
• Practise at oral communication
• Instant feedback
• Because it is FUN

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What we provide

• A large space
• Lots of desks
• Back to back rows
• A loud speaker system
• Boards

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An Opportunity

• To develop
• Research skills
• Written communication skills
• Oral Communication skills

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What you need

• Kids
• who have done a project
• can put a display board together
• are able to discuss their work
• and looking for a good time

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Once their report is done

• They need to
• Delete the guff
• Choose the important bits
• Enlarge the font to 24pt
• Paint or otherwise decorate their board
• Plan their layout
• Include diagrams, photos graphs

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Decide the category
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Register
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Get a board
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Awards
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Prizes

• Overall winner in each age group - a trophy
• 1st place in each category - a plaque
• Cash prizes in each category in each age group
  80, 50 35
• Lots of Honourable Mentions - donated prizes
• A coloured ribbon for all winners
• A certificate for all students

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Preparing Display

• Cardboard or craftwood
• Tri-fold
• 1m tall, 60cm wide, 30cm deep
• Stand on table
• Cover table with cloth

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Helpful Hints

• CATCHY Title
• Use coloured backgrounds
• Proof-read for spelling grammar
• A picture is worth a 1000 words
• Large visuals font - at least 24pt
• Brief bulletted statements
• Graphs not tables

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Your Display

• Cloth on desk - colour coordinate
• Any equipment or models or results
• No junk, drinks, food etc

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You

• Be neatly dressed
• Introduce yourself to the judges
• Shake their hand
• Be friendly, eye contact
• Be HONEST dont B-S
• Dont be chewing

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Registration

• Forms - online
• Needs
• Name, age, class etc
• Category
• Contact details (email)

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Timing

• 8.00-8.30 Judges arrive, coffee
• 8.30-9.00 Briefing
• 9.00-10.00 Pre-judging w/out kids
• 10.00-10.30 Morning tea for judges
• Kids arrive
• 10.30-12.30 Judging
• 12.30-2.00 Lunch for judges
• Viewing for rest of
  school
• Collating of results
• 2.00-3.15 Awards Ceremony
• 3.30 Collapse!

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What will each judge DO?

• They will be friendly
• They will introduce themselves
• They will ask you questions

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What sort of QUESTIONS?????

• They might say Tell me about your project.
• OR
• They might ask specific questions about how you
  did the work or planned the project

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Will it be SCARY????

• NOT AT ALL
• They are not out to trick you
• They are impressed by your abilities as a
  scientist